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WORLD leaders arriving in Mexico for today's G20 summit have been warned that Europe's economic ills could precipitate a second global financial crisis. On the eve of the summit, outgoing World Bank chief Robert Zoellick said Europe was ripe for a "Lehmans moment" — a reference to the 2008 collapse of Lehman Brothers in the »»

New research says expansions in the resources industry mean Queensland will need an extra 30,000 mining workers over the next five years. According to research firm Kinetic Group's annual Heartbeat Report, new and expanding projects in Queensland are predicted to double the state's mining workforce over the coming decade. "When these growth rates are applied »»

Australia is pushing for more investment in its tourism industry to bankroll local projects. To that end, Tourism Australia, the Department of Resources, Energy and Tourism (DRET) and the Australian Trade Commission (Austrade) have joined forces in a new strategic partnership to promote investment opportunities across the Australian tourism industry to foreign and local investors. »»

Woodside chairman Michael Chaney has joined Gina Rinehart in pushing for skilled migrants to fill empty mining jobs. Speaking at Woodside's annual general meeting Chaney said while companies were focused on training and finding local workers, these efforts could not fill all positions. "The reality is that there is a need for temporary skilled migration »»