What it’s like to deliver for Amazon two weeks before Christmas

What it’s like to deliver for Amazon two weeks before Christmas

Brooke is part of a growing army of people who deliver packages for the American giant,which is now estimated to be Australia’s second-biggest online retailer.

  • byMadeleine Heffernan

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Woolies shortages to continue as industrial dispute drags on

Woolies shortages to continue as industrial dispute drags on

A strike by Woolworths warehouse workers is stripping a growing number of goods from supermarket shelves,prompting customers to shop at rival stores and raising the prospect of legal action by a liquor chain owner.

  • byMadeleine Heffernan andCassandra Morgan
Woolworths’ strike-busting bid to end $50m warehouse stand-off that’s cleared shelves

Woolworths’ strike-busting bid to end $50m warehouse stand-off that’s cleared shelves

A picket line outside a critical distribution centre is now in its 13th day and causing alcohol shortages. Union members fighting for better pay and conditions have resolved to remain steadfast.

  • byCassandra Morgan andMadeleine Heffernan
Empty shelves at Woolworths as industrial action cripples supplies

Empty shelves at Woolworths as industrial action cripples supplies

The company confirmed that some stores in Victoria,NSW and the ACT were experiencing limited stock flow.

  • byMadeleine Heffernan andGemma Grant
Gina Rinehart wants us to be more like Argentina

Gina Rinehart wants us to be more like Argentina

In a speech at a mining event,Australia’s richest person fawned over US President-elect Donald Trump and had gushing praise for another foreign leader.

  • byKishor Napier-Raman andMadeleine Heffernan
‘Hectic and loose’:Towns brace for impact as schoolies celebrations kick off

‘Hectic and loose’:Towns brace for impact as schoolies celebrations kick off

Schoolies are booking accommodation up to two years in advance to party at some of the most sought-after destinations.

  • byAlex Crowe andMadeleine Heffernan
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Melbourne teenagers in critical condition in Thailand after suspected methanol poisoning

Melbourne teenagers in critical condition in Thailand after suspected methanol poisoning

The two young Melbourne women had been travelling in Laos. At least 10 other people are believed to have also fallen ill.

  • byMelissa Cunningham,Madeleine Heffernan,Sarah Danckert andZach Hope
Robots have been taught to help pack groceries. But they’ll never do this
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Robots have been taught to help pack groceries. But they’ll never do this

The machines know which item should never go to the bottom of the bag,along with the groceries that should never be packed with fruit.

  • byMadeleine Heffernan
Pro-Palestine protesters gatecrash opening of Myer Christmas windows

Pro-Palestine protesters gatecrash opening of Myer Christmas windows

Pro-Palestine protesters,some wearing Santa hats,were outside the department store,blowing bubbles and mocking Premier Jacinta Allan for calling them “morons”.

  • byMadeleine Heffernan
Mongols try to punch and kick learner motorcyclist on Monash Freeway

Mongols try to punch and kick learner motorcyclist on Monash Freeway

Victoria Police are searching for the L-plater and for members of the Mongols outlaw motorcycle gang who targeted the motorcyclist.

  • byMadeleine Heffernan
‘That’s not planned’:Coldplay’s final Melbourne stadium show goes out with a bang

‘That’s not planned’:Coldplay’s final Melbourne stadium show goes out with a bang

Coldplay singer Chris Martin brought some drama to the band’s last Melbourne gig with a dangerous tumble through an open trapdoor.

  • byMadeleine Heffernan