Woolworths facing class action over 2015 profit downgrade
Woolworths' disastrous foray into hardware continues to haunt the retail giant after law firm Maurice Blackburn revealed plans for a $100 million class action against Australia's biggest supermarket chain.Despite closing the doors on its loss-making Masters Home Improvement business last year, the proposed class action relates to alleged breaches of the Corporations Act dating back to Woolworths' shock profit downgrade in early 2015 and attempts to stem big losses from its hardware operation. ..>> view originalCFMEU and officials fined $590800 for industrial action
The national construction union and ten of its officials have been fined a total of $590,800 for an industrial campaign in 2014 that targeted construction sites in Victoria.Fair Work Building and Construction took legal action against the CFMEU and ten officials in the Federal Court of Australia, which issued a series of fines on Tuesday. Play Video Don't Play Up Next Hit-run victim's wife pleads to driver Play Video Don't Play More National News Videos Previous sli..>> view originalAP to push for same benefits under GST for VAT exempted goods
Andhra Pradesh government will urge the GST Council that goods exempted from VAT be extended the same benefit under the new Goods and Services tax regime when it comes into force from July 1. There are certain goods that have been exempted from VAT. We will make a plea to the GST Council that the same exemption be continued even under GST," State Finance Minister Yanamala Ramakrishnudu told reporters here today. The GST Council, headed by Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, would meet in..>> view originalUsing super to buy houses a bad idea, Labor and industry funds warn
Dragged US passenger sparks global outrage
Dragged US passenger sparks global outrageAssociated Press8:19PM April 11, 2017SaveUnited Airlines has sparked a global backlash over the treatment of a passenger who was dragged off an overbooked plane, with one of the security officers involved in the incident placed on leave pending an investigation.Videos posted online by other passengers showed a man screaming as officers yanked him from his seat on United Flight 3411 before it departed from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Louisvill..>> view originalPassenger lockdown: white powder scare
White powder was found on a Virgin Australia flight at Perth today. Picture: Channel 7PASSENGERS had to be quarantined after a mysterious white powder was found in the luggage hold of a Virgin Australia aircraft.Firefighters in chemical suits boarded the plane after it landed at Perth airport on Tuesday morning from the WA Pilbara town of Onslow, reported Perth Now.The powder was removed and it was confirmed to be harmless about 3pm (AEST).The passengers were mostly FIFO workers and were held in..>> view originalShoppers reject The Reject Shop
Shoppers are turning their backs on the Reject Shop.WHEN was the last time you put a trip to The Reject Shop on your to-do list? If you can’t remember, you’re not alone — and that’s a big problem for the discount chain, which is scrambling to stay afloat after investors wiped $93 million from its value in the wake of a dramatic profit downgrade.A massive 40 per cent drop in The Reject Shop’s share price came after the company warned the market on Friday of expected second-half losses of at least..>> view originalNews Corp guts photography departments amid jobs cuts
News Corp will sack significant numbers of photographers in each capital city, in the first news to emerge from what is expected to be major lay offs in the nation's biggest newspaper company.Up to 40 photography jobs are at risk in Melbourne alone, with some people hired back as freelancers, according to sources. In Adelaide, a department of 24 photographers is expected to be reduced to just eight. News Corp Australia’s executive chairman Michael Miller. Photo: Jesse Marlow However, a ..>> view originalBHP Billiton plans detailed response to Elliott Management restructure plan
2016 census: The typical NSW person revealed
A typical day in Stephanie Purvis' life involves getting up at 6:30am, eating breakfast, getting dressed, taking her two children Emily and Matilda to before-school care and daycare, then going to work."Weekends are family time, so we might go to the park or kids' birthday parties. It's pretty mundane," she says. Play Video Don't Play Up Next Hit-run victim's wife pleads to driver Play Video Don't Play More National News Videos Previous slide Next slide 2..>> view original
Tuesday, April 11, 2017
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