Channel 7 ordered two separate investigations into claims that staff at its top-rating breakfast show Sunrise had engaged in fraud, it can be revealed. The existence of the probes, which began in March 2022, has remained secret – until now. It was reported today in The Sydney Morning Herald andContinue Reading
One HSC subject has been identified as a clear marker of a private school education in Australia – and it might not be what you think. NSW Department of Education and NSW Standards Authority data, compiled by Nine newspapers show Engineering Studies is dominated by boys who go to privateContinue Reading
Household spending growth has collapsed in the last 12 months as persistent price pressures and an aggressive round of rate rises force families to tighten their belts. According to fresh figures from the Commonwealth Bank on Wednesday, growth in household spending was up just 2.3 per cent in the 12Continue Reading
Zoom, the video conferencing company that rose to fame during the COVID-19 pandemic, has ordered its Australian staff back to the office. Staff in the firm’s Sydney office – alongside their international colleagues – have joined employees at numerous other firms like Transurban and BHP, by being required to showContinue Reading
The Finance Sector Union has lashed out at Westpac over its decision to host a retreat after the bank slashed hundreds of jobs in the name of cutting costs. The union slammed the bank bosses for going on a “luxury retreat” in NSW wine country after cutting more than 700Continue Reading
An Australian union body has slammed a big four bank for being “callous” after it slashed 751 jobs in as little as seven weeks amid a cost of living crisis. According to the Finance Sector Union (FSU), Westpac has axed hundreds of jobs across 21 areas since the end ofContinue Reading
CommBank is facing an eleventh-hour challenge to its return-to-office order, with the union asking the Fair Work Commission to “intervene”. The bank has ordered its 49,000 employees back into the office at least 50 per cent of the time from next Monday, July 17, leaving many disgruntled after years ofContinue Reading
Customer service staff at the Commonwealth Bank of Australia are terrified of losing their jobs as more and more roles get shunted overseas to India. Stephanie*, who did not want to use her real name, started working at the bank during the pandemic answering phones. She later moved into workingContinue Reading
One of Australia’s biggest banks has slashed hundreds of jobs “to reduce costs” despite raking in record profits in the last financial year. On Thursday, Westpac announced that it was cutting 300 roles, in its head office, customer support and contracting positions. The Financial Sector Union (FSU) has criticised theContinue Reading
A case of mpox – previously called monkeypox – has been diagnosed in Sydney, the first case found in NSW since November last year. Gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men are urged to be on the lookout for symptoms and to get vaccinated if they haven’tContinue Reading