enforce those rules. Perhaps you would like us to end up like those workers in the new oil rush in the USA, where 18 hour shifts are the norm. You should all know better, but you are worse than the majority of Australians who get their world view from commercial advertising on channel seven. Your little knowledge is indeed a dangerous thing. Scott - Fair enough, I am surprised BK didn't check his facts. How many of the 45-54 age range are married (given BK was talking about married poeple between 35 & 54)? The overall premise still holds I would suggest though. A large number of unemployed are either married with families, unmarried with families and 15-19 year olds really aren't suited to working in the Pilbara (or at the very least those under 18). I don't see why we can't have the best of both worlds. Migrant workers who live locally can drive growth in depressed communities that have previously missed out with FIFO arrangements, whilst at the same time training up willing Australians for future projects. It's not like these skills aren't transferable to other ndustries.I agree that the problem arose through under-investment in skills training in the past decades. Given this is our second mining boom it seems evident that industry and government are both to blame for this lack of foresight. All the more reason to do something about it now. Another example of privatising the profits and shifting the costs onto the taxpayer. If