The worker was unfairly fired when he turn 65 due to a dubious clause in his contract. The unfair dismissal case was brought by Shicong Sun, who had worked as a “chauffeur-cum-messenger” for the Consulate General of India in Sydney for a decade. In mid-August last year Sun launched the unfair dismissal case, with the backing of the Transport Workers’ Union. Age discrimination law expert and University of Melbourne Law School Professor Alysia Blackham said the case demonstrates that contractual terms cannot be used to get around age discrimination law. Age discrimination still rifeAge discrimination has been found to be rife in the Australian tech sector and wider population.