‘Bizarre’ bonuses and sausage sizzles: how Australia’s outsource call centres try to lure in poorly paid workers

Staff at four private contractors with government agency contracts say training is poor, morale is low and the attrition rate is high

My work went from air-conditioned offices to delivering food on a bike. The culture shock is significant

The plan was to get on a bicycle to earn some money. It wasn’t to get hit by cars, thumped by skinheads or to see my surroundings in a whole new light.

Will Great Britain’s offshore wind subsidy auction mean lower energy bills?

Why ‘historic’ process is crucial to help government hit 2030 clean energy targets

Offshore windfarm contracts to fuel 12m homes in Great Britain after record auction

Subsidies awarded to eight new projects help keep UK on track to decarbonise by 2030

Saks Global files for bankruptcy after takeover leads to financial collapse

Debt-riddled retail giant’s demise has cast uncertainty over the future of US luxury fashion

BP to take hit of up to $5bn on green energy as it refocuses on fossil fuels

Energy company also under pressure from worse oil trading performance and weaker oil prices

McKinsey asks graduates to use AI chatbot in recruitment process

Blue-chip consultancy’s boss says firm has an AI ‘workforce’ of 20,000 agents operating alongside its 40,000 staff

Coca-Cola reportedly abandons plans to sell Costa Coffee chain

US owner scraps auction after bids from private equity firms fail to meet its £2bn sale expectations, report says

Union leaders accuse Trump labor department of echoing Nazi rhetoric

Labor department rhetoric, such as ‘One Homeland. One People. One Heritage’, prompt comparisons to Nazi slogan

With this record wind power auction, we’ve proved the rightwing doubters wrong

The only way that Britain’s energy bills can come down is if we are no longer reliant on fossil fuels. Today marks a big step towards that goal, says energy secretary Ed Miliband

Economic conflicts are world’s greatest risk, WEF survey suggests

Extreme weather events and biodiversity loss identified as the biggest global threats over a longer timeframe

Netflix ‘plans to switch to all-cash offer to seal $83bn Warner Bros deal’

Aim is to speed up acquisition of WBD studio and streaming businesses and hold off rival Paramount bid

Trump’s planned limits on US property investing could spur foray into UK housing market

Ban on private equity firms buying single-family homes in US raises concerns institutions could deepen housing crisis on Britain

How would a Trump takeover of the Fed affect Australia?

Central banks are given independence so they can make unpopular, inflation-beating decisions on interest rates

‘It’s pretty grim’: Tunbridge Wells residents struggle through several days without water – again

South East Water blames bad weather as pubs are forced to close, toilets overflow and people go without showers