Fair Work Ombudsman recovers $453 million in unpaid wages and benefits for 181,000 Australian workers

The Fair Work Ombudsman recovered almost half a billion dollars in unpaid wages and entitlements for more than 180,000 workers in the 2025-26 financial year. Plus, Victoria’s ‘pothole crisis’ claims the life of a motorcycle club president, and Jordan Petaia returns to the Wallabies

The Fair Work Ombudsman recovered almost half a billion dollars in unpaid wages and entitlements for more than 180,000 workers in the 2025-26 financial year. Plus, Victoria’s ‘pothole crisis’ claims the life of a motorcycle club president, and Jordan Petaia returns to the Wallabies.

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Big employers behind almost half of $453 million in recovered unpaid wages

Victoria’s pothole peril claims life of beloved motorcycle club president

Analysis by John Ferguson: Victoria’s multi-billion dollar pothole crisis blamed on years of government neglect

Wallabies call up Jordan Petaia three years on from last cap

The Fair Work Ombudsman recovered almost half a billion dollars in unpaid wages and entitlements for more than 180,000 workers in the 2025-26 financial year. Plus, Victoria&rsquo;s &lsquo;pothole crisis&rsquo; claims the life of a motorcycle club president, and Jordan Petaia returns to the Wallabies.
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<a href="https://www.theaustralian.com.au/nation/big-employers-behind-almost-half-of-453-million-in-recovered-unpaid-wages/news-story/7036c628e9670cb6b5f78b4db8e1595a">Big employers behind almost half of $453 million in recovered unpaid wages</a>
<a href="https://www.theaustralian.com.au/nation/victoria/victorias-pothole-peril-claims-life-of-beloved-motorcycle-club-president/news-story/29f02d775db4ae5683b51abb922254f0">Victoria&rsquo;s pothole peril claims life of beloved motorcycle club president</a>
Analysis by John Ferguson: <a href="https://www.theaustralian.com.au/nation/victorias-multibillion-dollar-pothole-crisis-blamed-on-years-of-government-neglect/news-story/3ede4588e546e7bceac0097405dcfc86">Victoria&rsquo;s multi-billion dollar pothole crisis blamed on years of government neglect</a>
<a href="https://www.theaustralian.com.au/sport/rugby-union/wallabies-call-up-jordan-petaia-three-years-on-from-last-cap/news-story/0a929a02cb18a469c9472ffa26d62ecd">Wallabies call up Jordan Petaia three years on from last cap</a>

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The Front brings the unrivalled journalism of Australia&rsquo;s national broadsheet to audio, featuring each day&rsquo;s essential page-one stories, journalists&rsquo; candid take on the issues that matter, and behind-the-scenes insights from our newsrooms.
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The Front brings the unrivalled journalism of Australia’s national broadsheet to audio, featuring each day’s essential page one stories.

The Front

The Front brings the unrivalled journalism of Australia’s national broadsheet to audio, featuring each day’s essential page one stories, journalists’ candid take on the issues that matter and behind-the-scenes insight from our newsrooms.

The Front brings the unrivalled journalism of Australia's national broadsheet to audio, featuring behind-the-scenes insight from our newsrooms.

Employers on notice after millions recovered for unpaid workers

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Hedley Thomas The Poisoned Wife podcast: Rosslyn McQueen’s husband Ray McQueen blamed neighbour Vin McKenzie for strychnine poisoning

Journalist Hedley Thomas joins us with a special insight into where his blockbuster podcast investigation The Poisoned Wife is heading. After the 1986 murder of Rosslyn McQueen, the Homicide Squad rolls into tiny Lockwood, Victoria to question husband Ray, who is infatuated with a teenage girl - and the police interview changes everything. 

He suspects a neighbour of poisoning his wife Ros. Meanwhile, Ray’s attention is focused on a vulnerable 17-year-old girl. 

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Husband accused of murder sent ‘strange’ neighbour to find poisoned wife

Poisoned wife Rosslyn McQueen feared husband was having an affair with babysitter

McQueen marriage under ‘considerable stress’ due to finances, friend told police

This episode of The Front is presented by Claire Harvey, produced by Kristen Amiet and edited by Joshua Burton. Our team includes Lia Tsamoglou, Tiffany Dimmack, and Jasper Leak, who also composed our music. 

Journalist Hedley Thomas joins us with a special insight into where his blockbuster podcast investigation The Poisoned Wife is heading. After the 1986 murder of Rosslyn McQueen, the Homicide Squad rolls into tiny Lockwood, Victoria to question husband Ray, who is infatuated with a teenage girl - and the police interview changes everything.&nbsp;
He suspects a neighbour of poisoning his wife Ros. Meanwhile, Ray&rsquo;s attention is focused on a vulnerable 17-year-old girl.&nbsp;
Read more about this story at <a href="http://theaustralian.com.au">theaustralian.com.au</a> and see the video by subscribing to our <a href="https://m.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLfDC8EeZJyt1IVjv5bCRbFBkTl-VYpJyf">YouTube channel</a>.
<a href="https://www.theaustralian.com.au/nation/husband-accused-of-murder-sent-strange-neighbour-to-find-poisoned-wife/news-story/dce75b80865853aa1b15dc2138e466a9">Husband accused of murder sent &lsquo;strange&rsquo; neighbour to find poisoned wife</a>
<a href="https://www.theaustralian.com.au/nation/poisoned-wife-rosslyn-mcqueen-feared-husband-was-having-an-affair-with-babysitter/news-story/2a2753cf0c844a6219eb85346749db49">Poisoned wife Rosslyn McQueen feared husband was having an affair with babysitter</a>
<a href="https://www.theaustralian.com.au/nation/mcqueen-marriage-under-considerable-stress-due-to-finances-friend-told-police/news-story/420d0acd882f02e5791138987ee28f39">McQueen marriage under &lsquo;considerable stress&rsquo; due to finances, friend told police</a>
This episode of The Front is presented by Claire Harvey, produced by Kristen Amiet and edited by Joshua Burton. Our team includes Lia Tsamoglou, Tiffany Dimmack, and Jasper Leak, who also composed our music.&nbsp;

The Poisoned Wife – and a cop who didn’t buy her husband’s story

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You Can See Everything: A24’s new Elizabeth Holmes documentary trailer that broke the internet

Production house A24 released a trailer this week for You Can See Everything that broke the internet. A24 is known for horror, while host Nathan Fielder is famous for comedy. Together, they promise an intimate look into Elizabeth Holmes’ final 36 days of freedom, in a documentary bound to be more than the sum of its parts.

Production house A24 released a trailer this week for You Can See Everything that broke the internet. A24 is known for horror, while host Nathan Fielder is famous for comedy. Together, they promise an intimate look into Elizabeth Holmes’ final 36 days of freedom, in a documentary bound to be more than the sum of its parts.

Read more about this story at theaustralian.com.au and see the video by subscribing to our YouTube channel. You can view the trailer for You Can See Everything here.

The weekend edition of The Front is co-produced by Claire Harvey and Jasper Leak. The host is Claire Harvey. Audio production and editing by Jasper Leak who also composed our theme.

Production house A24 released a trailer this week for You Can See Everything that broke the internet. A24 is known for horror, while host Nathan Fielder is famous for comedy. Together, they promise an intimate look into Elizabeth Holmes&rsquo; final 36 days of freedom, in a documentary bound to be more than the sum of its parts.
Read more about this story at&nbsp;<a href="http://theaustralian.com.au">theaustralian.com.au</a> and see the video by subscribing to our <a href="https://m.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLfDC8EeZJyt1IVjv5bCRbFBkTl-VYpJyf">YouTube channel</a>. You can view the trailer for You Can See Everything <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GGJSRFWALTI&amp;pp=ygUeeW91IGNhbiBzZWUgZXZlcnl0aGluZyB0cmFpbGVy">here.</a>
The weekend edition of The Front is co-produced by Claire Harvey and Jasper Leak. The host is Claire Harvey. Audio production and editing by Jasper Leak who also composed our theme.

The doco turning Theranos fraudster Elizabeth Holmes into a horror baddie

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Cate and Luke Sayers defamation case settled, sparing senior AFL figures court appearances

Former PWC and Carlton bigwig Luke Sayers has apologised to his estranged wife Cate Sayers for falsely accusing her of posting a nude image of him on his own social media account. Also in today’s afternoon headlines, Donald Trump’s ‘go to hell’ gag at the Republican convention and the jet lag theory surrounding an American football clash at the MCG.

Former PWC and Carlton bigwig Luke Sayers has apologised to his estranged wife Cate Sayers for falsely accusing her of posting a nude image of him on his own social media account. Also in today’s afternoon headlines, Donald Trump’s ‘go to hell’ gag at the Republican convention and the jet lag theory surrounding an American football clash at the MCG. 

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Sayers v Sayers; ‘dick pic defo’ case settles, Luke apologises to ex-wife

Trump warns attendees they'll go to hell if they don't vote

NFL Melbourne LA Rams v San Francisco 49ers

Former PWC and Carlton bigwig Luke Sayers has apologised to his estranged wife Cate Sayers for falsely accusing her of posting a nude image of him on his own social media account. Also in today&rsquo;s afternoon headlines, Donald Trump&rsquo;s &lsquo;go to hell&rsquo; gag at the Republican convention and the jet lag theory surrounding an American football clash at the MCG.&nbsp;
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<a href="https://www.theaustralian.com.au/nation/victoria/sayers-v-sayers-dick-pic-dfefo-case-settles-lukje-apologises-to-exwife/news-story/d353fa362b37bed34d5cc4dcb74012db">Sayers v Sayers; &lsquo;dick pic defo&rsquo; case settles, Luke apologises to ex-wife</a>
<a href="https://www.theaustralian.com.au/nation/politics-latest-budget-changes-to-wipe-1bn-from-gdp-rent-rises-five-times-jims-claim-modelling-warns/live-coverage/efe39e9d2d87c39dc68a8eb3ac38ebaf#/entry/17391886">Trump warns attendees they'll go to hell if they don't vote</a>
<a href="https://www.theaustralian.com.au/sport/us-sports/nfl-melbourne-la-rams-v-san-francisco-49ers-live-updates-news-and-scores-from-the-mcg/live-coverage/71fd3851b050d7668966288854730105#/entry/17392594">NFL Melbourne LA Rams v San Francisco 49ers</a>

Luke Sayers settles ‘dick pic’ defamation fight with ex-wife Cate

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Employers on notice after millions recovered for unpaid workers

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