Fair Work
CityCat worker fired after calling in sick for half of year’s workdays
Jodie Daunis was dismissed in mid-2025, months before a surgery for a health condition that at one time made it impossible to work more than 8 hours per week.
- Catherine Strohfeldt
Latest
One of our colleagues gets a car park, but nobody else does. Can we riot?
This isn’t really about parking, it’s about fairness, and it’s the sort of allowance that can breed resentment and undermine leadership, writes Kirstin Ferguson.
- Kirstin Ferguson
Queensland university finalises nearly $2m to underpaid staff
Some staff received as little as $10 in unpaid dues, while others were paid more than $78,000 in owed wages.
- Courtney Kruk
Tennis Australia moves to have David v Goliath battle with officials thrown out of court
The officials claimed their registrations were cancelled by the Australian Open organiser in retaliation for speaking up about alleged bullying and selection favouritism.
- Chris Barrett
Setka-era CFMEU secretly donated $329,000 to embattled unionist, watchdog finds
The Fair Work Commission said it was likely senior CFMEU officers had tried to hide the extent of their donations to Diana Asmar from the union’s leadership.
- Kieran Rooney and Nick McKenzie
Firefighter pay dispute has cost almost $9m of taxpayer money on lawyers alone
A three-year battle between the government and the firefighters’ union is in its final stages, but not without significant legal costs.
- Kieran Rooney
- Exclusive
- Sex, sleaze and hospitality
Rocky and Jenna revealed shocking abuses in hospitality. Now bad venues will pay the price
NSW Police and liquor inspectors will be given the power to strip licences from venues “that are notorious for a culture of inappropriate behaviour”.
- Eryk Bagshaw
Trucking company penalised for refusing to pay unfairly sacked worker
The employee stopped being given shifts after a dispute over washing a truck in the rain, in what was ruled as an unfair dismissal.
- Courtney Kruk
- Opinion
- Immigration
For some backpackers like me, the Australian dream can become a nightmare
Australia’s becoming increasingly attractive for young Europeans. But the working holiday can come with a dark side if you want to stay beyond a year.
- Clémence Sauvaget
Workplace standards watchdog runs hospitality sting in inner Brisbane
Cafés, fast food joints and “cheap eats” venues have been put on high alert across four eastern-state cities, with four-dozen snap inspections under way this week.
- Catherine Strohfeldt