A union is taking fast food giant McDonald's to court again arguing that its young workforce have been denied paid breaks.The Shop, Distributive and Allied Employees Association has lodged a Federal Court Claim in South Australia against 323 McDonald's operators and the multinational firm itself over the alleged denial of paid rest breaks at nearly 1000 current and former McDonald's sites.
Biodiversity experts have revealed several genetically distinct populations of one of Australia's most tasty and sought-after table fish, the pink snapper.Once abundant from the warmer waters off Western Australia's Pilbara region to the cooler realms of the Great Australian Bight, Chrysophrys auratus has more recently been a focus of catch reductions to preserve numbers.
South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol has pardoned Samsung Electronics vice-chairman Jay Y Lee, with the justice ministry saying the business leader was needed to help overcome a "national economic crisis".The pardon is largely symbolic, with Lee having being on parole since August 2021 after serving 18 months in jail for bribery in a scandal that led to massive protests and brought down then-president Park Geun-hye in 2017.
Two Woolies shoppers have blasted the chain over its excessive use of plastic. Here's how the retailer has responded.
A saliva-based COVID testing machine could offer accurate detection in workplaces and classrooms, and let users do away with nasal swabs.A team of Australian and international researchers has developed a system, named DISCoVER, that inserts saliva samples into a microfluidic cartridge and then into a machine.
A mother shares life saving lessons as her son returns to school. Source: TikTok/thewaltonfamily1
A restaurant on North Stradbroke Island is struggling to find a new chef - but the perks should surely be enough to win someone over.
Her raunchy content was viewed millions of times before her brutal murder.
With the US tearing itself apart, old comments Donald Trump made about new weapons technology have come back into the spotlight.
A mother at the restaurant pleaded with the teenager to stop. Read more.
Google has agreed to pay $60 million in penalties flowing from a long-running court fight with the Australian competition watchdog over the tech giant misleading users on the collection of personal location data.In April last year, the Federal Court of Australia found Google breached consumer law by misleading some local users into thinking the company was not collecting personal data about their location via mobile devices with Android operating systems.
Russia and Ukraine have accused each other of shelling Europe's biggest nuclear power plant as the United Nations chief proposed a demilitarised zone at the site amid fears of a catastrophe.Ukraine's Energoatom agency said the Zaporizhzhia complex was struck five times on Thursday, including near where radioactive materials are stored.
Secret listening devices placed at the home of the "prime suspect" for the murder of an auto wrecker recorded nothing about the killing, a jury has been told.While Kubilay Kilincer was involved in lots of discussions about money, there was nothing about the killing of his boss, a retired police officer testified on Friday.
Police are still searching for a 28-year-old male.
An Australian high court judge in Kiribati has been released from immigration detention after an order from a local appeals court.Kiribati's attorney-general attempted to deport David Lambourne, with the government claiming he breached his visa conditions and posed a security threat.
Parking inspectors on the Gold Coast are now able to issue tickets without even stepping out of their vehicle – and the technology has left residents unimpressed. Read more.
Experts are urging Aussies to stay vigilant, but say it's a "very different" virus to Covid-19. Watch to find out why.
Senator Jacinta Nampijinpa Price claims the ABC will only give a "one-sided view" of the Voice to parliament referendum, saying she finds it "deeply troubling" as a First Nations person.The Country Liberal Party senator was speaking in favour of a motion at the Nationals' federal council meeting that called for the federal government to ensure the public broadcaster adhered to its editorial standards and charter.
Courtney Clenney was recently charged with second degree murder, following her boyfriend's death. Video of the two in an elevator months before the murder allegedly shows Clenney attacking him. Source: Miami-Dade State Attorney’s Office via Miami Herald
Posing as an immigration lawyer, a Victorian woman swindled close to $80,000 from unsuspecting victims who hoped she could help them get Australian visas.Melbourne woman Marleen Shamna Charan, 48, has never been registered in Victoria as a migration agent or lawyer.
