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Federal Court slams Qantas over mass sackings, fines airline $90m and calls conduct “unprecedented”

Justice Lee noted that Qantas only began to accept responsibility for its actions in 2023, after the departure of former CEO Alan Joyce.

Employers win, Pacific workers lose with policy change

RSE employers were upbeat about the policy changes which will help to reduce their costs of participation, a key outcome that employers and industry groups have been lobbying for.

Why Australian workers’ true cost of living has climbed far faster than we’ve been told

While the consumer price index increased 5.4% in the year to September, the living cost index for households headed by wage earners climbed 9%.

Almost 2 million Workforce Australia payments have been suspended in the past year, with devastating impact

Under the new system, participants must meet a points target to receive payments.

More than 90,000 anonymous tip-offs help Fair Work expose workplace breaches

The FWO has received more than 90,000 anonymous tip-offs since it launched its Anonymous Report tool in 2016, with almost 13,000 in 2021-22.

Australia’s top universities worried about IT workers shortage

The ICT industry projections to reach 1.2 million tech jobs by 2030 will mean Australia needs an extra 653,000 by the end of this decade.

Unfair dismissal rulings show personal circumstances matter in vaccine refusals

Employers can have a general vaccination policy but must treat every individual case on its own merits and circumstances – including the timing and manner of applying the vaccination policy to the particular employee.

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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.

Gaza’s endless War: Proxies, misinformation, and the civilians caught in between

Many senior Hamas leaders have lived for years in luxury abroad, in places such as Qatar and elsewhere, far removed from the consequences of the war they help direct.

Albanese and ministers join Ramadan celebrations, encouraging wider community participation

Social Services Minister Tanya Plibersek described Ramadan nights in Lakemba as one of Sydney’s great traditions, pointing to the bustling streets and strong sense of community.
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