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Victorian Labor’s union problem has deepened after the main public servants’ union said it would not support the party at this month’s state election, Snowy Hydro bosses bank huge bonuses, European flights hit by bomb threats, and concert tickets lead the Shonky awards.
Shonky service | Concert tickets that surge to $1,650, an airline pocketing $75m of unused flight credits and a washer/dryer cycle that takes 25 hours have all made the dishonour roll in consumer advocacy group Choice’s annual Shonky awards. Labor blow | Victoria’s public servants union says it will not support Labor at this month’s state election, condemning the government for cutting public service jobs while spending $1.2bn on consultants.
Spain train crash | Two Australians are among 69 people who died in last week’s high-speed train collision after Spanish authorities confirmed the identities of three more victims. Snowy windfall | Executives at the troubled Snowy Hydro company collectively banked bonuses worth a combined $751,925 in the last financial year, despite its renewable energy project blowing...
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