Workplace safety
Concerns rise over safety at Qld construction site after worker impaled in neck
The life-threatening incident at Brisbane’s Centenary Bridge site has thrown a spotlight on the safety of Queensland projects.
- by Catherine Strohfeldt
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BoM loses illegal sacking case as staff condemn ‘toxic’ and ‘chaotic’ culture
A judge has criticised chief executive Andrew Johnson’s management style, while current and former staff claim they were gagged over climate change.
- by Caitlin Fitzsimmons and Nick O'Malley
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Super Retail Group
Behind the ‘Fight Club’ clause: The litigation Rebel Sport’s bosses don’t want to talk about
Super Retail, the $4 billion retailer behind the brands Rebel Sport, Supercheap Auto, Macpac and BCF is embroiled in a legal brawl that threatens to rupture the group’s leadership.
- by Colin Kruger
New laws protect 600,000 workers from deadly dust, but they come too late for Joanna
New laws give workers exposed to respiratory crystalline silica dust the right to demand multiple safety control measures.
- by Amber Schultz
‘Deeply concerned’: NSW government weighs in on Swillhouse allegations
But Night-Time Economy Minister John Graham stopped short of backing a federal Labor MP’s boycott of the Sydney restaurant group’s venues.
- by Michaela Whitbourn
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Sex, sleaze and hospitality
‘I hope you learn’: Two brave women go public with claims against Swillhouse
Rachelle “Rocky” Hair was the first female bartender at Swillhouse venues and Jenna Hemsworth was Australian Bartender of the Year in 2018. They won’t be silenced.
- by Eryk Bagshaw and Bianca Hrovat
Inside the Herald’s investigation into sex and sleaze in Sydney’s hospitality industry
This is how the Herald uncovered allegations of sexual assaults and drug-taking at a top Sydney restaurant group.
- by Bevan Shields and Sarah Norris
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Sex, sleaze and hospitality
Bartender of the Year alleges sexual assault at Swillhouse as SafeWork NSW probes claims
The NSW government authority will examine the disturbing allegations at hospitality group Swillhouse, as bartender Jenna Hemsworth identifies herself as a complainant.
- by Eryk Bagshaw and Bianca Hrovat
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Sex, sleaze and hospitality
Swillhouse cancels festival after sponsors and musicians pull out amid allegations
The company said it was “heartbroken” by the sexual assault allegations as it pleaded with staff and suppliers not to abandon them.
- by Bianca Hrovat and Eryk Bagshaw
‘Unlike any workplace I’ve ever been in’: The push to punish MPs for bad behaviour
Kylea Tink said she will explore the possibility of making a complaint about Coalition MPs sending out electronic direct mail that she said is “inflammatory”.
- by Olivia Ireland
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Sex, sleaze and hospitality
Swillhouse CEO Anton Forte stands down from restaurant association board
Revelations in a Herald and Good Food investigation triggered immediate industry blowback as sponsors, artists and partners pulled out of Swillhouse’s upcoming festival.
- by Eryk Bagshaw and Bianca Hrovat