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Construction and home maintenance company faces court for failing to pay outstanding entitlements

The worker, who was aged 23 when he commenced his employment, had been underpaid annual leave entitlements under the Fair Work Act’s National Employment Standards.

Indian-Australian man pleads guilty to smuggling drugs into Adelaide medi-hotel

Raman Sharma posed as an Uber Eats food delivery driver to smuggle illegal opioids wrapped inside a burrito into a hotel at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic.

NSW government to hire 400 interpreters in more than 50 different languages

“We have seen through the latest Census data that more and more people are speaking a language other than English at home."

India defeats Australia courtesy Ashwin’s fiery fifer, all-round show by Jadeja-Axar

Ravindra Jadeja was fined 25 pc of the match fee for breaching the ICC Code of Conduct

Western Australian man charged for ‘marrying’ third time while allegedly having undisclosed two wives

The man allegedly declared on his application for a marriage certificate in both matters that he had ‘never validly married’ and signed a formal ‘declaration of no legal impediment to marriage’.

Seven subsidiaries of WIS to back-pay more than $4.8 million to 3,400 underpaid employees

The seven WIS entities and two former WIS entities underpaid the employees $4,836,036, plus $246,779 in superannuation, in that period of more than a decade.

‘Hire Her’: Campaign to give chance to migrant and refugee women through recruitment

The women have worked with SisterWorks programs to build their confidence, wellbeing and economic independence.

Legal action against a cafe franchisor for underpayment to workers

This legal action follows a case for exploiting young students under the guise of a purported internship arrangement.

Victorian government invests $1 million in leadership programs for women of colour

Applications to join the program are now open until 28 February 2023.

AFP working with global task force to warn about sextortion

Victims believe they are sending explicit images or videos of themselves to a person their own age.

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25-year-old truck driver Ashwani Sharma killed in Victorian fuel tanker crash near Warragul

The driver's cabin separated from the two fuel trailers before crashing into trees and overturning.

Eleven years after disaster, Solomon Islands families are still waiting for a place to truly call home

The community was forced to flee their homes along the river bank during the devastating flash floods in 2014, leaving behind permanent homes and belongings as they escaped to safety to higher grounds.

Outrageous 25-200% Australian visa fee hike hits international students, partners and skilled workers from 1 July

"(The increse) It raises important questions about accessibility and affordability for genuine applicants"
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