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Australian casual staff will lose out on $39 billion in entitlements as part of the Morrison government's proposed transformation of insecure work The Morrison government is introducing sweeping reforms to Australia's casual workforce, redefining casual employment, reducing entitlements, and introducing criminal penalties for wage theft.

Qantas and Virgin Australia are battling it out for frequent flyer members as travellers return to the skies Virgin Australia has launched an attempt to lure frequent flyer members from its rival Qantas - by offering Qantas members a three month trial of its Velocity Discover Gold Status membership.

The Reserve Bank has given its strongest indication yet that it won't overturn Afterpay's 'no surcharge' policy Reserve Bank governor Philip Lowe has given the strongest indication yet that buy now, pay later providers will be able to continue to insist merchants do not pass their costs on to customers, at least in the medium-term.

The Social Outfit set out to provide jobs for refugees and migrants by saving textiles from landfill. Now they're part of an ethical fashion revolution. Ethical fashion brand The Social Outfit aims to provide employment opportunities for new migrants and people from refugee backgrounds in Australia.

Online investment platform Stake wants to reinvent super for millennials by letting them take the reins of their retirement savings Stake is trialling a new self-managed super fund (SMSF) that promises to allow Australians to control their superannuation investments. The online investment platform is promising to slash the cost of owning an SMSF, opening up access to a younger generation.

Japan has completed its 3-billion-mile mission to collect dust from an asteroid. Photos show the prize falling into Australia like a fireball. Japan's Hayabusa-2 mission bombed an asteroid in order to scoop up rock and dust from below its surface. The spacecraft dropped the asteroid material into the Australian outback on Saturday.

A research firm ranked the 20 most powerful entertainment brands right now based on 350,000 surveys over 2 years National Research Group conducted 350,000 online surveys with consumers since January 2019 to determine the top entertainment brands right now. In an interview with Business Insider, NRG's executive vice president of strategy, Ethan Titelman, explained that the list doesn't necessarily rank the brands by popularity, but reflects a franchise's "forward momentum."

Photos show what happens when you get severe COVID-19 and why you don't want to get it now As coronavirus cases continue to surge nationwide, people might not be thinking of what's going on in hospitals as they disregard public health recommendations.

'We wanted to keep people safe, supported and informed': How the pandemic has changed Uber for passengers and drivers In September, Uber released their first Movement Index report, which noted that, when compared to the lowest point of engagement during the pandemic, the frequency of trips have recovered by about 77% (excluding Melbourne). In fact, in some places, the frequency in which people are using Uber is almost the same as it was pre-COVID.

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