Rachel Clayton
World Surf League to return to Bells Beach in 2022
The Rip Curl Pro will return to Bells Beach on Victoria’s Surf Coast in 2022 and be held at the beach until...
Regional house prices soar due to coronavirus exodus from cities, but some locals now live in cars
House prices in regional and coastal Australia have skyrocketed in the past year as families and retirees have swapped European holidays for...
‘It’s unjust’: Why middle-aged workers, especially women, are struggling to advance their careers
Who is going to hire a woman in her 50s? It’s a question Tracey Ward has been asking herself a lot lately....
Unions lose appeal to have Qantas pay sick leave to workers stood down due to coronavirus
A consortium of unions have lost an appeal in the Federal Court to have Qantas pay sick leave to the 25,000 workers...
Qantas to close airport service desks as travellers move online
Qantas has announced it will close its service and sales desks at airports and lounges around the country as passengers increasingly turn...
7-Eleven owners pay more than $176 million to employees five years after wages scandal revealed
Operators of 7-Eleven stores have paid back more than $176 million to staff and made more than $10 million worth of improvements...
As Victoria’s second wave slows, here’s what’s next for lockdowns and Stage 4 restrictions?
Cases of coronavirus in Victoria are slowly declining and Stage 4 restrictions are due to end in less than a month, but...
Spotless laundry shut down due to coronavirus after company tried to force staff to work
A business in Melbourne’s south-east has been shut down by the Department of Health and Human Services due to a coronavirus outbreak...
Company takes staff to Fair Work for refusing to work amid COVID outbreak
A Melbourne cleaning company has taken staff to the Fair Work Commission after they refused to come to work following an outbreak...
Fair Work Commission awards paid pandemic leave to aged-care workers to stop staff going to work sick
Aged-care workers employed under three awards will be entitled to two weeks’ paid leave if they are required to self-isolate due to...