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How much do people at Microsoft and Amazon get paid?
The founders of Microsoft and Amazon are among the top three richest men in the world -but how do their employees' salaries compare?
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How ATO scammer led dozens of Aussies to break the law
The Australian Tax Office has sounded the alarm on illegal SMSF spruikers.
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Westpac's chairman has won the support of several major investors, likely avoiding a board spill at Thursday's annual general meeting
Westpac chairman Lindsay Maxsted has won over big investors AustralianSuper, Cbus and Hostplus at the eleventh hour, securing their backing for the bank's remuneration report and probably avoiding a board spill at Thursday's annual general meeting.The embattled board of Australia's oldest
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10 things you need to know this morning in Australia
Good morning, folks.1\. In news which will surprise no one, teen climate activist Greta Thunberg has been named Time's Person of the Year. Time wrote that Thunberg “has succeeded in creating a global attitudinal shift, transforming millions of vague, middle-of-the-night anxieties into a worldwide
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A new plant-based meat company has launched in Australia, backed by Atlassian's co-founder Mike-Cannon Brookes
* Plant-based meat company Fable has launched in Australia, backed by Atlassian co-founder Mike Cannon-Brookes. * The company's products are made primarily from mushrooms but are designed to have the same texture and taste as meat. * Fable's products will be rolled out in restaurants in London
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Elon Musk says vacations will kill you: Is he right?
Elon Musk has strong opinions on holidays, but does he have a point?
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'It's very misleading': Grill'd workers describe the traineeship program which lets the burger chain pay staff less
* Current and former Grill'd employees reveal the payment and working conditions at the company after an investigation into its practices by The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age. * The workers explained the traineeship program Grill'd requires workers to do which could take up to two years
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‘I still have nightmares’: How 9 days on a people smuggler’s boat changed this CEO
The journey from Jakarta to Australia is treacherous, and it changed this refugee CEO.
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These 4 job market trends will shape Australia in 2020
The jobs platform has spied patterns throughout 2019 and made predictions about what's ahead in 2020.
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Tears and shock: Boss surprises staff with $15m Christmas bonus
A boss has left his staff in tears after announcing they would all be receiving huge Christmas bonuses.
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Unions say they consider it 'illegal' for workers to be forced to work out in Sydney's smoke after the city choked through its worst day yet
* Unions NSW issued an urgent warning to stop work outdoors if the smoke in Sydney has rendered it unsafe. * It comes as Sydneysiders complained about the city's 'worst-ever' day, as the Air Quality Index (AQI) surpassed 11 times the hazardous levels in suburbs like Macquarie Park * The
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Booming Australian house prices are approaching record highs, growing at their fastest rate since 2003
* Australian capital city house prices shot up 2.4% in the September quarter, according to the ABS – four times what was forecast. * It marks sustained momentum in the Australian property market, with both Sydney and Melbourne prices rising 3.6% over the same period. * The latest data indicates that
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Everything your health insurance should cover, according to your age
How do you pick a health insurance policy that’s right for you? An expert at Compare The Market explains how you should decide.
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LinkedIn revealed the top 15 emerging jobs in Australia for 2020 – from AI experts to anti-money laundering specialists
These are the emerging jobs of 2020.As we look forward to the new year, professional networking site LinkedIn has rounded out a list of the 15 emerging jobs in Australia for 2020.In its 2020 Emerging Jobs Report Australia, the company analysed job titles from the last five years to find the top emerging
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Why this MD switched his career trajectory from pro footballer to corporate advising – and how it's helping him give back
> Start your own inspiring story by becoming a CPA. The CPA program teaches not only accounting, but also the skills to help you reach the next level – leadership, strategy and business. Start your CPA journey today. Liam Twigger knows that it’s difficult to predict the way your career path could
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10 things you need to know this morning in Australia
Good morning.1\. Three Australians are feared dead in the devastating volcanic eruption in New Zealand. The volcano, known as Whakaari or White Island, erupted yesterday afternoon, sending a vast plume of smoke and ash into the sky. There were around 100 people on the island at the time, with five
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The top 15 emerging jobs of 2020 revealed
A ‘tech’ job isn’t what it used to be. LinkedIn reveals the roles that have seen the greatest growth in the past five years.
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Here are the 5 key learnings from the juicy investigation into popular burger chain Grill'd
For the last couple of weeks, the question on everyone's lips has been, "What's happening with Grill'd?"At the end of November, we reported the burger company's CEO Simon Crowe had sent out an email to all staff warning them about a "pending media story" which would
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The 10 most reputable companies everyone wants to work for
This tech giant has had its fair share of controversies – but it’s been named as the company with the healthiest reputation in Australia.
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10 things you need to know this morning in Australia
Happy Monday. The end of the year is in sight.1\. After the Grill'd CEO sent a panicked email to staff the other week prefacing a negative story about the burger company, we've all been waiting to find out what it was. Turns out it was about five stories, as part of an investigation led by
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Aussie lives at risk from understaffed air safety workforce
There are 122 positions available – but only two thirds of them are filled, and it’s Aussie lives on the line, unions are saying.
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Power prices to drop: Yahoo Finance Monday morning wrap
ASX to open up, power prices to drop, where property prices will grow – and will Trump be impeached this week?
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How much do employees at Google, Facebook get paid?
Working for the likes of Google and Facebook sounds like a dream, and it turns out the salary at those companies is dreamy too.
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Uber saw over 3,000 sexual assault claims and 67 deaths last year
A new report by Uber has laid bare the safety incidents that have gone horribly wrong in a bid to be more transparent and improve safety.
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Man fired for requesting annual leave
Read the wild phone conversation that triggered the sacking.