Chartered accountant Tim Anderson loves Swarm days where the staff at advertising agency BWM Group adjourn to the pub for an hour and brainstorm a large client brief. This is business and they drink mineral water but ideas can come from anyone, from the creative director to someone in accounts payable.
Like many young Australians, Perth-based Wei Lieh Goh had always dreamed of travelling overseas.
Chartered Accountant Amanda Cox picked the best time to join the West Coast Eagles nine years ago – the team made it to the AFL grand final. And the following year the Perth team won it.
For many young Australians the mines hold the promise of well-paid jobs, and the chance to work in the country's premier industry. The so-called mining boom is slowing, though it does not mean the companies which dig up and export Australia's prime product are less attractive.
