WA’s population is booming,but it’s not thanks to our birth rate

WA’s population is booming,but it’s not thanks to our birth rate

Western Australia’s population has grown by 89,000 people in the past year,according to the latest Australian Bureau of Statistics data.

  • byClaire Ottaviano andSarah Brookes

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Albanese warns corporate chiefs of ‘extreme anti-business’ opposition

Albanese warns corporate chiefs of ‘extreme anti-business’ opposition

The PM has gone on the offensive in a growing row with big business,saying his government has “stood up for some of Australia’s biggest employers”.

  • byDavid Crowe andOlivia Ireland
WeightWatchers Australia forced to shed staff as Ozempic effect takes toll
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WeightWatchers Australia forced to shed staff as Ozempic effect takes toll

Oprah Winfrey’s abrupt break with WeightWatchers this year pointed to the company’s struggles amid a new generation of weight-loss drugs. Now its Australian arm is taking a hit.

  • byColin Kruger andJessica Yun
Work and identity:It’s a complicated relationship

Work and identity:It’s a complicated relationship

The biggest risk to defining yourself by your job is what happens when it gets taken away.

  • byTim Duggan
Fewer hours but not a spike in unemployment:RBA

Fewer hours but not a spike in unemployment:RBA

Jobs market is still strong but is starting to slow,says the Reserve Bank. But rather than a big jump in unemployment,the bank thinks hours will be cut.

  • byShane Wright
The $5.1 billion problem costing one in four workers

The $5.1 billion problem costing one in four workers

About 2.8 million Australians are being shortchanged on their superannuation,costing them about $30,000 in savings by the time they retire.

  • byMillie Muroi
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Right to disconnect:Who’s responsible for limiting out-of-hours contact?

Right to disconnect:Who’s responsible for limiting out-of-hours contact?

Laws allowing workers to ignore messages outside working hours came into effect on Monday,but what if your employer keeps contacting you after your shift?

  • byPenry Buckley
The 9 to 5 is back! Time to put the phone on silent

The 9 to 5 is back! Time to put the phone on silent

Employers have been the big winners from ‘availability creep’. The right to disconnect simply recalibrates the workplace balance.

  • byFiona Macdonald
Swillhouse scandal:The sordid bet that unfolded behind the bank vault door at Baxter Inn

Swillhouse scandal:The sordid bet that unfolded behind the bank vault door at Baxter Inn

Graphic content:When hospitality group Swillhouse opened a new whisky bar,the all-male team was issued a challenge:a special prize for being to the first to have sex with a customer.

  • byBianca Hrovat andEryk Bagshaw
Swillhouse CEO Anton Forte stands down from restaurant association board

Swillhouse CEO Anton Forte stands down from restaurant association board

Revelations in a Herald and Good Food investigation triggered immediate industry blowback as sponsors,artists and partners pulled out of Swillhouse’s upcoming festival.

  • byEryk Bagshaw andBianca Hrovat
Sex,sleaze and Swillhouse:The sinister side of the glitzy hospitality scene

Sex,sleaze and Swillhouse:The sinister side of the glitzy hospitality scene

One of Sydney’s top bar and restaurant groups allegedly pushed female staff out of the company after reporting sexual assaults and encouraged staff to have sex with patrons and take drugs on duty.

  • byEryk Bagshaw andBianca Hrovat