"The answer isn't wage costs. These are capital intensive...

"The answer isn't wage costs. These are capital intensive industries. Consider the growth of oil refining in Singapore while our refineries closed."

The high costs of employing people doesn't help.
Arrium have now stopped all fly-in/fly-out workers.
Those that live in or around Adelaide have been offered a lift by bus instead of a flight.
If men quit because of this then that will open up new employment opportunities for men that live in Whyalla and its surrounds.