The WA job where you can earn $20k a week with no degree
By Adrian Rauso
Specialised blue-collar workers on Western Australian mine sites are raking in more than experienced surgeons, thanks to a gold mining boom.
Red-eyed and sullen, ‘Nathan’ trudges back to a block of dongas with his face and high-vis gear caked in grit and dried sweat. A brief check of his bank account before he crashes for the night will soon cheer him up.