After private equity owners plunged 188-year-old retail giant David Jones into voluntary administration, thousands of shop-floor employees are facing an uncertain future just seven weeks before Christmas. 

SDA Queensland State Secretary Justin Power joined Jason Matthews on 4BC Breakfast to discuss nationwide town hall meetings, supplier stock panics, and the urgent union efforts underway to secure staff jobs and entitlements.

After private equity owners plunged 188-year-old retail giant David Jones into voluntary administration, thousands of shop-floor employees are facing an uncertain future just seven weeks before Christmas. 
SDA Queensland State Secretary Justin Power joined Jason Matthews on 4BC Breakfast to discuss nationwide town hall meetings, supplier stock panics, and the urgent union efforts underway to secure staff jobs and entitlements.

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David Jones plunges into administration: Union fights to protect jobs weeks out from Christmas

Comedian and actor Russell Brand has been remanded in custody after a London jury found him guilty of one count of rape and three counts of sexual assault spanning 2004 to 2009. 

With bail rejected ahead of Monday's sentencing, the 51-year-old faces years behind bars as police confirm active investigations remain underway into further allegations.

Comedian and actor Russell Brand has been remanded in custody after a London jury found him guilty of one count of rape and three counts of sexual assault spanning 2004 to 2009. 
With bail rejected ahead of Monday's sentencing, the 51-year-old faces years behind bars as police confirm active investigations remain underway into further allegations.

Russell Brand remanded in custody after being found GUILTY of rape and sexual assault

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Italian chef Davide Tamburrello was sacked from a Fortitude Valley restaurant after refusing to put pineapple on a pizza, later losing his unfair dismissal claim because his paperwork was filed a month late. 

While high-profile figures like Queensland Premier David Crisafulli backed the chef's culinary stance, Tamburrello has moved on as head chef in West End while radio hosts spark a fiery debate on whether pineapple belongs on pizza at all.

Italian chef Davide Tamburrello was sacked from a Fortitude Valley restaurant after refusing to put pineapple on a pizza, later losing his unfair dismissal claim because his paperwork was filed a month late. 
While high-profile figures like Queensland Premier David Crisafulli backed the chef's culinary stance, Tamburrello has moved on as head chef in West End while radio hosts spark a fiery debate on whether pineapple belongs on pizza at all.

David Jones plunges into administration: Union fights to protect jobs weeks out from Christmas

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