The Fair Work Ombudsman is investigating the laws around unpaid internships, amid claims that some interns experience abuse and exploitation just to get their foot in the door.

A strike that could hold up millions in resource export has been delayed, because the organisers accidentally scheduled it at the wrong time.

The Australian Manufacturing Workers' Union (AMWU) says one company is trying to bring in dozens of foreign workers to avoid hiring Australians for a massive gas project in Western Australia.

The man pushing to get humans out of the driver’s seat says computers will be better behind the wheel.

Chinese police are taking an eye-for-an-eye approach to people who over-use their headlights.

Malaysia Airlines is beginning a phase of overhaul and renewal in the wake of recent air disasters.

Unions support the scrapping of medical review panels for injured South Australian workers, as part of a WorkCover overhaul.

It has been revealed that a fake engineer worked on projects in Queensland using a false name and qualifications.

The NHMRC will fund five teams looking at different elements of dementia.

Australian engineering firm Clough has bought US LNG engineering group CH-IV International.

The Greens are seeking to remove a politician who admitted receiving payment from banned property developers.

A life-saving solar-powered toilet has been developed for a UN-backed project to improve global sanitation.

South-eastern Australia won’t need any more generators for at least 10 years, according to new analysis.

An unexpected jump in the unemployment rate has brought a particularly hard hit to youth joblessness.

News Corp has seen a 4 per cent decline in its annual revenue, blaming issues arising in the first full year since the Rupert Murdoch media empire was split in two.

The Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) is re-jigging its executive team with the departure of a particularly long-serving figure.

The Financial Services Council says the Grattan Institute and Financial System Inquiry are using shoddy numbers to argue that superannuation fees are too high.

Senator Nova Peris says all Australians need to push for constitutional recognition of Aboriginal people.

Some may be wondering what happened to a budding movement from a few months ago, when it appeared there would be a push to set up a federal corruption watchdog.

An ombudsmen’s report has detailed the dodgy practices at a state government water authority.

A new study say there are huge untapped water reserves in the Pilbara, which could drive a massive agricultural expansion in WA.

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