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A police taskforce investigating embattled Victorian MP Cesar Melhem and former union boss Kathy Jackson has been given a $6 million boost by the federal government. Detectives from Taskforce Heracles continue to probe allegations of criminal conduct uncovered by the royal commission into trade union corruption, after the Commonwealth agreed to extend the joint taskforce until the end of the year. Ms Jackson, the former Health Services Union secretary, was referred for possible criminal charges for allegedly gaining property and financial advantage by deception.

Calvary Health Care Adelaide Limited is fighting a s.394 (Application for unfair dismissal remedy) lodged by an ex-staff member (Hansen).

NPA Family and Community Services Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Corporation has a s.394 (Application for unfair dismissal remedy) contretemps on its hands (Backo).

St John’s Community Care Ltd is being asked to defend a s.394 (Application for unfair dismissal remedy) filed by an unhappy Anderson.

The DHHS-Department of Health and Human Services is contesting a s.739 (Application to deal with a dispute) dropped on it by a staffer (Morag).

Options Disability Support is marshalling its defence to a s.394 (Application for unfair dismissal remedy) dropped on it by a recalcitrant (Prowse).

Link Medical Products Pty Ltd is trying to make short shrift of a s.372 (Application to deal with other contravention disputes) lodged by a staff member (Shortis).

The new Royal Adelaide Hospital’s project director Judith Carr has quit amid State Government frustration at the failure to nail down a finish date for the delayed $2 billion-plus project.