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Caltex cleans up in worker compo 'hoax'

Amid the fracas of a wage fraud scandal tearing through Caltex, more than 200 franchisees and senior executives jetted into Tokyo in late March for a three-day conference at Tokyo's swish Hilton Odaiba, overlooking Tokyo Bay.

HSBC analysts led by David Pleming said the iron ore price had been "resilient and has maintained its hold above the ...

'Resilient' iron ore price tipped to fall

Iron ore prices will experience a "correction" in the final three months of 2017 and then trade below $US60 a tonne in the first half of 2018, according to an HSBC report.

Recent research found two-thirds of vegetable growers found it difficult to access workers to pick and grade produce.

Fears new low-skilled visa will be open to abuse

Just months after announcing changes to the skilled migration visa system to "put Australian jobs first", the federal government faces criticism for creating a new three-year pathway to low-skilled migration.

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