rent takinga slight dip

big corpos can't drain the land without listening to the locals.

the high court has blocked a plan to drain 40 gigalitres of groundwater annually for a large-scale fruit farm located in the northern territory.

a company called fortune agribusiness had a license to take the equivalent of sydney harbour twice every year for three decades. they wanted it for free to run a massive fruit and veg farm on a remote cattle station. the local mpwerempwer aboriginal corporation fought it, saying the plan threatened at least 40 sacred sites and the desert's fragile water supply.

the high court agreed and scrapped the license because the nt government didn't give traditional owners a proper say. this sets a huge precedent for how the environment and cultural rights are weighted against big industry. it means the government now has to go back to the drawing board and actually justify the long-term impact before anyone touches a drop.

worked while under 18? you likely missed super payments that could have grown into $11,000.

an outdated law requires under-18s to work 30+ hours a week for one employer to earn super, costing 530,000 teens $411 million annually.

an outdated rule means 91% of workers under 18 are missing out on super contributions because they work part-time. the super members council is now pushing to scrap the 30-hour threshold so everyone gets paid from their very first hour on the job.

missing out on just two years of contributions as a teen can leave you over ten thousand dollars worse off by retirement due to lost compounding. while the change isn't law yet, it would fix a gap that currently sees the average affected young worker lose $780 every year.