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Liam O'connell

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Sep 11, 2026
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Jul 8, 2026

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  1. Article · Sep 11, 2026 · Liam O'Connell

    BHP subsidiary class action begins over public holiday work (opens the original)

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    A class action has been launched against a subsidiary of mining giant BHP, arguing the company inappropriately required employees to work on public holidays. It comes after the Federal Court ruled that requiring 85 employees to work at a BHP mine on Christmas Day 2019 breached the Fair Work Act. BHP has appealed against the Federal Court decision, with a hearing scheduled for November 9. A class action has been launched against Australia's biggest mining company, BHP, months after the Federal Co

  2. Article · Sep 8, 2026 · Liam O'Connell

    Rural towns finding the right medicine to end doctor drought (opens the original)

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    Nearly one-third of medical graduates are now studying to become GPs, easing concerns of widespread general practice shortages. Peak training bodies say the focus needs to stay on training more doctors outside capital cities. The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners is pushing for local, state and federal governments to help small communities establish sustainable healthcare models. In his early days as a solo general practitioner in rural Queensland, Ewen McPhee remembers them as b

  3. Article · Jul 21, 2026 · Liam O'Connell

    Central Qld University underpaid staff by $1.3m, Fair Work finds (opens the original)

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    Central Queensland University is in the process of paying back more $1.3 million in unpaid wages to more than a thousand staff. The underpayments date back to the university's 2012 enterprise agreement. The university has signed an enforceable undertaking, including commitments to regular audits and improvements to payroll systems. Central Queensland University (CQU) has been forced to pay $1.3 million in entitlements to former and current staff. Underpayments, which date back to the 2012 enterp

  4. Article · Jul 8, 2026 · Liam O'Connell

    Qld business fined $1,200 after sparking million-dollar fire ant scare (opens the original)

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    A second-hand brick supplier has been fined about $1,200 after transporting a pallet of bricks with fire ants to a mine site in Central Queensland. The cost of the four-stage aerial baiting program that followed reached $1 million. Local land managers say the focus needs to be on improving biosecurity procedures and enforcement to reduce the risk of invasive species spreading. A south-east Queensland business has been fined about $1,200 for breaching a biosecurity zone by sending a pallet of bri

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