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'Absolute shemozzle': embattled ANU head faces probe

Foreign minister-turned-chancellor of a top-tier university Julie Bishop has faced senators to discuss governance issues that have plagued the institution.

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Second man charged over attempted arson of Sydney synagogue – as it happened

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Push to rein in and probe 'lawless' university sector

Well-paid university heads could be dragged into the public eye and grilled over the sector's scandals as the government tries to establish an investigation.

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Amazon, Google and Meta are ‘pillaging culture, data and creativity’ to train AI, Australian inquiry finds

Among the report’s 13 recommendations is the call for the introduction of standalone AI legislation and protections for creative workers

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Cultural burning isn’t just important to Indigenous culture – it’s essential to Australia’s disaster management

Last month, Australia’s newly appointed minister for emergency management, Senator Jenny McAllister, and Senator Tony Sheldon, special envoy for disaster recovery, took part in a cultural burn outside Lismore in New South Wales, as part of the National Gathering on Indigenous Disaster Resilience.

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Meta’s AI is scraping users’ photos and posts. Europeans can opt out, but Australians cannot

Meta’s director of privacy policy declines to say whether such an option would be offered to Australians in the future

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Virgin Australia is rostering pilots ‘closer to the limit’ of fatigue, watchdog tells Senate estimates

Almost 5% of pilots refused shifts due to tiredness in the last 28-day roster period, senators told, amid concerns about back-to-back 12-hour days

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Tolling tale of truck crashes in the spotlight

A convoy of truck drivers has made the journey to Parliament House in Canberra to call for increased safety rules to stem a rising road death toll.

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Besieged Qantas board cops brunt of shareholder anger

Heckling and protest votes greeted the Qantas board at the airline's annual general meeting where shareholders vented their frustration at a series of missteps.

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Leave now call as Qantas chief announces departure date

Under-fire Qantas chairman Richard Goyder will retire from the airline's board in about 12 months but a fierce critic wants him to leave the company now.

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Labor should review decision to block extra Qatar Airways flights to Australia, Senate inquiry says

Committee seeks more time so it can quiz former Qantas boss Alan Joyce about the Albanese government’s Qatar Airways ruling

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Qantas chair to stay at controls despite mounting flak

Qantas boss Richard Goyder is defying calls for his resignation, saying he won't step away from the airline as it looks to improve its battered image.

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Qantas an aggressive player with ‘strong presence’ in Canberra, Senate inquiry told

Sydney Airport submission says airline used ‘slot hoarding’ to hold flight slots despite not necessarily intending to use them

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A $15m bonus and early retirement: The former Qantas CEO's apparent exit deal has been dubbed the ‘swindle of the century’

“Alan Joyce’s Qantas legacy is a workforce split across 38 companies and a brand now synonymous with low pay, insecure work, illegal sackings, and consumer ripoffs,” one politician said.

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Alan Joyce quits immediately as Qantas CEO following tough week for airline

Beleaguered airline chief executive brings forward retirement by two months stating ‘the company needs to move ahead with its renewal as a priority’

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Five key moments from Qantas boss Alan Joyce’s Senate grilling

Outgoing CEO faces fiery questions on the airline’s credibility, executive pay and ‘hoarding’ of flight slots

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Australian Senate summons Qantas CEO to appear before cost-of-living inquiry

Qantas boss Alan Joyce called before Australian Senate inquiry to explain high ticket prices and controversial travel credit scheme

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Uber Eats rider killed in Sydney crash identified as Indian scholarship student Akshay Deepak Doultani

Doultani, 22, was studying a master’s in finance hoping to give his family in India ‘a brighter future’

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Reliance on Australia’s military during natural disasters comes at a cost, senator says

Climate change and humanitarian crisis are calling on too many ADF resources which should be reserved for conflict, Tony Sheldon says

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Greens call for abolition of indexing on HECS/HELP loans as student debt balloons, senate report to be tabled

A push from the Greens to abolish indexing on HELP debt (formally known as HECS) comes as more than 3 million graduates face up to a 7 per cent hike on their debt this June due to spiking inflation.

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Afternoon Update: anger over Qantas’s record profit; Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner subpoenaed; and Starbucks’ olive oil coffee

Qantas the latest company to announce record profits, causing anger among some travellers and a Labor senator

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Federal government to intervene in transport union’s high court fight against Qantas

Tony Burke to be represented in case as airline seeks to overturn November decision which found it illegally outsourced ground staff jobs

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Christmas travel chaos looms as Qantas crews back strike action

The country's airports face the threat of Christmas chaos after Qantas' cabin crew voted overwhelmingly to push ahead with strike action.

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Alan Joyce goes to ground on workplace lobbying as Qantas profits take off

Alan Joyce has declined to comment on reports he would meet Prime Minister Anthony Albanese to lobby against workplace reforms aimed at increasing wages.

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Small business weighs in on workplace bill

Expanded multi-employer bargaining rights remain a key sticking point for businesses as the Labor government attempts to garner support for its workplace bill.

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