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Australia needs 70,000 more welders by 2030 to help power renewable energy shift, Weld Australia says

There aren't enough welders to create the infrastructure for green energy in Australia, according to industry body Weld Australia.

The country must double the capacity of its fabrication industry to meet demand from the renewables sector, but not enough apprentices are taking up trade careers, the peak body suggests.

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