Melbourne train contractor accused of underpaying guards
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Security guards that patrol Melbourne's train stations and depots claim they are being underpaid for risky and dangerous work.
Topics: work, industrial-relations, rail-transport, community-and-society, melbourne-3000, vic, australia
Ex-care worker blows whistle on system that is 'failing' children
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Victoria's residential care system is failing the young people it is set up to care for, a former workers says.
Topics: carers, youth, community-and-society, health, child-abuse, child-health-and-behaviour, vic, geelong-3220
Victoria rejects call for forced drug treatment for vulnerable children
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The Victorian Government rejected a report it commissioned which recommended the introduction of compulsory mental health and drug treatment for vulnerable children in the strife-torn child protection and youth justice systems.
Topics: youth, drug-offences, crime, law-crime-and-justice, drug-use, health, drugs-and-substance-abuse, community-and-society, state-parliament, parliament, government-and-politics, vic, melbourne-3000
ATO chasing millions from companies linked to controversial adviser
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Documents obtained by the ABC show the Australian Tax Office is chasing more than $3.5 million in unpaid tax from companies controlled by a Melbourne-based "pre-insolvency adviser", Philip Whiteman.
Topics: fraud-and-corporate-crime, corruption, tax, government-and-politics, law-crime-and-justice, melbourne-3000, vic, australia
Melbourne man identified in tax evasion investigation still in business
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A Melbourne man linked to a multi-million dollar tax avoidance scheme remains in business, despite the fact federal authorities continue to circle him.
Topics: fraud-and-corporate-crime, corruption, tax, government-and-politics, law-crime-and-justice, melbourne-3000, vic, australia
Allphones retail chain placed into administration, 69 jobs go
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The mobile phone company is placed into voluntary administration with the immediate loss of 69 jobs after the company's owners admit failure in their attempts to turn the struggling business around.
Topics: industry, retail, business-economics-and-finance, australia
Real estate agent could face further charges over missing millions
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One of the two former LJ Hooker real estate agents charged over the disappearance of more than $2 million of customers' money could face more than 100 fresh charges, a Melbourne court hears.
Topics: law-crime-and-justice, melbourne-3000, vic, australia
Former LJ Hooker agents charged over misappropriating customers' money
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Real estate giant LJ Hooker says it is pleased two of its former agents will face court for allegedly misappropriating more than $2 million of customers' money.
Topics: law-crime-and-justice, australia, melbourne-3000, vic
Australia fails to improve ranking in global corruption index
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"Unrelenting" attacks on the credibility of the Human Rights Commission and lack of a federal corruption watchdog are among the reasons Australia failed to improve its global corruption ranking, according to Transparency International.
Topics: corruption, law-crime-and-justice, federal-government, government-and-politics, australia
Back from the dead: Australia's most wanted terrorist arrested
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Neil Prakash, who was dubbed Australia's most wanted terrorist and believed killed in a US air strike in May, is alive and has been arrested in Turkey, officials confirm.
Topics: unrest-conflict-and-war, terrorism, australia, iraq
Fuel shortage at Melbourne Airport could force flight delays
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A major fuel shortage at Melbourne Airport could cause flight delays and force some international flights to divert and re-fuel as early as this afternoon.
Topics: air-transport, business-economics-and-finance, industry, melbourne-3000, australia, vic, tullamarine-3043
Childcare fraudster found guilty over $3 million rort
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A woman who fraudulently claimed more than $3 million in childcare benefits through her family day care centre is found guilty in the NSW District Court.
Topics: fraud-and-corporate-crime, law-crime-and-justice, courts-and-trials, corruption, child-care, albury-2640, nsw, australia
'Homeless, elderly' people signed up as company directors in alleged tax scam
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A scheme which allegedly signed homeless people up as the directors of failing companies is under scrutiny by the ATO and AFP, with Philip Whiteman (pictured) accused of leaving former clients stuck in a web of debt.
Topics: business-economics-and-finance, consumer-finance, law-crime-and-justice, fraud-and-corporate-crime, australia, vic, melbourne-3000
Former immigration centre guard faces court over alleged sexual assaults
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A former Serco guard at a Melbourne immigration centre faces court over multiple charges of sexual assault against an Iranian detainee and fellow guards.
Topics: community-and-society, immigration, law-crime-and-justice, crime, sexual-offences, melbourne-3000
Magistrate's plea for compulsory rehab for drug-addicted children
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Victoria's Children's Court magistrate Jennifer Bowles urges the State Government to give the court powers to force children into treatment for drug and alcohol addiction and mental illness.
Topics: courts-and-trials, drug-use, health, drugs-and-substance-abuse, community-and-society, law-crime-and-justice, melbourne-3000, vic, australia
'We're talking about young lives': Mother's plea for child protection overhaul
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The mother of a 16-year-old girl who died of a drug overdose while in state care is calling for radical reform of the secretive out of home care system.
Topics: family-and-children, carers, community-and-society, state-parliament, federal---state-issues, government-and-politics, melbourne-3000, vic, australia, nsw
Former prisoner infected girl under state care with hep C before her death: inquest
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A 16-year-old-girl who died of a drug overdose while in Victorian state care had previously been infected with hepatitis C by a recently released prisoner, an inquest hears.
Topics: drugs-and-substance-abuse, community-and-society, law-crime-and-justice, assault, crime, vic, australia, melbourne-3000
Taskforce set to probe rogue company behind massive Brisbane tyre stockpiles
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The Queensland Government orders a special taskforce to investigate a rogue tyre recycling operation — run by colourful figure Tony Di Carlo — that is stockpiling nearly a million old tyres in the Brisbane suburbs.
Topics: environment, parliament, state-parliament, government-and-politics, law-crime-and-justice, rocklea-4106, qld, australia, kingston-4114, brisbane-4000
Queensland 'powerless to act' against rogue company behind massive tyre stockpiles
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Colourful former building industry identity Tony Di Carlo is accused of presiding over a disaster waiting to happen as his company builds up huge stockpiles of used tyres, with warnings any fire at the sites could blanket Brisbane in toxic smoke.
Topics: environment, law-crime-and-justice, rocklea-4106, qld, australia, kingston-4114, brisbane-4000
Cattle prod allegedly used on greyhound in 'atrocious' video
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Vision of a NSW greyhound trainer allegedly using a cattle prod on a dog is referred to police by the industry regulator.
Topics: animal-welfare, sport, government-and-politics, state-parliament, parliament, law-crime-and-justice, newcastle-2300, nsw, australia
Sydney man charged over alleged terror links denied bail
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A Sydney man who was refused a passport on national security grounds last year is formally denied bail over terrorism charges.
Topics: law-crime-and-justice, unrest-conflict-and-war, terrorism, courts-and-trials, sydney-2000, australia
Sydney man charged over alleged terror links
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A journalist who spent nine months trapped in an Iraqi refugee camp is charged with being a member of the Kurdistan Workers' Party.
Topics: law-crime-and-justice, unrest-conflict-and-war, terrorism, sydney-2000, australia
Four Corners producer reveals moment extent of live baiting became apparent
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It was not until an old friend and casual punter spoke candidly about live baiting being used to train his greyhounds that Four Corners producer Sam Clark realised the full extent of animal cruelty within the industry.
Topics: government-and-politics, states-and-territories, state-parliament, community-and-society, animal-welfare, law-crime-and-justice, animals, human-interest, nsw, australia
Police seek trust of children in care to target paedophiles
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Specialist sex crimes police will build relationships with children in state care in Victoria who are at risk of sexual exploitation by paedophiles in an effort to disrupt the abuse early.
Topics: law-crime-and-justice, police, child-abuse, community-and-society, dandenong-3175, vic, australia, melbourne-3000
'How close was that to death': Cyclist captures close call with truck
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A video showing a truck pass just centimetres from a cyclist has led to calls for Victoria to introduce safe passing laws to protect cyclists on the road.
Topics: road, disasters-and-accidents, dromana-3936, australia, vic
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