https://www.dekut.com/World_Business/australian-tourism-skills-shortage-identified-by-gov%E2%80%99t/ As Australia’s resources sector swallows up workers enticed by high wages, the country’s tourism industry struggling to alleviate its skills shortage as a result of this resources boom is now crying out for people to work in Australia to fill the shortfall in staff, which is estimated to be about 36,000 positions. Just recently, Minister for Tourism, Martin Ferguson AM MP and Minister for Skills, Senator Chris Evans, have launched the new Tourism and Hospitality Skills and Workforce Development Project to help fill these positions. Tue, 31 Jul 2012 02:04:28 UTC en