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Traders, investment bankers, law and mining graduates demand six-figure salaries after university

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Graduates demand salaries of up to $350,000 as companies struggle to find the best and brightest workers just weeks after they leave university. Those who finish university as medical practitioners, dentists, software engineers, and stock traders can earn very high six-figure salaries, and can also expect lots of bonuses and extra perks. Australia faces dire skills shortages and a tough labor market as two years of drunkenness from our strict border closures saw many backpackers leave the country and migrants slowly returned. The large number of jobs on the market – with fewer people to fill them – means the balance of power falls in the hands of job seekers. Graduates in medicine, dentistry and technology earn up to $350,000 (Stock Picture) Big recruiters are now expanding their entry-level program by offering high salaries and perks as smaller players also seek to attract title holders, the Australian Financial Review reports. Jeffrey Duncan, co-founder of Prosple, a site that

Lydia loves her career in mining, but very few of her role models look like her

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Lydia Gentle has loved every minute of the 17 years she has spent working in the resources sector. Key points: One in five workers in Queensland’s resource industry are now women, up from 6 per cent in 2006 The sector is still far from the Queensland Resource Council’s target of 30 per cent female labor force participation by 2026 Not everyone agrees that targets are the solution to achieving a diverse workforce But it’s not easy cutting his teeth in a male-dominated industry. “When I started, even when I was at university, I was probably one of the few women out of over 100 men,” Ms Gentle said. “I didn’t realize it was a male-dominated industry when I started studying, but I learned it very quickly.” She said the lack of visibility of women in the industry, especially in leadership positions, made her feel out of place. “I don’t really have any female role models I can respect,” she said. “It’s very difficult to be what you can’t see. Ms Gentle said the lack of women in industry lea

The gold rush era has restarted in outback Queensland after a three-decade hiatus

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The gold rush has resurfaced in northwest Queensland 30 years after being abandoned as mining companies profit from soaring prices for the precious metal. Key points: Exploration and mining has resumed in the gold-rich Cloncurry area of ​​northwestern Queensland The gold industry contributes $23 billion to the Australian economy in 2021 Australia is the world’s second largest gold producer, lagging behind China The Cloncurry region was once home to a thriving gold mining industry, but was almost deserted when gold prices fell below $240 an ounce in 1991. But now, with spot prices more than 10 times higher, the area known as the Golden Mile is starting to come to life, with new players on the field hoping it will once again live up to its reputation. Director of mineral resources advice and promotion at Geoscience Australia, Allison Britt, said gold was seen as a “safe haven” in difficult times. “Gold has been one of the commodities throughout history that has value for humans,” he sai

Mining mogul Andrew Forrest puts money where the mouth is on green hydrogen

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No one can accuse Andrew Forrest of lacking ambition. The billionaire entrepreneur made a fortune by dismantling the West Australian iron ore duopoly of mining powerhouse BHP Group and Rio Tinto – something skeptics say can’t be done. He now wants to make another fortune by helping save the planet and turning the mining company he controls — Fortescue Metals Group — into a global leader in renewable energy, and green hydrogen in particular. During a recent visit to London for the FT Hydrogen Summit, Australia discussed its plans for FMG, denounced companies promoting blue hydrogen, and questioned Tesla’s Elon Musk’s green credentials. Forrest reckons his green energy unit, Fortescue Future Industries, could go from a standing start to producing 15 million tonnes of green hydrogen per year by 2030 — just 5 million tonnes less than the goal set by the European Commission over the same period. Elon Musk knows that almost every time a Tesla is plugged into almost every grid in the world, i