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Dawn Chaney, former TWU athlete, gives $10m for new athletics complex

Dawn Chaney’s connection with Texas Woman’s University began as a student-athlete in the 1960s and has now grown into one of the university’s largest philanthropic legacies. A three-sport competitor during her time at TWU, Chaney later built a career in higher education and real estate. In 2026, she committed $10…

The Times of India · Oct 7

Delivery drivers will get minimum wage in Australia’s ‘world-first’ deal. Is it fair – and will Uber Eats cost more?

A closer look at the new rules for gig workers – agreed to by Uber Eats and Doordash – shows ‘minimum wage’ looks a little different than usual

The Guardian - AU · Aug 15

Delivery drivers to be paid minimum $31.30 an hour across Australia in ‘world-leading’ decision

Fair Work Commission issues a new minimum standards order for gig workers to come into effect 17 August

The Guardian - AU · Aug 11

After decades of decline, this is how unions can rebuild their role in Australian work

As recently as the early 1990s, 40% of Australian workers were union members. While there was a slight increase in 2024 – the first in a decade – that membership is now at 13.1%.

The Conversation · Jan 15

Australia is bringing in ‘world first’ minimum pay for food delivery drivers – here’s how it will work

Deal between companies and union, which includes an hourly wage and accident insurance, still requires approval from the industrial umpire, but this is what we know so far

The Guardian - AU · Nov 25, 2025

Menulog Will Cease Operations In Australia In Two Weeks, 120 Employees To Lose Jobs

Menulog is closing in Australia, with customers holding vouchers or credit being urged to use them before the deadline.

Pedestrian.tv · Nov 12, 2025

The ‘wrong kind of sorry’: will a record fine for Qantas deter other companies from breaking the law?

On Monday, the Federal Court of Australia handed Qantas a record fine of A$90 million for breaching the Fair Work Act by unlawfully terminating the employment of 1,820 ground workers during the pandemic.

The Conversation · Aug 18, 2025

Afternoon update: Qantas fined $90m; far-right Israeli MP barred from Australia; and Margaret Pomeranz remembers David Stratton

Airline handed record penalty for illegally firing 1,820 baggage handlers and other ground staff during Covid lockdowns in 2020

The Guardian - AU · Aug 18, 2025

Qantas fined $90m for illegally sacking ground staff as judge describes airline as ‘the wrong kind of sorry’

Lawyer for Transport Workers’ Union calls record penalty the ‘darkest day’ in airline’s 105-year history

The Guardian - AU · Aug 18, 2025

Deliveries not impacted as freight pilots go on strike

Qantas has put contingency plans in place as freight pilots, responsible for delivering parcels, prepare to take industrial action over a wage offer dispute.

AAP · Jul 1, 2025