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Justice department charged after youth worker 'assault'

WorkSafe has charged Victoria's Department of Justice and Community Safety after a youth justice worker was allegedly assaulted at a Melbourne facility.

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Palmer battles jab mandates — and wins

Clive Palmer successfully funded a challenge against Queensland’s vaccine mandates, Lidia Thorpe backs Mardi Gras’ police ban, and NDIS-funded programs have been unlawfully restraining children with autism.

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Matt Wright hit with fresh charges over fatal crash

Netflix star Matt Wright and his aviation company have been hit with a suite of new WorkSafe charges over a fatal chopper crash that killed his co-star.

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A Food Delivery Rider Was Killed, And No One Reported His Death For More Than 12 Months

The death of a food delivery rider went unreported for over a year, the Transport Workers Union (TWU) union says, amid cries that unfit employment laws are endangering workers.

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No 'silver bullet' to fix ailing WorkCover scheme

The union movement has blasted Labor's planned changes to WorkCover as businesses plead for a cap on rising premiums at an inquiry into a controversial bill.

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Boss slapped strung-up apprentice at Christmas party

Steven Yousif has admitted bullying two carpentry apprentices during a two-year period at his Melbourne business.

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Danger ahead: White Island volcano ruling could reshape adventure tourism in New Zealand

One expert says tougher regulations will have ‘enormous implications’ for the industry in a country that promotes itself as the adventure capital of the world

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WorkSafe issues notice to Auckland rail company

WorkSafe has issued Auckland One Rail an improvement notice after finding the known psychosocial risk to workers of viewing, experiencing, or hearing about on-track collisions was not being managed effectively

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Whakaari/White Island court case will change the level of accepted risk in NZ's tourism industry

An Auckland court has found Whakaari Management Limited (WML) guilty of breaching workplace safety laws relating to the Whakaari/White Island eruption in 2019. This decision could have implications for anyone involved in adventure tourism in New Zealand.

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Family's case over forest worker's death fails

A rare private health and safety prosecution over the death of a young Ngāti Porou forestry worker has been dismissed by the court.

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White Island volcano eruption: Whakaari Management found guilty of ‘astonishing’ safety failures

New Zealand judge Evangelos Thomas criticised failures of safety audits given ‘obvious risks’ that led to 2019 fatal eruption

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Whakaari owners convicted on NZ volcano safety charge

Four years after an eruption killed 22 people on New Zealand's White Island, Whakaari Management Ltd has been convicted on a workplace safety charge.

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Hospital cafes fined $300,000 over sexual harassment

A hospital cafe boss has been fined almost $300,000 after being convicted of failing to ensure a safe workplace related to reports of sexual harassment.

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Worker killed as chemical explosion ignites factory

A 44-year-old man has died and WorkSafe is investigating after a chemical explosion led to a factory fire in Melbourne's west.

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A 24 Y.O. Dad Was Killed In A Horrific Workplace Incident & His Employer Only Got Fined $350K

A family member said the timber mill "should have been closed down permanently".

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Vic building regulator charged over inspector's death

The Victorian Building Authority failed to provide a safe workplace for an inspector before they took their own life, WorkSafe alleges.

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Our politicians' shame

A public plea from a Pike River mother Sonya Rockhouse for someone, somewhere to do something about the ongoing injustice of people dying at their work

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Dhulwa 'not a jail', on its way to becoming safer, vows minister

WorkSafe ACT recently attended the facility.

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Charges laid after man crushed to death by water tank

WorkSafe has charged a Victorian water tank manufacturer after a non-employee was killed while helping unload a water tank on a customer's property.

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New Zealand judge dismisses charges against White Island volcano owners

Individual charges against Andrew, James and Peter Buttle dropped, though their company still faces charges over deadly eruption

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White Island volcano trial: court hears from land owners accused of safety failures

One of three brothers who own the island and run tourist operation there tells court ‘what happened was a shock to everybody’

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Forestry firm says killed worker at fault

In a rare private prosecution over the workplace death of a young forestry worker seven years ago, the employer defended its procedures and blamed the worker, writes Rebecca Macfie

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Rare private prosecution in forestry death

A Tairāwhiti family has brought a rare private prosecution against a logging contractor over the workplace death of their son in a Hawkes Bay pine forest. Rebecca Macfie reports.

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Heroes in the spotlight at White Island trial

The WorkSafe prosecution over the Whakaari eruption begins today – and some of the heroes of that dreadful day are in the spotlight.

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The cancer-causing dangers in our workplaces

New Zealand's first-ever Carcinogen Survey has found alarming numbers of people are exposed to cancer-causing agents in their work. What can we do about it?

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