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A s.394 (Unfair dismissal) application launched by Kevin Cosmos citing Yaburara and Coastal Mardudhunera Aboriginal Corporations has been turned down by Fair Work Deputy President Binet in Perth on 11 January 2019.

A s.185 (Enterprise agreement) application from Armest Pty Ltd T/A Miles Witt Partnership for the Lions Haven Residential Support Staff Enterprise Agreement 2018 has been ratified by Fair Work Deputy President Kovacic in Canberra on 11 January 2019.

A s.185 (Enterprise agreement) application from Wonthaggi and District Elderly Citizens Homes Inc T/A Rose Lodge for the Wonthaggi and District Elderly Citizens Homes Inc (trading as Rose Lodge), ANMF and HSU Enterprise Agreement 2017 has been agreed by Fair Work Deputy President Masson in Melbourne on 9 January 2019.

A neo-Nazi group hung stickers depicting swastikas at the entrance to a Jewish old-age home in Melbourne. The neo-Nazi Antipodian Resistance organisation posted the stickers of their logo, which bears a large swastika, at the entrance of the Emmy Monash Aged Care in Melbourne, home to elderly Jewish community members including Holocaust survivors, in the heartland of the Victorian Jewish community. They were discovered by a man visiting his elderly parents at the facility last week.

A s.185 (Enterprise agreement) application by Commonwealth of Australia represented by the Department of Human Services T/A Department of Human Services for the Department of Human Services Medical Officers Agreement 2018-2021 has been ratified by Deputy President Kovacic in Canberra on 10 January 2019.

A spokesperson from Currimundi Gardens Retirement Village said they were working with police following two break-ins at its independent living facility.

A s.185 (Enterprise agreement) application from Genesis Cancer Care Victoria Pty Ltd T/A Radiation Oncology Victoria for the Genesis Cancer Care Victoria Nurses Enterprise Agreement 2018 has been approved by Commissioner Johns sitting in Sydney on 9 January 2019.

Police are investigating an alleged indecent assault at an Illawarra aged care facility. The allegation involves a volunteer worker accused of fondling the breasts of a female resident, aged 75. Sources say the woman claims a man put his hands down her shirt during a bingo game at Warrigal Care’s Albion Park Rail facility. It is understood police will review CCTV footage from the facility and conduct interviews in relation to the allegation. Lake Illawarra Commander Superintendent Dean Smith confirmed police were investigating a claim in respect to the indecent assault of a resident, “which is of an historical nature”. “No person has been interviewed or charged at this time,” he said.