 Workplace
Qantas loses fight with Falun Gong flight attendant QANTAS has been ordered to reinstate a flight attendant banned from international duties over her practise of Falun Gong. Sheridan Genrich, of Sydney’s Lane Cove, was demoted to short-haul after she was threatened by authorities during a 2008 Beijing stopover and deported due to her spiritual belief. Qantas passengers exposed to toxic air, alleges book |
 RetailCostco pumps $140m into Aussie growth THE nation’s most powerful shopping centre owners are trying to stop the expansion of US discount warehouse chain Costco, claiming a planned multi-million dollar development is illegal. In a raft of objections, the group – including Westfield, AMP and the Shopping Centre Council of Australia – says the proposed store breaches existing state planning laws, is “inappropriate” and that to create any exemptions would be “anti-competitive”. |
 EconomicsInteractive economic charts news.com.au has a series of interactive economic charts using the amCharts tool that I helped to create (along with the talented designers). The pictured interactive Australian dollar vs US dollar chart allows readers to zoom in and out and highlight key events during the Aussie’s 30 year journey. More: unemployment, interest rates, inflation and GDP. |