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Ten pickers who worked at Hallmark Cherries’ orchard in NSW complain about poorly maintained accommodation and failure to pay an end-of-season bonus. Source link

The federal government announced its intention to start a gas reservation scheme from 2027. The ASX made a strong start to the shortened trading week.  Source link

Embark Education launches a takeover bid for rival early childcare company Mayfield Education, alarming experts who say providers that fail to meet baseline safety standards are being allowed to expand without oversight. Source link

It could be a ham, or it could be a voucher and some are fortunate to receive some extra cash. But does the Christmas bonus have a place in the Australian workforce?  Source link

After 20 years, three senate inquiries and an independent review, the sale of wine grapes will be regulated by a mandatory code of conduct, but growers say it might be too late. Source link

A digital marketing agency run by a former AFL star has wiped its millions in debt through an insolvency process, only to open under a new ABN days later. Former staff were left without a job and almost $450,000 in unpaid entitlements, but it’s within the bounds of the law and leaves taxpayers footing the […]

Since 2017, Melbourne building boss Mike Harris has overseen four company collapses. Left behind are clients who have lost their life savings and staff who couldn’t pay their mortgages. Source link

What makes the AI-driven stock market bubble unique in history is that if it’s not a bubble, the impact on humanity could be far more challenging than any previous technology. Source link

Two seafood companies that conduct trawling in WA’s Pilbara region launch legal action in the WA Supreme Court against the state government’s new demersal fishing restrictions. Source link

Residents in small Pilbara towns with power grids run by mining companies are excluded from home battery rebate schemes. Source link