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06/23/2017
Controversial CPA CEO Alex Malley sacked - The Australian
Brisbane Times
The Australian
The high-profile CEO of CPA Australia, Alex Malley, has been sacked, and given a payout of $4.9 million after weeks of controversy. Seven members of the 12-member board had resigned after concerns were raised about the running of the professional board ...
CPA chief Alex Malley sacked, will walk away with $4.9m
With the sacking of Alex Malley, Australia's biggest content marketing experiment has failed
CPA terminates contract with embattled CEO Alex Malley
06/23/2017
Morrison goes easy on SA state bank levy - The Australian
The West Australian
The Australian
South Australia's decision to issue its own levy on banks raises some reasonable questions, the federal treasurer has said. Scott Morrison said it was up to South Australian Treasurer Tom Koutsantonis to explain the legality of the measures and how ...
SA budget: Bank tax creating states' interest, Tom Koutsantonis says
SA treasurer continues to back bank tax
Qld could squeeze $300 million annually from the big banks with its own version of bank tax
06/23/2017
Aveo: Exploitation of the elderly rife in retirement villages - ABC Online
ABC Online
ABC Online
Residents of the multi-billion-dollar retirement village industry have described buying into a retirement village as a "financial sinkhole". A joint investigation by the ABC's Four Corners and Fairfax Media into retirement village company Aveo has ...
Big retirement village provider attacked as 'financial trap'
Retirement Group Aveo Allegedly Exploiting Elderly Aussies: Report
06/23/2017
ATO tax fraud: Behind the alleged extortion scheme designed to keep fraud going - Bendigo Advertiser
Bendigo Advertiser
Bendigo Advertiser
A member of an alleged $144 million tax fraud syndicate who allegedly extorted the group flew into a rage, saying that Adam Cranston had "taken the f---ing cake for three f---ing years, eaten it [and] spat it in everyone's faces". But new court ...
Michael Cranston captured in phone taps on '$144m ATO tax fraud'
06/23/2017
Woman steals 68 punnets of cherry tomatoes from Coles 'because they are too expensive' - NEWS.com.au
NEWS.com.au
NEWS.com.au
A WOMAN stole 68 punnets of cherry tomatoes from Coles in Brisbane because she thought they were âtoo expensiveâ. European nanny Karina Banks stole the punnets over several months after being told by a doctor to eat more fresh vegetables.
06/23/2017
American Airlines flight delayed in Vegas over false threat - Washington Post
Washington Post
Washington Post
LAS VEGAS â Authorities say an unspecified, false threat on an American Airlines flight forced the halting of a plane on a runway at the Las Vegas airport so passengers could be rescreened and the plane could be searched. The airline said Flight 1704, ...
NC: Charlotte-to-London Flight Circles For Hours Due to Mechanical Problem, Lands Safely
American Airlines flight diverted due to mechanical problem
Flight attendant reveals craziest plane 'ghost' stories she's heard
06/23/2017
Building manager arrested, charged over threats to 'attack' union organiser - The Sydney Morning Herald
The Sydney Morning Herald
The Sydney Morning Herald
A construction company manager has been arrested and charged after allegedly threatening to track down a union safety organiser and saying he would "attack you and your family". Police arrested the site manager at Melbourne-based building firm VCON ...
06/23/2017
Vic roads shut after tanker spill - NEWS.com.au
NEWS.com.au
Drivers will face detours until midday while a site in regional Victoria is cleared after a car crashed into a petrol tanker, killing the car driver. Police believe the 49-year-old Hastings man deliberately drove the car onto the wrong side of the road ...
06/23/2017
Etihad wants you to pay for its empty seats to boost sales in tough market - The Sydney Morning Herald
The Sydney Morning Herald
The Sydney Morning Herald
Etihad Airways will let economy passengers coveting more elbow room bid online for adjacent seats as the Middle Eastern carrier explores new ways to generate revenue in a tough market. The long-haul airline is offering a "neighbour-free seat" option ...
This Airline Lets You Pay A Little Extra For 'Neighbor-Free' Seats
Etihad Airways, Emirates Red Crescent collaborate on Ramadan campaign in Year of Giving
Etihad Airways increases Middle East and North Africa summer capacity
06/23/2017
Education, not revolution, our best hope to improve workers' share of income - The Sydney Morning Herald
The Sydney Morning Herald
The Sydney Morning Herald
Here's a fact to make every trade union member weep â those few who remain, anyway. The share of Australia's national income being pocketed by workers has shrunk to its lowest in half a century, mirroring a decline in other countries which has sparked ...
Increase of minimum wage can scare away investors