MEDIA RELEASE

July 17, 2014

Resource jobs in limbo due to Labor and Greens political stunt
A BLOODY-MINDED and irres!nsi"le !li#i$al s#un# "y La"!r and #%e &reens %as dire$#ly
endan'ered #%e (!"s !) #%!usands !) Aus#ralians *!r+in' in !ur $ri#i$al !,s%!re !il and 'as
se$#!r "y renderin' essen#ial *!r+ d!ne "y n!n-Aus#ralian na#i!nals unla*)ul-
By .!#in' #! disall!* .isa re'ula#i!ns underinnin' !,s%!re res!ur$es *!r+, La"!r and &reens
sena#!rs %a.e $rea#ed $%a!s and un$er#ain#y )!r #%!usands !) e/l!yees a# sea, !n !il and
'as la#)!r/s, !n drillin' ri's and in a *ide .arie#y !) !#%er $ri#i$al, (!"-$rea#in' a$#i.i#ies-
01%is uni!n-'reen #ri$+ery, "a$+ed "y La"!r Sena#!rs, $!uld see %undreds !r e.en #%!usands
!) Aus#ralian and n!n-Aus#ralian *!r+ers in #%e !,s%!re res!ur$e indus#ry s#!!d d!*n,2 says
S$!## Bar+la/", e3e$u#i.e dire$#!r !) res!ur$e indus#ry e/l!yer 'r!u, AMMA-
01%e disall!*an$e i/a$#s e.ery !,s%!re res!ur$es r!(e$# in Aus#ralia 4 r!(e$#s *!r#% 5200
"illi!n #! !ur e$!n!/y and e/l!y u*ards !) 70,000 Aus#ralia e!le-
0I# d!esn6# !nly in.alida#e #%!se *!r+ers !n s%!r#-#er/ Mari#i/e 7re* 8isas - #%e in#ended
#ar'e# !) #%e /ari#i/e uni!ns6 /isleadin' s$are $a/ai'n 4 "u# all n!n-Aus#ralian residen#s !n
!,s%!re res!ur$es a$#i.i#ies in$ludin' #%!se *!r+in' %ere )!r years !n l!n' s#andin' .isa
arran'e/en#s-
09e n!* %a.e a si#ua#i!n !) real un$er#ain#y )!r "usiness, )!r e/l!yees and #%eir )a/ilies-
0:e!le *!r+in' in Aus#ralia6s !,s%!re res!ur$e indus#ry, an indus#ry $ri#i$al #! !ur na#i!nal
*ell-"ein', deser.e "e##er #%an #! "e a*ns in #%e La"!r and &reens6 !li#i$al 'a/es-2
1%e )!ll!*in' s$enari!s are ra$#i$al e3a/les !) #%is irres!nsi"le and s%!r#-si'%#ed !li#i$al
l!y;
1<0 Aus#ralian *!r+ers !n a se$ialis# !,s%!re $!ns#ru$#i!n .essel /ay "e s#!!d d!*n,
"e$ause #%e 70 n!n-Aus#ralian se$ialis#s *%! are $ri#i$al #! !era#in' and na.i'a#in' #%e
se$ialis# s%i $ann!# le'ally d! #%eir (!"s-
An en#ire !,s%!re !il ri' r!du$#i!n #ea/ *!n6# %a.e a suer.is!r and $an6# d! #%eir (!"
"e$ause #%eir r!du$#i!n /ana'er is a n!n-Aus#ralian *!r+in' %ere due #! #%eir se$ialis#
in#erna#i!nal e3erien$e-
O,s%!re $!ns#ru$#i!n ers!nnel relyin' !n #%eir n!n-Aus#ralian $!llea'ues )!r su!r#
and se$ialis# e3er#ise %a.e %ad #%eir *!r+ a$#i.i#ies #%r!*n in#! $%a!s-
0S+illed /i'ran# *!r+ers $!/rise a #iny /in!ri#y !) (!"s in #%e !,s%!re !il and 'as se$#!r, "u#
#%eir se$ialis#, in#erna#i!nal s+ills are $ri#i$al #! deli.erin' (!"s )!r Aus#ralians,2 Mr Bar+la/"
says-
0I/a'ine #%e ur!ar i) Aus#ralians en(!yin' (!" !!r#uni#ies ar!und #%e *!rld *ere su"(e$#ed
#! su$% dra$!nian and irres!nsi"le a##i#udes a"!u# n!n-l!$al *!r+ers-
0La"!r and #%e &reens %a.e d!ne #%e "iddin' !) #%e Mari#i/e =ni!n !) Aus#ralia >M=A?, dri.en
"y #%e uni!n6s e#ulan$e "e$ause i# d!esn6# re$ei.e /e/"ers%i )ees )r!/ a )e* %undred
in#erna#i!nal se$ialis#s *!r+in' !n a $!ule !) se$ialised .essels-
01%is /!.e !#en#ially #arnis%es !ur na#i!nal reu#a#i!n as a 'l!"ally en'a'ed la$e #! in.es#,
d! "usiness and e/l!y e!le-2
MEDIA: 1!/ Reid, AMMA Media Mana'er, 041@ 1<A 407 !r 1!/-ReidBa//a-!r'-au-