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/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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Employers on notice after millions recovered for unpaid workers

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