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The author of the book that sparked a furore over Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s Qantas flight upgrades says Albanese adopted “shoot the messenger tactics” by personally attacking him. Former Australian Financial Review columnist Joe Aston published The Chairman’s Lounge this week, which included revelations that the prime minister directly contacted former Qantas chief Alan Joyce […]
Teffo said no-one can be held liable for the deaths of the other 133 patients. One patient is unaccounted for. The purpose of the inquest was for the court to determine who should be held accountable for the deaths of 141 mentally ill patients who died after being transferred from Life Esidimeni facilities in 2015 […]
Almost certainly, at some point, those working shift work, or in other jobs where timesheets need to be kept, have been told by some manager not to “bother” reporting time that they worked over their shift because it’s “inconvenient” for them to report it. Sometimes, this comes in the form of being told that it […]
Those of us who had the misfortune of working a minimum wage job in retail or at a restaurant know how much those places of work try to take advantage of their employees. Usually, it comes in the form of attempting to get employees to work more for less money, which 90% of the time […]
ActionSA has called on the government to stop the “gross abuse” of ratepayers’ funds following revelations by Minister of Home Affairs Leon Schreiber that nearly R200 million has been spent deporting undocumented foreigners since 2022. ActionSA’s Member of Parliament (MP) Lerato Ngobeni had asked Schreiber about the total number of deportations since 1 January 2022, […]
Eddie Howe admits to being concerned about Newcastle United’s attacking shortcomings as they prepare to visit Chelsea in the Premier League on Sunday. After taking 10 points from their first four games of the campaign, Newcastle have since failed to win any of their last four, drawing two and losing two. They were beaten 1-0 […]
Israel gave the U.S. a document last week with its conditions for a diplomatic solution to end the war in Lebanon and allow displaced civilians from both sides of the border to return to their homes, two U.S. officials and two Israeli officials told Axios. Why it matters: The Israeli Prime Minister’s Office gave the […]
For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Britain’s former top judge has backed The Independent’s campaign for prisoners serving indefinite jail terms to have their sentences reviewed, and called for the government to take responsibility […]
The Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP) has issued a 15-day ultimatum to the Nigerian government and the National Board for Technical Education (NBTE) over unmet demands. The Coordinator, Zone C of the union, Nurudeen Masopa, said in a statement that the union resolved to issue the ultimatum after a recent National Executive Council (NEC) […]
Germany’s Olaf Scholz reportedly promised the Ukrainian leader nothing on long-range weapons deliveries and fast-tracking its NATO membership German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has evaded Vladimir Zelensky’s questions on whether Kiev will be accepted into NATO, or receive long-range missiles from Berlin, Bild reported on Saturday, describing the Ukrainian leader’s trip across Europe to secure military […]