US military’s eye-popping Viagra bill
THE US military blows $52 million a year on Viagra for its troops — about five times more than medical costs for transgender servicepeople.
At Work
Boss charged with killing company director
JENNIFER Borchardt’s boyfriend found her dead in a pool of blood. Now her colleague and the founder of their successful Melbourne company is in the frame.
Both feet amputated after tower fall
DOCTORS treating the Gold Coast father who fell 20m from an apartment tower have been forced to take drastic measures to save his life.
Millennials slam offensive job ad
YOUNG people are fired up over an ad for a job which questions whether they were “taught anything about the existing real world”.
Lazarus: Palmer ‘bullying’ unpleasant
FORMER senator Glenn Lazarus has opened up about copping bullying from within the Palmer United Party and how it affected his mental health.
Cop refuses to explain shooting
THE police officer who gunned down Australian Justine Damond is refusing to be interviewed by investigators.
Why weren’t cops’ cameras on?
THE officers who responded to Justine Damond’s call before shooting her dead broke their department’s rules by not filming the incident.
‘Seedy underbelly’ of wage theft
KOREAN, Chinese and Spanish-speaking workers are routinely paid below minimum wage as part of a “seedy underbelly of wage theft”.
Danger lurking in our hospitals
IT’S no secret a doctor’s job is a gruelling one. But a new snapshot of Australia’s public hospitals has revealed just how dangerous it can be.
‘We created messed-up drongo’
THE story of a jobseeker refusing to remove his face tattoo has inspired anger, but one commentator argues we only have ourselves to blame.
Man’s drunk face tattoo dilemma
MARK Cropp wants to get off the dole, get a job and put food on the table for his family. But there’s one not-so-small problem.
Mystery over ‘catastrophic’ commute
TENS of thousands of commuters have been offered compensation after a mystery error shut down Melbourne’s entire Metro train system.
Forced to pay $30 to come to work
STAFF are furious after being told they will either have to pay $30 a day to come to work, or walk 20 minutes to get there.
Glamour CEO’s dramatic outburst
EMBATTLED charity boss Eman Sharobeem ended her final appearance at a corruption inquiry into her use of charity funds with an extraordinary outburst.
Glamorous CEO’s sons grilled
EMBATTLED former CEO Eman Sharobeem’s sons were handed jobs at her firm despite questions over their resumes.
‘That’s not true’: CEO under fire
A FORMER worker accused of framing ex-Sydney charity boss Eman Sharobeem has denied being the “brains behind setting her up”.
CEO’s jaw-dropping deception
EMAN Sharobeem was a glamorous CEO, community worker, and victim of a forced marriage, or so she had her followers believe.
Dad plunges seven storeys
A HORRIFIC accident has left a Gold Coast father fighting for life after he fell from a high-rise apartment complex.
‘Revenge campaign that stopped the city’
THE former mistress of Seven CEO Tim Worner had previously tried to destroy the reputation of another executive at a radio station, it’s been alleged in court.
Microsoft to slash thousands of jobs
TECH giant Microsoft has announced a major reorganisation that will include up to 3000 job cuts, largely in sales.
Commuters warned to brace for ‘misery’
ONE of Australia’s newest rail lines will close despite there being nothing wrong with it. There are warnings it could lead to a “traffic disaster”.
Paramedic’s life a wreck after call out
HER job was to help in an emergency, but after rushing to the aid of a fallen jockey, paramedic Haley Noele caught a disease she never expected.
Typo sees violent thug set free
COURT staff had one job, but an embarrassing blunder has seen violent criminal Ralston “Ratty” Dodd walk free over a six letter word.
Australia’s great traffic myth debunked
EVERYONE loves a great big whinge about the traffic. But maybe we’re not as entitled to it as we think.
Jailed Playboy bunnies ‘begged for food’
THREE Playboy bunnies had to “beg for food and water” after being thrown in jail by Mexican police, in a move slammed as an “abuse of authority”.
Border Force boss investigation is ‘personal’
THE head of the Australian Border Force has taken leave amid an external investigation, reportedly into his personal behaviour.
‘Did you show him your tits?’
WHEN Anna chalked up a big win at work, her boss’s first reaction wasn’t to congratulate her – it was to ask an insulting question.
$3500 oyster-guzzling cruise ‘just my job’
GREENS Senator Sarah Hanson-Young has an interesting excuse for charging taxpayers for a boat cruise she took with her sick daughter.
‘They drank, danced and bonked’
MORE than 200 police have been stood down after a wild party involving public sex, brawling, urinating, and an officer stripping with her service weapon.
Restaurant visit made 30 quit
A SINGLE visit to this restaurant caused more than 30 staff to quit the next day, leading its owner to pen a scathing letter.
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