Two new Directions MD121 and MD122 include resources in the priority group for visa processing following weeks of AREEA advocacy.

AREEA insights on AI workforce impacts across Australia’s resources and energy sector.

Treasury's exposure draft of the Competition and Fair Work Legislation Amendment (Banning Unfair Non-Competes) Bill 2026, confirms the Federal Government’s promised crackdown on post-employment restraints extends well beyond the low- and middle-income non-compete ban flagged earlier this year. 

Built for Australian resources and energy industry employer on workplace relations and work health and safety, Ari is grounded in the sources that regulate work; the Fair Work Act and NES, modern awards, Fair Work decisions, WHS legislation and codes of practice, and the mining and offshore safety regimes plus AREEA’s own guidance interpreting them for our industry.

Every Australian jurisdiction now requires employers to manage psychosocial hazards with the same rigour as physical risk.  Access AREEA’s new member resource.

AREEA and Remsmart bring you Edition 8 – August 2026 of our biannual Resources & Energy Industry Workforce Insights & Remuneration Report – Australia’s only dedicated benchmarking resource tailored for the resources and energy sector.

The High Court's refusal to hear a further appeal on how the Black Coal Mining Industry Award handles overtime and public holidays, meaning employers can now rely on that decision as settled law.