Canberra café owner fined $16,000 after refusing to kill cockroaches on moral...
Waiter, there's a cockroach on my plate The owner of a vegan restaurant in Canberra has been fined $16,000 for breaching food safety regulations, after choosing not to rid his business of cockroaches...
View Article“Stop Red Tape Madness” campaign launches after Adelaide fish and chip shop...
Independent senator Nick Xenophon has this morning launched a public campaign against “bureaucratic madness and mindless red tape” after an Adelaide takeaway shop was threatened with fines of up to...
View ArticleMelbourne lawyer pleads guilty to $4.8 million fraud after “Monty...
A former Melbourne lawyer has pleaded guilty to a multi-million dollar fraud to prop up two of his businesses, following a five-year investigation that has been likened to a Monty Python sketch. Alan...
View ArticleSuppliers allege bullying against Metcash in legal action
Supermarket owner Metcash has been accused of bullying by two of its suppliers, just weeks after rival supermarket giant Coles paid a $10 million penalty over similar allegations. Nelson McKinnon...
View ArticleAccounts manager fined $1 million for 10-year-long fraud
A former betting accounts manager at ACTTAB has been handed a $1 million fine and had her home restrained after being convicted of a 10-year-old fraud that saw her swindle $1.42 million from the former...
View ArticleWatch the throne: James Packer v Iwan Sunito in Crown trademark dispute
A Crown trademark dispute has flared between casino operator James Packer and property developer Iwan Sunito. James Packer's Crown Resorts is seeking to have Crown Group Holdings barred from using...
View ArticleBottle shop worker wins unfair dismissal case after Fair Work rules he wasn’t...
A former Sydney bottle shop worker has been awarded $7000 in compensation, after the Fair Work Commission ruled he was unfairly dismissed for not cleaning up a broken sign. While his employer argued...
View ArticleSimply Energy hit with $20,400 penalty over door-to-door sales; CBA profits...
Energy retailer Simply Energy has paid a $20,400 fine to the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission following allegations of misleading door-to-door sales conduct. The latest fine comes after...
View ArticleTNT dockhand who repeatedly alleged “corruption” and “bullying” loses unfair...
A TNT dockhand who repeatedly made complaints about the company’s integrity, including allegations of internal corruption, has lost his unfair dismissal bid in an important ruling for Australian...
View ArticleASIC cracks down on appliance rental companies: Forced to refund $230,000 to...
Five companies that offered household appliance rentals have agreed to refund 115 consumers more than $230,000, following a crackdown by the corporate watchdog. The Australian Securities and...
View ArticleSushi bar feels Fair Work’s wrath after ringing around competitors to find...
The operator of two Sushi Izu outlets in Sydney has entered into an enforceable undertaking with the Fair Work Ombudsman, after the employment watchdog found the franchisee underpaid a South Korean...
View ArticleRed Bull “uncool” in bovine trademark battle with micro brewer Old Ox
A small beer company in the US is fighting back against Red Bull after the energy drink giant filed a trademark notice against it, alleging the company’s ‘ox’ logo, slogan and name infringed on Red...
View ArticleMelbourne catering business fails to dish out compensation for unfair dismissal
A Melbourne catering company will face court for allegedly ignoring a Fair Work Commission order to compensate an employee who had been unfairly dismissed. Arlington Catering & Events is facing...
View ArticleFuneral director who faked clients’ deaths gets four-and-a-half year jail...
An Adelaide funeral director who faked his clients’ deaths to keep his business afloat yesterday received four-and-a-half years’ jail time for his crimes, with a non-parole period of three years. Robin...
View ArticleHoly poly: Worker loses discrimination claim after being sacked for her...
A Queensland woman has failed to convince the Federal Circuit Court she was discriminated against because of her sexual orientation, after being sacked for her “polyamorous lifestyle”. Susan Bunning...
View ArticleNanna’s Mixed Berry recall: Class action lawsuit threatened over frozen...
There are calls for tougher food handling regulations and threats of a class action lawsuit over the recall of frozen berries by Patties Foods, with the Australian Made Campaign urging small businesses...
View ArticleATO worker loses compo bid after blaming neck injury on a colleague using her...
A former employee of the Australian Tax Office has lost her bid for more compensation, following an incident four years ago in which the ergonomic settings of her work station were altered without her...
View ArticleSME owner cops eight-year jail sentence for scamming ATO out of $5.8 million
A small business owner has been handed an eight-year jail sentence for defrauding the Australian Tax Office of $5.8 million. Martin Douglas Aitchison will serve a minimum of five years behind bars...
View ArticleCompetition watchdog wants tougher penalties: $100 million fines in its sights
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission wants the courts to impose larger penalties of up to $100 million. In a speech to the Committee for Economic Development of Australia at lunchtime...
View ArticleEmployee who groped a bartender’s bum while on his employer’s dime loses...
An employee who was sacked for groping a bartender while staying at a hotel paid for by his employer has lost his unfair dismissal case before the Fair Work Commission. Commissioner Danny Cloghan...
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