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Qantas makes mercy plea for illegal sackings 'mistake'

Qantas makes mercy plea for illegal sackings 'mistake'

Qantas has urged a court to treat its illegal sacking of almost 2000 workers during the COVID-19 pandemic as a mistake and impose a "mid-range" penalty.

Qantas apology for sackings 'wholly hollow'

Qantas apology for sackings 'wholly hollow'

Qantas apology for sackings 'wholly hollow'

Qantas apology for sackings 'wholly hollow'

Qantas has maintained a self-righteous attitude in defending its sacking of 1820 workers and its apology this week rings hollow, a court has been told.

Qantas judge's corporate tip: 'Don't play us for fools'

Qantas judge's corporate tip: 'Don't play us for fools'

Qantas judge's corporate tip: 'Don't play us for fools'

Qantas judge's corporate tip: 'Don't play us for fools'

A judge who will decide the penalty Qantas must pay for illegally sacking 1800 workers has warned the corporate world it must not "play the court for a fool".

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Loo breaks a luxury for swamped regional doctors

Loo breaks a luxury for swamped regional doctors

Some doctors are too busy to go to the toilet during long shifts and warn a "vicious cycle of burnout" means worse patient care, as they fight for better pay.

Strike 'dangerous for patients', risky for doctors

Strike 'dangerous for patients', risky for doctors

The risk of doctors striking is proving difficult to forecast but surgery cancellations and understaffed emergency departments are expected.

'Play by the rules': union lashed for doctors strike

'Play by the rules': union lashed for doctors strike

Under criticism by a court, a doctors union has been urged to put patient safety first by halting proposed strikes and returning to the negotiating table.

Scalpels down as doctors plan rare strike over pay rise

Scalpels down as doctors plan rare strike over pay rise

Doctors in dozens of hospitals are set to walk off the job for the first time in more than 25 years, causing another headache for patients and officials.

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Nurses strike for better pay at hospital under scrutiny

Nurses strike for better pay at hospital under scrutiny

Nurses strike for better pay at hospital under scrutiny

Nurses strike for better pay at hospital under scrutiny

Nurses and midwives at a privately run public hospital, already in the crosshairs of a parliamentary probe, are striking for a pay rise and staffing increase.

'Disgraceful': union sues to undo rail strike stoppage

'Disgraceful': union sues to undo rail strike stoppage

'Disgraceful': union sues to undo rail strike stoppage

'Disgraceful': union sues to undo rail strike stoppage

A decision to halt strikes on a major metropolitan rail network could soon be reversed as a bitter pay dispute continues to simmer.

Bitter dispute ends as cops vote for bumper pay deal

Bitter dispute ends as cops vote for bumper pay deal

Bitter dispute ends as cops vote for bumper pay deal

Bitter dispute ends as cops vote for bumper pay deal

Police officers have voted in their thousands to bring protracted and bitter negotiations with a state's force to an end.

Host 'relieved' of work, not fired after Gaza post: ABC

Host 'relieved' of work, not fired after Gaza post: ABC

Host 'relieved' of work, not fired after Gaza post: ABC

Host 'relieved' of work, not fired after Gaza post: ABC

The ABC has denies it sacked a pro-Palestine fill-in host by taking her off air, claiming it was contractually allowed to shorten her shifts.

Rail commuters get reprieve as union action halted

Rail commuters get reprieve as union action halted

Rail commuters get reprieve as union action halted

Rail commuters get reprieve as union action halted

A union stoush that has crippled services on the nation's biggest rail network for months has been put into a cooling off period for the next four months.

Premier stands by police minister after top cop fiasco

Premier stands by police minister after top cop fiasco

Premier stands by police minister after top cop fiasco

Premier stands by police minister after top cop fiasco

Premier Jacinta Allan has backed her police minister after the top cop was forced out after a loss of confidence from the force he led for nearly five years.

'Everyone's on to them': premier blasts rail union

'Everyone's on to them': premier blasts rail union

'Everyone's on to them': premier blasts rail union

'Everyone's on to them': premier blasts rail union

Giving in to workers' demands to end commuter pain would only embolden their union, the premier says, as disruption grips Australia's busiest city rail network.

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Sneak strike 'gaslights' commuters on Valentine's Day

Authorities are blaming a "sneak strike" for the cancellation or delay of more than 1200 train services amid union claims workers were locked out.

Ita Buttrose tried to expedite ABC host's dismissal

Ita Buttrose asked if a casual ABC radio host who shared a post on the Israel-Gaza war could be kicked off air despite a decision to keep her for all shifts.

Grillings end in salvo by ABC host fired over Gaza post

The ABC has been put under the spotlight with various bosses grilled over why a fill-in radio host was dismissed after sharing a post on the Israel-Gaza war.

'Fantasy': Ita Buttrose denies pushing host's sacking

The ABC's former chair has said a radio host fired for sharing a post on the Gaza conflict was an '"activist" who should not have been hired in the first place.

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ABC's integrity on the line in Gaza advocate case: boss

The ABC's integrity will be affected by the outcome of a lawsuit by a radio host dismissed over a post on the Gaza conflict, the broadcaster's boss has said.

'Australia is a racist country' is impartial: ABC boss

An ABC boss has been asked why a radio host was removed for sharing a post on Gaza but high-profile news figures remained despite their polarising views.

Anti-Israel ex-ABC host laments being press poster girl

An ABC radio host fired for panning Israel's actions in Gaza has discussed the emotional toll of being a poster girl for justice after she was publicly derided.

Ex-ABC host stands by anti-Israel 'genocide' posts

A radio presenter taken off air by the ABC has defended her anti-Israeli views, with a court told she received death threats after her "humiliating" sacking.

Aviation 'crisis' - bulk injuries for airport workers

A union says the aviation industry is at breaking point, with a survey of workers revealing a sector in crisis, with unsafe conditions after years of upheaval.

'Frightening' wait times for psychiatric patients

Public-sector psychiatrists fear mental health patients are receiving inadequate care due to chronic staff shortages in the nation's largest health system.

Courts staff walk off job over pay dispute

Hundreds of court security and custodial officers have gone on strike for eight hours, demanding a 24 per cent pay rise.

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