12 h. ago CCTV cameras caught moment childcare worker allegedly assaulted boy

The four-year-old suffered a two-centimetre laceration to his head after allegedly being pushed onto a bed by a staff member at the centre.

Events

34 h. ago Perth day care worker on trial over allegations he touched two children

Robert David Reti, 39, is accused of indecently dealing with a four-year-old and a six-year-old at two separate day care centres in Lesmurdie and Banksia Grove in 2023.

Society

5 d. ago As thousands of bank workers found out this week, the future of work has arrived

Big lay-offs by major banks show AI is moving low-cost jobs offshore while rewarding high-value roles in leadership. What happens to the people in the middle?

Politics

7 d. ago Outback WA pub worker accuses manager of raping her after staff drinks

Stewart Burchell is on trial in WA’s District Court charged with indecently assaulting staff who worked with him at a famed Broome pub, and raping an English backpacker.

Politics

7 d. ago Outback WA pub worker alleges manager threatened her with her job after refusing sex act

Stewart Burchell is on trial in WA’s District Court charged with indecently assaulting staff who worked with him at a famed Broome pub, and raping an English backpacker.

Society

8 d. ago Second workplace death in six years at Bassendean firm ‘clearly a concern’: WorkSafe

The Bassendean engineering firm where a worker was killed on Monday afternoon was fined more than $500,000 last year over a similar workplace death in 2019.

Events

8 d. ago Worker’s death at Bassendean factory the second in six years

The Bassendean engineering firm where a worker was killed on Monday afternoon was fined more than $500,000 last year over a similar workplace death in 2019.

Events

1 week ago Global defence giants secure exemption from WA discrimination laws

Two of Perth’s biggest defence contractors privy to top-secret military information have won the right to ask workers about their nationality and place of birth – and, in some cases, bar them from working on projects.

Events

2 w. ago Hospitals would collapse without migrant workers, but many face abuse and racism

When nurse Loveness Tsitsi Mauwa began working in NSW, she was told that if she wanted to succeed, she needed to be ‘young, Caucasian and beautiful’. Decades later, the problem persists.

Events

2 w. ago Woolworths worker 'no longer feels safe' after stabbing as machete amnesty begins

A Woolworths worker who was stabbed while riding his e-scooter home says he no longer feels safe living in Melbourne.

Politics

2 w. ago ‘There’s a lot of fear’: Indian workers urged to stay home ahead of rally

Migrant workers across Queensland’s south-east fear they’ll be violently targeted at the weekend’s anti-migration rally.

Politics

3 w. ago Hundreds charged with assaulting retail workers amid national spike in shopping centre violence

This year in WA shopping centres alone, flares have been set off and a teen was jailed after coward-punching another boy.

Events

3 w. ago SA health support workers take wage fight to treasurer's office

More than 100 South Australian health support workers have taken their fight for a wage increase straight to the treasurer's doorstep.

Politics

3 w. ago Sydney postal worker charged over alleged $1.4 million stolen bank card scheme

Three men, including a postal worker, have been charged with stealing bank cards from a mail delivery network and supplying them to organised crime members in Sydney.

Economics

3 w. ago National worker register, mobile phone ban coming as $190 million childcare overhaul announced

Education ministers across all levels of government today agreed upon several major reforms to better protect children from predators.

Society

3 w. ago Perth aged care worker accused of $14k shopping spree with clients’ money

A 28-year-old Armadale woman has been charged with fraud after allegedly using clients’ bank card details to go on a $14,500 spending spree.

Economics

3 w. ago Postal worker allegedly stole eastern suburbs bank cards in $1.4 million scam

Three men, including a postman, were arrested in dawn raids across Sydney, with luxury items including a Rolex watch and Louis Vuitton bags seized by police.

Economics

3 w. ago Postal worker charged over $1.4 million eastern suburbs bank card theft

Three men, including a postman, were arrested in dawn raids over fraud, with luxury items including a Rolex watch and Louis Vuitton bags seized by police.

Economics

4 w. ago Unsubstantiated abuse allegations against childcare workers should be shared, report says

A rapid review into Victoria’s childcare sector has also recommended that every centre be randomly inspected once a year and that the state should establish an independent regulator.

Society

4 w. ago Unproven abuse allegations against childcare workers should be shared, says report

A rapid review into Victoria’s childcare sector has also recommended that every centre be randomly inspected once a year and the state should establish an independent regulator.

Society