The West Australian reports a loss of mine workers to the east coast

Western Australia could struggle to find the people needed to exploit the biggest mining boom in more than a century, the West Australian reports, because of fly-in, fly-out workers heading to other parts of Australia.

As Premier Colin Barnett called for increased immigration, including guest workers, to deal with skills shortages in WA’s north, a BIS Shrapnel senior analyst warned that competition with Queensland to man projects was so intense that WA could lose out to its fellow resources State.