Qantas to pay record fine of $58 million for pandemic sackings criticized by judge

A court ordered Australia’s largest airline, Qantas Airways, on Monday to pay a record fine of A$90 million ($58.64 million) for illegally sacking 1,800 ground staff during the COVID-19 pandemic and criticized it for a lack of contrition. In imposing the penalty, the largest ordered by a court on a company in the history of Australia’s labor…

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Royel Otis postpone show after Royel Maddell collapses onstage in Germany

Aussie Indie rock duo Royel Otis have been forced to cancel an upcoming festival appearance after guitarist Royel Maddell collapsed on stage. Maddell and bandmate Otis Pavlovic were mid-way through performing their hit Till The Morning at Dockville Festival in Germany when Maddell began to stumble backward before falling to the ground with his guitar…

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