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Fair Work helps Australian workers get half a billion in back pay

More than half of last year’s recoveries came from large corporate and university employers who together back-paid more than $317 million to more than 160,000 underpaid employees.

Australia enhances Solomon Islands police’s monitoring capacity ahead of Pacific Games

It is the first time Solomon Islands will host the games, with 5,000 participants from 24 Oceania countries and territories to compete in 24 sports from 19 November to 2 December, 2023.

Australia blocks 10 child abuse websites and tracks thousands of predators who accessed them

“We will be working to identify the people responsible for creating these sites as well as those who accessed them.”

Six former Australian Prime Ministers unite to call for an end to religious hatred amid Israel-Hamas conflict

They particularly pointed out the issue of anti-Semitism, stating it is a "tenaciously evil race hatred," and expressed their support for the Australian Jewish community

Shami and Bumrah dismantle England, propel India to top of ICC World Cup standings with a 100-run victory

Bumrah turned the game on its head with a two-wicket over, cleaning up Malan for just 14 and trapping Joe Root leg-before-wicket for a gold duck.

Heart-stopping finish: New Zealand’s chase falls Just 5 runs short against Australia in World Cup thriller

Australia achieved the third-highest 10-over score in ODIs when ball-by-ball statistics are available

$550,000 penalty for Sydney company that deliberately underpaid migrant workers

Under the Protecting Vulnerable Workers laws, the maximum penalties for serious contraventions are 10-times the penalties which would ordinarily apply.

Sri Lanka stuns defending Champion England in World Cup upset

The victory has sent shockwaves through the tournament, pushing Sri Lanka up to the fifth position with four points from two wins.

Seven members charged in Australia’s largest ever Money-Laundering Operation

The syndicate coached their criminal clients in creating fraudulent business paperwork, such as fake invoices and bank statements, to deceive authorities.

Albanese and Biden discuss advancing free, open Indo-Pacific, solidarity for Israel

"We will ensure Israel has what it needs to defend itself against these terrorists...

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Foreign fishing boats torched as Australia sends hardline border warning

The Border Force says the action reflects a broader surge in enforcement across northern Australia, confirming a 40 per cent increase in the destruction of seized vessels this financial year compared with the same period last year.

School breaks make up more than an hour of the day. Should they be considered part of learning?

Recess and lunch are generally regarded as “breaks” from learning – where children can play or have free time.

Grandmother Bishnu Kumari Gurung visiting from Nepal killed after car ploughs into Perth home

Bishnu Kumari Gurung had arrived in Australia only months earlier with her husband to visit family.
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