Women ditching part-time as COVID redefines flexibility
Fewer workers are going part-time and more are working remotely or on flexible hours in a shift posing new opportunities for gender equity.
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Pet laws are ineffective at managing the biosecurity risks posed by cats, including predation and disease transmission, a new report has found.
The final report of the Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide will be released, as commissioners identify a failure of leadership.
Australian workers should be given 12 days more leave as employees are taking time off for their reproductive health, the Health Services Union says.
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Aftershocks likely after Hunter’s ‘earthquake swarm’
Power has been restored to homes in NSW's Hunter region after its third earthquake in weeks, but seismologists warn more aftershocks are likely to follow.
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Increased DV funding welcome, but more workers needed
Advocates have welcomed a funding boost for domestic and family violence but say more support workers are desperately needed in the sector.
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Premier refers ex-union boss to police after site rants
The embattled construction union's High Court challenge to its administration has received support from other groups wanting to defend workers' rights.
The head of the federal government's housing council says the property system is against renters as she urged for an overhaul.
Linda Reynolds' lawyer says Brittany Higgins must be restrained from further defaming his client, as the high-profile case draws to a close.
The ASX200 fell 1.9 per cent to an almost three-week low, with the energy and materials sectors dropping three per cent.
Linda Reynolds' lawyer has told a defamation trial that Brittany Higgins and David Sharaz mocked his client after political attacks triggered a breakdown.
Victoria may have better coffee, NSW a more iconic bridge, but Queensland is winning the race for solar energy in a report card from the Climate Council.
A Sydney construction boss and four others have been found guilty of a conspiracy to defraud the tax office of more than $10 million over two years.
An experienced animal handler has suffered serious injuries after being mauled by a tiger while working at a Gold Coast theme park.
A former childcare worker has pleaded guilty to more than 300 child sex offences including 28 charges of rape at care centres in Queensland.
Leveraging Commonwealth payments to states if they fail to tackle housing supply is under consideration.
After being named 2024's joint Australian Fathers of the Year, David Campbell says his rock star dad Jimmy Barnes has shaped the values he treats his kids with.
Australia's big four banks say they're setting aside more resources to prevent customers being scammed out of their money.
Consumers are managing to survive a cost-of-living crisis but are "not having fun" , the head of ANZ has told a parliamentary hearing into the big banks.
