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Sydney construction company fined $22k for failing to backpay a young carpenter

The worker was paid an hourly rate of $23.10, resulting in the underpayment of his minimum hourly rate entitlement.

Indian-origin bus driver racially abused, NSW Premier praises 11-year-old boy who intervened

"Nobody's said that to me before when I've been racially abused in Australia."

Indian and Nepali driving license holders must sit Australian driving tests from 1 July

Till now, drivers on overseas licenses be that temporary or student visa holders used their foreign driver’s licence despite accruing 13 demerit points over a three-year period.

Surprise inspection of food outlets underway to check migrant workers getting the right pay

Fair Work Inspectors are speaking with business owners, managers and employees on the ground, and requesting records.

Man charged following $30,000+ card skimming racket in Victoria, SA and NSW

Police located 18 cloned bank cards with PIN numbers written on them, a hire company vehicle, and various skimming equipment including devices and card readers.

$291k penalty for hair salon that underpaid and forced worker to make unlawful cashback payments

The worker had also been unlawfully required to repay a total of $105,609 of her wages and entitlements to the owner of the hair salon.

NSW government to provide study subsidy worth up to $12,000 for nurses and rural doctors

Thousands of healthcare students are eligible for a $12,000 scholarship if they commit to working in the state's public health system

$14 million worth of heroin found in model truck

Thirty-five kilograms of heroin has an estimated wholesale value of about $10 million and a street value of more than $14 million.

NSW man charged for allegedly sending threatening emails to public officials

“Hiding behind a keyboard to issue threats against politicians does not ensure anonymity.”

Australia is now almost entirely held by Labor

The Australian mainland, with its five states and two territories, is now “red”.

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Afghanistan-born Fatima Payman tells One Nation leader Pauline Hanson to ‘pack her bags and go to the US’

In a pointed swipe at Hanson’s long-held position that migrants dissatisfied with Australia should leave, Payman said the same logic could apply to the veteran Queensland senator.

Concern grows for missing 25-year-old Madan Pandey last seen leaving Sydney medical facility

Authorities say both police and his family hold serious concerns for his welfare.

Melbourne family shattered by loss of 16-year-old son, calls for better pedestrian protection

Chris Rua Antony died in hospital on February 20, a week after he was struck by a car while walking home from school along Pound Road in Narre Warren South.
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