Packaging tax will raise price of many everyday items, say UK firms Cost of soft drinks, beer and kettles likely to increase as a result of scheme that shifts recycling fees to manufacturers The Guardian - UK · Sep 20, 2024
Seafarer wage theft on the increase ITF has detected $6.7million in wage theft to date in 2023 Newcastle Herald · Jun 13, 2023
Sailors on abandoned ship Yangtze Fortune in limbo while anchored on Victorian coast With a cracked hull and thousands of dollars in unpaid wages owed to its Filipino crew, the Yangtze Fortune's Chinese owners have abandoned the ship amid mounting debt. ABC News · Jan 28, 2023
Coal ship detained by federal authorities over alleged breaches including $108k in unpaid wages | UPDATED Newcastle coal ship detained over crew conditions | UPDATED Newcastle Herald · Nov 9, 2022
Report finds wage theft rampant on foreign ships entering Newcastle Seafarers working on the 2500 foreign-registered freight ships that enter the Port of Newcastle each year are being robbed an estimated $25million a year, new research has found. Newcastle Herald · Sep 29, 2022
Mystery surrounds sunken, dismantled luxury yacht with no confirmed owner The intrigue surrounding a superyacht that ran aground on a Queensland beach last month deepens, with the ABC uncovering a complex web of colourful characters and incidents. ABC News · Jun 17, 2022