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Richmond RAAF engineers reject unusual back pay offer: Boots or bucks?

Aircraft engineers at Richmond’s RAAF Base are standing their ground in an ongoing dispute with Airbus Australia Pacific over pay and conditions. In an unusual twist, the company has requested the highly skilled engineers to trade their work boots for back pay, leaving the workforce shocked and dismayed.

This peculiar saga began in May when Airbus offered the engineers a pay rise, but with a bizarre catch – they were asked to accept a pair of pants in lieu of a salary increase.

Richmond RAAF engineers reject unusual back pay offer: Boots or bucks?

Richmond RAAF engineers reject unusual back pay offer: Boots or bucks?

Aircraft engineers at Richmond's RAAF Base are standing their ground in an ongoing dispute with Airbus Australia Pacific over pay and conditions. In an unusual twist, the company has requested the highly skilled engineers to trade their work boots for back pay, leaving the workforce shocked and...

Two arrested after police pursuit across Western Sydney with shots fired

In a dramatic police operation this morning, two men were arrested following a pursuit across western Sydney, which involved shots fired by officers. The incident unfolded in the Lalor Park area, but ultimately resulted in the apprehension of the suspects in Katoomba.

Police said the incident began at about 8:15 am when Blacktown Police Area Command received information about a suspicious activity involving a man swapping number plates on a black Holden Commodore sedan.

Hawkesbury mobile phone users urged to identify blackspots

Mobile phone users in the Hawkesbury are being asked to help identify mobile blackspots in preparation for the next $20 million round of the Peri-Urban Mobile Program (PUMP) that aims to improve mobile coverage on the urban fringes.

Federal Member for Macquarie, Susan Templeman, says large sections of the Blue Mountains and the Hawkesbury are eligible for the PUMP program, which targets areas where the bush meets the edges of suburbs.

Hawkesbury mobile phone users urged to identify blackspots

Mobile phone users in the Hawkesbury are being asked to help identify mobile blackspots in preparation for the next $20 million round of the Peri-Urban Mobile Program (PUMP) that aims to improve mobile coverage on the urban fringes.

Federal Member for Macquarie, Susan Templeman, says large sections of the Blue Mountains and the Hawkesbury are eligible for the PUMP program, which targets areas where the bush meets the edges of suburbs.

Hawkesbury remain in the dark over the spread of toxic PFAS chemicals

Michael Sainsbury 

Despite the ongoing spread of toxic PFAS chemicals across Richmond and Windsor, including elevated levels found on the riverbank at the Cornwallis Road and at Western Sydney University, the Hawkesbury City Council will not continue any testing. This includes undertaking no testing of recycled water that it produces from its sewerage plant.

The poisonous chemicals, Per-and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS), were originally released from the firefighting foam used for decades on Richmond RAAF base, spreading across the vast flood plain adjacent to the site. Maps, obtained by the Hawkesbury Post, and used in a class action lawsuit that was settled for $132.7 million, show the toxic chemicals have already spread to parts of Windsor.

Hawkesbury remain in the dark over the spread of toxic PFAS chemicals

Hawkesbury remain in the dark over the spread of toxic PFAS chemicals

Michael Sainsbury  Despite the ongoing spread of toxic PFAS chemicals across Richmond and Windsor, including elevated levels found on the riverbank at the Cornwallis Road and at Western Sydney University, the Hawkesbury City Council will not continue any testing. This includes undertaking no...

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