Perth restaurant chain ordered to pay thousands after 'breaking' chef | Trump faces impeachment inquiry

[WA Today]( --------------------------------------------------------------- Wednesday, 25th September, 2019 AM News Update [Perth chain restaurant chain the Local Shack has been forced to pay $25,000 in compensation to three former employees.]( [Blood, sweat and burgers: Perth restaurant chain ordered to pay thousands after 'breaking' chef, visa threats]( The Local Shack, which has restaurants in Scarborough, Joondalup, Forrestfield, Mandurah and Hillarys, has been the subject of two Fair Work unfair dismissal proceedings and a Federal Court action in the past two years. --------------------------------------------------------------- Top Stories [Nancy Pelosi announces impeachment inquiry into Donald Trump]( The Democratic House Speaker has laid the groundwork for Donald Trump to become just the third president in US history to be impeached. [Nancy Pelosi has announced impeachment hearings against US President Donald Trump.]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Perth boy, 6, dies after being struck by car in popular sporting ground car park]( A six-year-old boy has died after being hit by a car in a eastern suburbs car park on Tuesday evening. [A young boy has been killed in Maddington after being struck by a car. ]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Euthanasia bill survives Lower House intact as Premier raises spectre of 'factional powerbrokers']( As expected, the state's draft euthanasia laws passed the Legislative Assembly last night, with about three quarters of MPs voting for the controversial legislation. [WA's euthanasia laws are being debated in State Parliament.]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Minister contradicted on 'overwhelmed' child protection workers by own department: Goiran]( Child Protection Minister Simone McGurk denies being at odds with her own department over the "overwhelming" caseloads swamping child protection workers. [Child Protection Minister Simone McGurk says child protection workers are not overwhelmed by the number of cases]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Where's the city gone? Heavy fog hampers early commuters to Perth]( Early commuters to the Perth CBD could have been mistaken to think the city had disappeared after heavy fog blanketed the metropolitan area on Wednesday morning. [The fog over Perth from the Fremantle Port camera.]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Morrison warns against 'needless anxiety' after Thunberg climate speech]( The PM has called for "context and perspective" in the climate debate in the wake of 16-year-old activist Greta Thunberg's condemnation of today's leaders. [Greta Thunberg and Scott Morrison.]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Sarah Wilson has rejected her own advice. Maybe we should too]( Maybe we should start thinking for ourselves and not slavishly follow diet gurus? [Off again, on again sugar commentator, Sarah Wilson.]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [A Fox News guest called Greta Thunberg 'mentally ill'. The network apologised]( "The comment made by Michael Knowles ... was disgraceful - we apologise to Greta Thunberg," the network said in a statement. [Climate activist Greta Thunberg, left, and Fox guest Michael Knowles, who called Thunberg 'mentally ill'.]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Rare painting worth millions found hanging in woman's kitchen]( Until recently, the painting hung on a wall between the kitchen and the dining room of a woman's home in northern France. [A 13th century painting by Italian master Cimabue is expected to fetch millions at auction.]( --------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------- We've sent you this email because your email address {EMAIL} has been registered for WA Today membership. You can [unsubscribe]( from this email at any time. At WA Today, we'll never ask for your personal or credit card information via email. If you receive a suspicious email claiming to offer WA Today services in exchange for your details, please delete it. --------------------------------------------------------------- [Conditions of use]( [Privacy policy]( Copyright © 2019 Fairfax Media Limited 1 Darling Island Rd Pyrmont NSW 2009 Australia