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A group of former waiters at popular Melbourne restaurant Hellenic Republic, owned by celebrity chef George Calombaris, claim they’ve been underpaid and the business is refusing to pay them back.

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The consumer watchdog believes Australians are paying too much for their electricity. The ACCC says power bills can be reduced by at least 25 per cent, if governments adopt a series of recommendations from its report on the energy market.

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Making it easier for households to compare between power retailers could bring down their bills by up to a quarter, the ACCC says.

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During the last mining boom people flew in to Western Australia from all over the country and abroad to earn the ridiculous wages being offered, but poaching workers may not be so easy this time around.

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About 600 bus drivers go on strike in Geelong, Ballarat and parts of Melbourne as part of a wage dispute, affecting more than 70 routes.

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The Melbourne and Werribee zoos remove Nestle’s products from kiosks after the company is suspended from an organisation that promotes the sustainable use of palm oil — an ingredient blamed for threatening orangutan populations.

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As multi-billion-dollar rail projects emerge across the country, there are fears the McGowan Government’s transport masterplan Metronet may struggle to find the workers with the right skills to build it.

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Another popular Melbourne restaurant chain is hit by claims it has underpaid its staff, and one former worker alleges he was told his “job was on the line” and others were fired after they asked to be paid award rates.

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Ridesharing company Uber will enter the Northern Territory market for the first time — meaning it now has a stake in every capital city in Australia.

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Our biggest trading partner China appears to have lost the first round of its trade fight with the US and that might not be great news for Australia.

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