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Full Court takes red pen to ‘delegates’ clause in workplace awards
Employment 2026-01-23 11:16 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

The Full Federal Court has scrapped orders by the Fair Work Commission limiting the rights of workplace delegates in various awards, finding the commission acted outside of its power following changes to the Fair Work Act.

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BHP files High Court challenge to same job, same pay orders
Appeals 2026-01-20 11:06 pm By Cindy Cameronne

BHP has filed a High Court challenge to orders requiring it to pay labour hire workers at mines in central Queensland the same as its workers.

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BHP loses challenge to same job, same pay orders
Employment 2025-12-22 11:38 pm By Cindy Cameronne

BHP and its in-house labour hire subsidiary have lost their bid to challenge same job, same pay orders by the Fair Work Commission workers at mines in central Queensland. 

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BHP ordered to pay Qld coal mine workers for holiday roster
Employment 2025-11-11 11:46 pm By Christine Caulfield

BHP must compensate coal mine workers who were rostered to work at a Queensland mine on Christmas and Boxing Day without a reasonable right of refusal.

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ABC hit with $150K penalty for Antoinette Lattouf’s unfair dismissal
Employment 2025-09-24 11:01 am By Cindy Cameronne

A judge has ordered the Australian Broadcasting Corporation to pay $150,000 for unfairly dismissing presenter Antoinette Lattouf because of her opposition to the Israeli military campaign in Gaza. 

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Uber found to owe lost pay to deactivated driver
Employment 2025-09-24 11:57 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

In a landmark decision, the Full Bench of the Fair Work Commission has awarded lost pay to an Uber driver who was unfairly deactivated from the ridesharing app for two months following a false complaint by passengers who assaulted him.

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Lattouf calls out ABC’s ‘performative’ regret in seeking $350K penalty
Employment 2025-09-03 10:49 pm By Sam Matthews

Ex-ABC presenter Antoinette Lattouf is seeking a penalty of up to $350,000 against the national broadcaster for her unfair dismissal, citing its “performative” expressions of regret. 

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Qantas hit with $90M penalty for outsourcing ground crew during COVID-19
Employment 2025-08-18 11:04 am By Cindy Cameronne

A judge has hit Qantas with a $90 million penalty for unlawfully outsourcing its ground crew staff during the COVID-19 pandemic, saying the airline was “the wrong kind of sorry”. 

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High Court confirms employers must consider redeployment before redundancy
Employment 2025-08-06 11:27 pm By Andy Sidler

The High Court has upheld a decision that found Helensburgh Coal should have tried to redeploy 22 workers it dismissed as redundant and replaced with contractors.

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Antoinette Lattouf wins $70,000 in unfair dismissal case against ABC
Employment 2025-06-25 11:06 am By Cindy Cameronne

A judge has awarded former ABC presenter Antoinette Lattouf $70,000 in compensation after finding the national broadcaster unlawfully terminated her employment because of her opposition to the Israeli military campaign in Gaza.

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