A Letters Patent has been issued by the governor-general to establish a royal commission into the former debt assessment and recovery scheme … Source link
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PM announces robodebt royal commission – Mandurah Mail
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has unveiled a royal commission into the controversial robodebt scheme. The automated matching of… Source link
Read More »Royal Mail faces £100m hit from strikes | Business
Four days of postal strikes that begin tomorrow are set to deliver a £100 million blow to Royal Mail’s finances. The company is in deadlock with the Communication Workers Union in a dispute over pay and modernisation. About 115,000 Royal Mail workers plan 24-hour industrial actions tomorrow, on Wednesday next …
Read More »Meghan Markle Spotify podcast: Royal expert says ‘show must go on’ after fire in Archie’s room
Meghan Markle would have known that the ‘show must go on’ and her engagements had to continue after a ‘fire’ broke out in her son Archie’s room in South Africa where he was meant to be sleeping, a royal expert said today. Archie, then four months old, was not in …
Read More »Outback mailman who delivered post by walking 700km through the Nullarbor
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are advised this story contains the name and image of a person who has died. Ninety-nine years ago today, a small snippet of an extraordinary life was noted in an Adelaide newspaper. On page 17 of the Saturday Journal, readers were introduced to Koolbiri, also known as …
Read More »Free app access for The Week’s subscribers during Royal Mail strikes
Strikes by Royal Mail workers over the next few weeks are likely to disrupt deliveries of The Week magazine. Throughout this period, all subscribers (including those with print-only packages) will be able to read The Week’s digital editions. To access the digital edition: Visit the Apple App Store or Google …
Read More »Edinburgh resident hits out at Royal Mail van blocking cycle lane
An Edinburgh resident has been left frustrated after spotting a Royal Mail postie van parked over a well used cycle lane in Leith. The image was captured shortly after 8am on Tuesday, August 24 and appears to show a red van blocking the entirety of a cycle lane at a …
Read More »Summer of discontent as UK hit by huge energy bills, axed flights and strike delays
Brits are bracing themselves for a summer of discontent amid strikes, rising bills and flight cancellations. Workers are staging walkouts across the country as they demand proper pay rises to help them cope with spiralling inflation rates. Inflation is currently at a 40-year high of 10.1 per cent, with US …
Read More »UK: 170,000 telecom and postal workers to strike at BT Group, Royal Mail and Post Office
Up to 170,000 telecom and postal workers will take six days of selective strike action across Britain from Friday. The largest contingent in the national strike action are 115,000 post workers at Royal Mail who strike across 1,500 workplaces August 26/31 and September 8/9. This is the first national strike …
Read More »Royal Mail strikes: Limited post expected on strike days, but some items will be prioritised
Royal Mail workers are set to go on strike on Friday, August 26 – the first day of four planned walkouts which have been planned across August and September due to disputes over pay. Friday will be the first time that postal staff will have striked since 2013, with more …
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