Qantas says it won't drop the ball as engineers strike Qantas is reassuring passengers they will not be affected as hundreds of the airline's engineers strike for better pay, sparking flight delay fears. AAP · Sep 25, 2024
Workers 'served maggot-infested steaks' threaten to quit hydro energy project Snowy Hydro workers are considering quitting the renewable energy project, according to union bosses, who suggested that prisoners are served better food than staff at the New South Wales site Daily Mirror · Feb 28, 2023
Tassal salmon takeover going ahead, but some locals concerned by Cooke's environmental breaches The last remaining Australian-owned major salmon producer is set to be bought by seafood giant Cooke Aquaculture — and some say the Canadian company's environmental record is a worrying sign for what's to come. ABC News · Nov 2, 2022
Federal budget: Jim Chalmers flags intervention in energy market as prices surge ACCC to review gas industry as Labor’s budget forecasts point to a 56% rise in power prices over the next two years The Guardian - AU · Oct 26, 2022
Shell, unions reach agreement in Prelude gas facility industrial dispute Shell has reached an in-principle agreement with unions after a months-long industrial dispute which shut down its floating gas facility off the Kimberley coast. ABC News · Aug 24, 2022
Shell, Australian Workers Union in stalemate over Prelude dispute Contractors set to fly out to the resources rig were told to stand down in response to a disagreement over pay increases, rostering and job security. ABC News · Jun 29, 2022
Greenbushes timber mill closes earlier than expected after native forest logging ban Heartache follows the closure of a WA sawmill after 70 years of operation, as workers are told to down tools and go home days ahead of expected shutdown. ABC News · May 11, 2022
Labor defends agricultural visa scheme as farmers brace for minimum wage rise Coalition says proposal would reduce workforce but opposition insists only changes are to source country of recruited workers The Guardian - AU · Apr 26, 2022