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YOUNG WORKER WINS MORE THAN $200,000

July 17, 2026

Hooi Fen Ong and the Young Workers Centre have this week been awarded almost $230,000 in penalties against Ms Ong’s former employer, Dark Horse Entertainment Pty Ltd, by the Federal Circuit and Family...
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Right To Refuse Unsafe Work

January 12, 2026

The right to a safe workplace is protected by law in...
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Read our article in the TLN Journal!

November 06, 2025

July/August Newsletter

September 19, 2025

Young Workers Centre's August Newsletter 2025 🌞 Welcome back to another...
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June Newsletter

July 02, 2025

  Young Workers Centre's June Newsletter 2025 Welcome back! This edition,...
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How to get a permanent job 101

May 29, 2025

From bartending, pokies service, health administration, to grain handling and machine operating, sheep-rouseabouting, and counting votes for the Australian Electoral Commission (to name a few) my working life has mostly been casual. At...
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Why Young Workers are Giving Up Apprenticeships: The Junior Wage Trap

March 26, 2025

Young apprentices and trainees are leaving due to low wages and...
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Casual Conversion Explained

March 26, 2025

The landscape for casual workers in Australia has shifted significantly with...
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Wins for apprentices!

February 13, 2025

Here at the Young Workers Centre, apprentices and young workers have...
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Beyond the 9 to 5: when does overtime become unreasonable?

December 17, 2024

Many of us have been asked to work overtime from time...
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