Australian News

In short:

BHP has been ordered to pay labour hire workers at three Queensland coal mines the same as their directly employed peers.

The mining company has previously warned changes to industrial relations law could risk jobs.

What's next?

Australian Resources and Energy Association says the ruling could cost BHP around $1.3 billion.

Seems like it's been a nasty fight, that increase looks like it maybe covers CPI increases?

Anyone from sydney trains want to weigh in? Did they finally come to the table or is this exhaustion?

Ain't nobody out there who hates the country as much as tru blu Aussie farmers.

In short:

A contact centre for Australian airline Qantas has been the target of a cyber attack, leading to a breach of customer data.

The records of 6 million customers are held on the platform that was compromised and Qantas expects a "significant" proportion of the data has been stolen.

What's next?

Qantas has informed government agencies including the Australian Federal Police and says it will provide support as the investigation continues.

Residents have for weeks been calling for urgent action to address coastal erosion at the beach.

Their pleas became more desperate in recent days amid forecasts of the wild weather.

In a letter to the council on Monday, they said they feared the predicted conditions could be "catastrophic" for homes and public infrastructure.

I'm not saying it's climate change but

27 April 2017

Some impacts are specific to coastal areas. For example, rising sea levels combined with storm surge is likely to cause accelerated erosion and increased risk of inundation

https://coastadapt.com.au/overview-likely-climate-change-impacts-coast