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The article reports that MasterCard's global head of human resources Ron Garrow has initiated a reverse mentoring program as part of a company-wide initiative to hire people from non-traditional backgrounds to offer a consumer-driven strategy.

The article reports that as part of an investigation into alleged extortion of contractors in the Australian Capital Territory, the Canberra office of the constuction union has been raided by the Australian Federal Polic, seizing computers.

The article reports on the business losses incurred by building and construction materials company Boral from the alleged secondary boycott conducted by the Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union (CFMEU).

The article presents views of Luba Grigorovitch, secretary of the Victorian branch of Rail, Tram and Bus Union (RTBU), on the strike of tram and bus workers against government as they were not receiving wages for different work conditions such as overtime or rostering.

The article reports that Australian High Court Justice Dyson Heydon is facing pressure from Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU) for his dismissal from the Royal Commission into Trade Union Governance and Corruption.

The article reports that former Victorian Liberal Party state director Damien Mantach has been accused by the party of embezzling 1.5 million dollars in funds from the party and some of the money is believed to be invested in the sharemarket.

The article presents views of Victorian Auditor-General John Doyle, on the problems that Victorian Department of Economic Development, Jobs, Transport and Resources forgot to monitor including energy supply, permits for hydraulic fracturing and restricted onshore exploration.

The article reports that whistleblower Kathy Jackson will pay a fine of 1.4 million dollars to the Health Services Union on the charges of misusing union funds as decided by Federal Court Justice Richard Tracey.

The article reports that the Unions will decide whether to apply for the removal of royal commissioner, Dyson Heydon as he overlooked the Liberal Party's connection to an event he agreed to speak at.

The article informs that businesswoman and vice-president of the Western Bulldogs football club, Susan Alberti, is organizing a fundraising event in August 2015 which she hopes will raise more than half a million dollars for medical research.

The article reports that former Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union New South Wales secretary Andrew Ferguson admits a clause in employer workplace agreements, which provided the union with millions of dollars, did not clearly explain where the money was used.

The article focuses on the Linkedln Talent Trends 2015 Report from employment social networking site Linkedln, which found a 31% increase in the average number of active job seekers in Australia in 2015 as compared to 2014.

The article reports on a claim by Construction Industry Drug and Alcohol Foundation charity program co-ordinator Trevor Sharp that he is controlled by the construction union's leader Andrew Ferguson.

The article focuses on the insights of Jon Williams of professional services network PricewaterhouseCoopers on employee engagement or staff satisfaction surveys. Topics covered include the time needed to plan and analyse data from surveys, the disadvantages of the surveys and the decision by National Australia Bank to abandon the process. Also mentioned is the need for companies to focus on smaller polls.

The article reports on the witness statement given by Construction Industry Drug and Alcohol Foundation head Trevor Sharp in 2015 concerning former Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union New South Wales state secretary Andrew Ferguson.

The article reports on the resignation of Master Builders Association executive director Brian Seidler from the construction industry's charitable drug and alcohol rehabilitation facility following the discovery of the union's siphoning of more than half the money raised for its own use.

The article reports on the failure of television network Channel Seven Adelaide P/L, which is suing Nine Network Australia Pty. Ltd., to obtain an interlocutory injunction restraining the Nine Network and production company Endemol for the broadcast its kitchen competition show The Hotplate, which is a rip off of Seven's own hit series.

The article presents views of Jason O'Mara, assistant union secretary of ACT for the Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union (CFMEU), on the amendments introduced in union's legal training structure.

The article reports that Colin Scott, managing director of retail hobby store Frontline Hobbies, can save up to 37,500 dollar a year and recruit more staff if Sunday penalty rates were reduced in line with Saturday rates.

The article reports that as part of flexible work policies aimed at men, up to 18 weeks' paid parental leave and eight weeks' annual leave are being offered to staff by property company Scentre Group.

The article reports that Construction Forestry Mining and Energy Union (CFMEU) has been alleged of getting benefits hundreds of thousands of dollars from hidden clauses in enterprise agreements that include payments for training, donations and insurance.

The article focuses on a Productivity Commission report in Australia, which emphasized the possibility of introducing a no-fault dismissal system to breakdown employer and employee relationship, in which an employee would receive a reasonable paid notice period and an employer would be allowed to fire at will without the fear of the involvement of the Fair Work Commission.

The article reports that "hundreds of thousands of dollars" raised by the Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union (CFMEU), Australia's main trade union, from hidden clauses in enterprise bargaining agreements (EBAs).

The article reports on a statement by Premier Daniel Andrews that a pool of 200 million dollars of funds will be accessible to Victoria's farmers in a bid to drive jobs in agriculture.

The article announces the appointment of Philip Dalidalds as Minister for Small Business, Innovation and Trade of Australia.

The article reports on an announcement by Langham Hospitality Group global chief executive Robert Warman regarding the group's plan for expansion to capture North the U.S. baby boomers.

The article reports on Australian Competition and Consumer Commission's (ACCC) investigation of allegations on the Royal Commission into Trade Union Governance and Corruption, a militant construction union, of pushing employers into cartels that agreed to set higher prices to cover the cost of inflated wages.

The article reports that business groups have accused Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews of caving into the powerful Right-wing shop assistants union. It mentions that Andrews denied claims unions have undue influence over his cabinet. It mentions that Andrews has been under attack by dumped cabinet minister Adem Somyurek, who called on him to sack deputy leader James Merlino and chief of staff John McLindon, who are also from the union.

The article reports that scaffolding services provider MPR Scaffolding owner Petar Josifo-ski told the Royal Commission into Trade Union Governance and Corruption that he could be implicated in a price-fixing scam by construction union .

The article reports that Australian federal police officer Mark Battye, who was called to intervene at a building site in Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, said he was intimidated by a construction union official.

The article reports on the resignation of former Victorian minister Adem Somyurek from the ministry of Daniel Michael Andrews, the 48th Premier of Victoria, after a bullying complaint by his former chief of staff.

The article informs that John Nikolic, director for the Master Builders Association, has revealed to the Royal Commission into Trade Union Governance and Corruption that negotiations with the Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union over workplace agreements were difficult.

The article informs about the arrest of John Lomax, former Australian rugby league football club Canberra Raiders' player during an investigation conducted by Australia's Royal Commission on Trade Union Governance and Corruption.

The article reports that chief executive officers (CEO) of businesses ANZ, Westpac, Jetstar, Mitsui and Coca-Cola Amatil will mentor participants in the Australian government's Indo-Pacific study initiative and fund the overseas travel of university students for research and work experience.

The article reports that the cement company Boral has been granted access to evidence obtained by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) related to the company's lawsuit against the Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union (CFMEU).

The article reports on the testimony of businessman Jason Hooper before the Royal Commission on Trade Union Governance wherein he alleged that officials from the Communications, Plumbing and Electrical Union told him that he needs a workplace agreement to work in the Australian Capital Territory.

The article reports that a Canberra building company, Claw Construction, refused to sign a building contract with the militant construction union as the union run by "liars, thugs and not worried about safety."

The article reports that Brian Parker, Australian State Secretary, returned to lead its the Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union's New South Wales (NSW) branch despite findings against him in the investigation regarding his gross misbehavior in the office.

The article focuses on a new proposal issued by Australia's Fair Work Commission under which employees can get hourly off on the basis of their every hour of overtime.

The article focuses on data presented by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology in which it analyzed that snowfall in 2014 was heaviest as compared with the data of last 40 years till 1984.

The article reports on concerns raised by shipbuilding industry workers in Williamstown in Melbourne, Victoria over a government decision to end ship building in the area.

The article reports on concerns raised by the federal opposition, unions and the shipbuilding industry over speculation that the bulk of Australia's industry will be concentrated primarily in Adelaide.

This article presents information on the quarterly Deloitte CFO survey, which shows that majority of chief financial officers (CFO) wants budget reform by the Australian government and their views of the impact of the government's budget on business investment and corporate growth.

The article reports that the Victorian government has said that the state premier or treasurer has the right to decide whether a state-owned asset should fall under state competition law as opposed to national.

The article focuses on legal action faced by Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union (CFMEU) for threatening a manager at construction materials provider Boral, blocking deliveries by the company as it was supplying concrete to construction company Grocon that was in dispute with the union.

The article reports that Australia's Employment Minister Eric Abetz is investigating an official complaint against Fair Work Commission vice-president Michael Lawler, including his work performance and attendance at the tribunal.

The article presents weather forecasting for Australia according to the Australian Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) along with views of BOM senior meteorologist Tony Leggett on low temperature in New South Wales.

The article discusses the effort of the Health Services Union (HSU) to counter the defence documents filed by former union leader Kathy Jackson wherein Jackson has misused the union funds and was overpaid Jackson by 242 days of annual leave.

The article reports on the removal of Michael Lawler as vice-president of Fair Work Commission (FWC) wherein Lawler will fight his job despite of the attacks against him from the workplace tribunal in Australia.

The article discusses the trial by the Federal Court of Australia under Justice Richard Tracey against former head of the Health Services Union Kathy Jackson on claims of misused members fund amounting to $1.4 million.