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Christine put a hand on a customer's trolley to investigate suspected shoplifting. Then she was punched in the face
The prolonged cost-of-living crisis is continuing into a what is traditionally a period of financial stress, creating fears in the retail sector of increased abuse of workers over Christmas.
Outback mine boss hopeful site will sell as nearly 200 jobs hang in balance
The general manager of CBH Resources believes there could be another six to nine months of production at Broken Hill's Rasp Mine, but more jobs could be lost if it does not sell.
How a lawyer's sex work side hustle turned into something much more
Mitch has always been open to new ideas. So when someone suggested sex work, the early-career lawyer decided to try it as a 'side hustle'. It turned into something more.
Union criticises BHP for poor communication, transparency, over employee compensation
Six months after BHP admitted to underpaying workers and incorrectly deducting leave, the union has called on the mining giant to directly engage with employees and offer a realistic repayment timeline.
Love at first flight as nurses take their careers to the extreme
Meet the nurses who are being winched out of helicopters and flying in to help people in some of the most remote parts of the country.
Fears skilled migrant visa changes creating workforce shortage worse than during pandemic
Hafeez Ullah has not had a single application for the chef jobs he advertised in regional South Australia after the federal government cut skilled migration numbers and the state government cut a stream for migrants to move outside Adelaide.
Why 'just getting a job' isn't always so simple when you're on Centrelink payments
Welfare recipients are often told to "just get a job". But health, economic and structural challenges mean it's not that simple.
From being a hero to drawing one: Retired paramedic now illustrates world-famous Phantom comics
Illustrator Shane Foley traded in his paramedic uniform to draw the costumed crusader, but one thing he won't give up is using pen and paper to bring the world's oldest comic character to life.
Recruitment bias shutting diverse candidates with 'huge value' out of jobs, experts say
More than 20 per cent of businesses across Australia currently have at least one job vacancy, but experts say excellent candidates are often overlooked.
Coalition continues Question Time attacks on Labor over immigration detention
In Parliament the Government scrambles to deal with fallout from the High Court's decision making indefinite immigration detention unlawful.
Kalgoorlie parents unable to return to work with childcare waiting lists up to two years long
Families in Western Australia's historic mining city of Kalgoorlie-Boulder have been on waiting lists for childcare placements for more than two years, according to a new survey.
'Bring his blood from the concrete': Family of 17-year-old apprentice killed in workplace accident speak out
Tyler Whitton was still legally a child when he went to work at a Brisbane construction site for the final time.
How a timber worker with a disability overcame her fear of career barriers to train colleagues
Kirsten Drier says if she can improve other people's skills and help them out then that's a really good day.
New data reveals struggles for part-time workers wanting promotions
New data reveals only 7% of managers across workplaces are employed part-time.
Lack of childcare exacerbating dwindling female workforce in regions
Mikaela Reading loves her job, but she is one of many regional mothers scared her career is being jeopardised by what she calls a "childcare desert" in north-west Victoria.
'The end of the line for engineered stone': Bunnings and IKEA to phase out engineered stone products
Bunnings has announced it will stop selling engineered stone by the end of the year, amid calls for a total ban on the product by unions and Safe Work Australia.
Is your workday filled with meetings? Here's why it's doing you more harm than good
Pushing back against the wave of meeting invitations at work could improve your mood and your productivity. Here's how to go about it.
Rural families unable to work as childcare waitlists stretch years into the future
Parents in regional Australia are waiting years for places at daycare centres to open up, leaving them with the option of quitting work or hiring private childcare.
Twenty-hour day for harness racing stables worker before early morning crash
A young harness racing stable worker who did a 20-hour day in the lead up to an early morning crash in which he and four others were injured was on the clock, a tribunal finds, and not — as his employer Ben Yole argued — volunteering and ineligible for worker's compensation.
Cold Rock Ice Creamery Shepparton owners convicted of child employment breaches
The owners of the ice creamery pleaded guilty to 16 criminal charges involving breaches of the Child Employment Act, with the magistrate warning the legislation was easy to read and employers needed to educate themselves.
Lambie and Pocock split government's workplace relations bill in the Senate
The federal government's attempt to make a raft of major changes to industrial relations laws this year looks set to fail, after some of the crossbench secured support for a different approach.
More than 170 public schools closed across South Australia
SA public school teachers are taking part in another strike, in a bid to push the state government for better pay and conditions.
Prisoners helping to keep outback Queensland town running for more than 30 years
In the outback town of Blackall, low-risk prisoners have been the backbone of community service for decades. They mow lawns, build fences, and paint murals, but can they fill a skills shortage in agriculture?
From holding a stop sign to driving trucks, women play important role in industry's future
Vanessa Grady studied to become a dental nurse, but now she drives machinery for an industry ready to embrace women's contributions to construction.
Outback shire hopes modular homes will solve childcare woes
Kununurra's housing crisis is causing havoc with the town's childcare sector, as the local shire reveals plans to attract much-needed workers to the remote town.