WA's highest legal body urged an independent review of the state's youth justice system in a letter to the Cook government, saying repeated calls to improve it “have fallen on deaf ears”. In a letter sent this week to Premier Roger Cook and Minister for Corrections Paul Papalia, the Law Society of WA, the organisation … Read more
Three of Australia's largest fast-food chains have been fined after their employees were caught illegally disposing of used oil into storm sewers. KFC, Hungry Jack's and McDonald's branches in northern Melbourne have been hit with fines ranging from $3,800 to more than $7,500 following a spate of pollution reports, Victoria's Environment Protection Agency (EPA) said … Read more
The corporate regulator has accused stock exchange operator ASX of making misleading statements about the progress of its failed project to replace an outdated transaction clearing system.
Australians who shell out thousands of dollars in visa fees for their parents living overseas face unfair procedures and sometimes end up paying the costs without any outcome. In some cases, people die while waiting decades for permission to resettle in Australia. The Commonwealth Ombudsman has criticised the system, which is administered by the Department … Read more
Dear Aunt, Younger people increasingly accuse me of living in the past. Some of the reasons for this are that although I have a bank card, I still use cash and like to have notes in my wallet and coins in my pocket. I insist on speaking to bank tellers who I can talk to. … Read more