Business experts are sharing their support for a push to give Australian workers five weeks of leave to ease burnout in employees. The renewed push comes as unions unite to campaign for the National Employment Standards to be updated with provisions to give employees five weeks of leave. Initiated byContinue Reading
The ongoing defamation battle between Senator Linda Reynolds and her former staffer Brittany Higgins, as well as her partner David Sharaz, will return to court for a surprise hearing this week. Senator Reynolds is suing Ms Higgins and Mr Sharaz for defamation over several social media posts they published inContinue Reading
Former defence minister Linda Reynolds has warned Brittany Higgins that she will be “regrettably” forced to proceed to a defamation trial to prove there was never a cover-up of her alleged rape, unless Ms Higgins and her fiancee, David Sharaz, agree to publicly declare that and apologise. While welcoming anContinue Reading
Opposition Leader Peter Dutton has welcomed Brittany Higgins’ expression that she was “sorry” for hurt caused to Senator Linda Reynolds and has called for further examination of the government’s handling of the former political staffer’s $2.4m compensation payout. In a landmark judgment in the Federal Court last week, Justice MichaelContinue Reading
Brittany Higgins has broken her silence over Justice Michael Lee’s finding she was raped at Parliament, thanking him for his compassion and offering an olive branch to all those “hurt” in the aftermath including her former boss Linda Reynolds. In a 400-word statement, the former Liberal staffer said she wasContinue Reading
Foreign Minister Penny Wong has hinted that the real reason why Australia blocked more flights from Qatar is linked to the invasive strip-searches of women at Qatar airport. Three years ago, multiple Australian women were stripsearched by authorities at a Qatari airport after a premature baby was found in aContinue Reading
Prince William was “sick with worry” over Prince Harry’s bombshell interview with Oprah Winfrey. The Prince of Wales reportedly “cut himself off from the world” in the lead-up to his brother’s explosive sit-down alongside wife Meghan Markle in March 2021. “I’ve heard this for a long time now from manyContinue Reading
Let me introduce you to Princess Alexandra, the Honourable Lady Ogilvy. 86-years-young and a granddaughter of King George V, throughout her nearly seven decade career of wearing hats for a living as a working member of the royal family she has been posted off to do more second and thirdContinue Reading
King Charles III and Prince William reportedly have “no intention” of giving Prince Harry the apology he has demanded if he is to attend the Coronation. The Daily Mail reported the King and Prince of Wales have rejected Harry’s demands following his latest attacks on the Royal Family. The familyContinue Reading
The trade minister will soon fly to China with his sights set on lobbying Beijing to unwind sanctions on $20bn of Australian exports. China’s Commerce Minister, Wang Wentao, extended an invitation to Don Farrell during a virtual meeting of the trade ministers on Monday afternoon. While the meeting did notContinue Reading