Media releases
Media Releases | 26 Nov 2025
The Australian Taxation Office, Fair Work Ombudsman and Department of Home Affairs have wrapped up Operation Topaz, a joint compliance blitz of the agriculture sector in Queensland’s Gatton region.
Media Releases | 25 Nov 2025
Queensland University of Technology (QUT) has completed more than $1.9 million in payments, including interest and superannuation, to hundreds of staff it underpaid, as part of entering into an Enforceable Undertaking (EU) with the Fair Work Ombudsman.
Media Releases | 21 Nov 2025
The Fair Work Ombudsman has secured a total of $450,000 in penalties in court against the operators of a retail gift shop on Phillip Island, in Victoria.
Media Releases | 18 Nov 2025
The Fair Work Ombudsman has commenced legal action against the former operator of a restaurant in Perth.
Media Releases | 18 Nov 2025
The Fair Work Ombudsman has secured a $7,512 penalty in court against the former sole director of a company that operated kebab shops in Queensland, for a breach that impacted a young worker.
Media Releases | 14 Nov 2025
Westpac Banking Corporation (Westpac) has back-paid nearly 47,000 staff more than $50 million and signed an Enforceable Undertaking (EU) with the Fair Work Ombudsman.
Media Releases | 07 Nov 2025
The Fair Work Ombudsman has commenced legal action against a carpentry business based in Melbourne’s eastern suburbs for alleged breaches impacting young workers.
Media Releases | 07 Nov 2025
The Fair Work Ombudsman has commenced legal action against the operators of a shed building company in Queensland.
Media Releases | 03 Nov 2025
The Fair Work Ombudsman has secured more than $27,000 in penalty and back-payment orders in court against the operator of an automotive repair and maintenance business in western Sydney for a breach affecting a young apprentice.
Media Releases | 03 Nov 2025
3 November 2025The Fair Work Ombudsman has secured $7,981 in penalties in court against the operator of a valet parking service in Sydney.
