The president of a university club who died following a protest against drag queens was "used" by the LNP, according to his parents. Wilson Gavin, president of the UQ Liberal National Club, led the protest at the Drag Storytime event.…
A Sydney Water customer liaison officer who posed for a controversial workplace safety poster has won her discrimination case against the utility company. The New South Wales Anti-Discrimination Tribunal found the worker had experienced unlawful discrimination on the basis of…
A Western Australian franchisee is facing record penalties under recent Protecting Vulnerable Workers laws, after allegedly repeatedly ripping off migrant workers. It's the first time the Fair Work Ombudsman has launched legal action in WA using the laws, which came…
A Queensland transport company is facing court after allegedly underpaying four drivers by mis-classifying them as independent contractors, when they were in fact employees. The Fair Work Ombudsman said it is cracking down on companies that rip off workers through…
A South Australian Liberal MP has apologised for his inappropriate behaviour towards a female crossbench MP at a Christmas party at Parliament House. Sam Duluk has also resigned his position as head of the Economic and Finance Committee. Slapping incident…
Australian workers are entitled to take unlimited unpaid leave to volunteer for emergency service work like fighting bushfires under provisions in the Fair Work Act. It is known as emergency management leave or community service leave. There are some conditions…
Queensland Opposition Leader Deb Frecklington has come under attack after suggesting that she would make a better Premier than Annastacia Palaszczuk because she has children and shops at Target. The extraordinary comments were published in a profile piece in News…
A retail fashion worker has won her unfair dismissal claim and $3,000 compensation after being sacked for allegedly deleting sales data from the store's computer. The worker was accused of deleting the records to cover up her alleged theft of…
Another celebrity chef is caught up in a wage theft scandal involving millions of dollars in unpaid entitlements after a restaurant sponsored by Heston Blumenthal went into liquidation. Rather than back pay the workers their outstanding entitlements, Tipsy Cake Pty…
A popular burger chain has back paid $1.12 million to workers who had been underpaid in order to avoid court action by the Fair Work Ombudsman. Instead of prosecuting the employer, the regulator offered an Enforceable Undertaking, which means it…
