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No answers on skills shortage

The cyclical nature of the mining industry means workers are hired and dumped en masse during every downturn, but after almost five years of tough conditions it will be hard to bring some people back.

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Out in the cold: The iron ore downturn epitomises the cyclical nature of the mining industry

In Western Australia alone, 25,000 jobs were lost between 2013 and June 2016, and yet many say there is a skills shortage now. So where do all those workers go?

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