Australian Broadcasting Corporation

FIFO workers keep Australian mineral exports flowing during coronavirus crisis

Cintra James has moved to the other side of the country so she can keep working in a COVID-19 economy. Around 6,000 FIFO mine workers normally fly in from out of state, but about half of those are ...
Yahoo Finance

Techforce on Addressing the FIFO Chef Shortage in Australia's Mining Industry

The mining industry in Australia is a significant contributor to the country's economy, attracting a diverse workforce from across the nation. PERTH, AUSTRALIA / ACCESSWIRE / September 10, 2023 / With ...
The Australian Financial Review

FIFO in a time of pandemic: too big to fail?

Gift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe. Hundreds of boarded-up, vacant homes in the remote Western Australian mining town of Newman were a public relations problem for BHP ...
Daily Mail

Worker reveals the staggering six-figure amount they made in a year - and you don't need a degree

The FIFO worker shared a TikTok revealing how he was able to 'make bank' despite having no previous experience or qualifications. He was able to make $12,000 in his first month on the job, and ...
Couriermail

Inside the lives of Western Australia’s FIFO WAGs

But for thousands of fly-in, fly-out workers, the week begins and ends with a flight to one of the mines in the remotest corners of Western Australia. Common schedules include one week off and two ...
Couriermail

Big problem with Australia’s second mining boom

BHP kickstarted this week its $5 billion South Flank project, a West Australian mine the company promises will run for at least 20 years and create 3000 jobs. But as the nation’s biggest companies ...
The Australian

New FIFO rosters kept the West’s mines operating during Covid

At the end of March, chief executive of the Western Australian Chamber of Mines and Energy (WACME), Paul Everingham, was not optimistic. He worried it would be difficult to mobilise a FIFO workforce ...
Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Western Australia encourages FIFO workers to settle there permanently after COVID-19 pandemic

What would it take for you to pack up and leave your home, family, friends and life, to move to another state for work? It is the very question thousands of fly-in, fly-out (FIFO) workers and their ...
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Young European Backpackers Are Being Lured to Australia for Mining Jobs

(Bloomberg Businessweek) -- Janne D’Huyvetter’s TikTok account used to look like those of a lot of other travel influencers: full of dreamy sunsets and surf breaks, coffee shop reviews and tips for ...
The Courier-Mail

A Western Australian FIFO truckie has revealed her jaw-dropping salary

Don't miss out on the headlines from WA News. Followed categories will be added to My News. Ashlea, who goes by the name The Salty Pinup on her social media channels, explained how much she earned ...
Daily Mail

A FIFO worker was devastated when he learned his mum had died... what his boss did next caught him off guard: 'I'm so sorry'

A Spanish fly-in-fly-out tradie living in Australia couldn't believe what his boss did for him after he received devastating news his mum had died back in his home country. The FIFO employee worked ...