Qantas attacks SafeWork’s COVID stand-down lawsuits
Qantas has tried to halt two criminal cases over its stand-down of a worker who raised health concerns about cleaning planes from China early in the pandemic.
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Nearly half of gig workers make less than minimum wage
A survey of more than 1000 Australian gig workers has revealed almost half earn less than the minimum wage and three in four work long hours.
‘Broken’ Vic workers’ compo scheme set for an overhaul
Victoria's workers' compensation scheme is "fundamentally broken" and raising premiums for businesses won't be enough to fix it, the state government says.
States back plan for report on deadly silica dust ban
States and territories have unanimously backed the commissioning of a report to look at a ban on products containing silica dust.
Unions heap pressure over ‘asbestosis of the 2020s’
A prominent union says it will take matters into its own hands if the government fails to ban engineered stone linked to a deadly and incurable disease.
Energy Australia’s $1.5m fine after worker’s death
Energy Australia has been fined $1.5 million after admitting the death of a worker working on high voltage cables at its Yallourn power station was preventable.
Anglo Coal fights Qld workplace death case
A worker killed in a Queensland coal mine could not have known the park brake on his underground grader was defective, a Brisbane court has been told.
First workplace manslaughter charge in Vic
Victoria's work safety regulator has charged a stonemason business director with workplace manslaughter in a first for the state.
Truck driver fatigue focus during inquest
A coroner will consider fatigue in the transport industry during an inquest into the death of a Queensland truck driver crushed by a steel pipe being offloaded.
NSW parliament has become toxic: premier
NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet has pledged to act on a report that has unveiled a '"completely unacceptable" culture inside Macquarie Street.
Qld couriers to have set pay, conditions
A Queensland parliamentary committee is assessing proposed laws to regulate the pay and conditions of transport workers including gig couriers and truckies.
Dog attacks on postal workers skyrocket
Australia's dog owners are being urged to secure their furry friends after a surge in the number of posties attacked while delivering the mail.
Worker dies at Queensland coal mine
A man has died after suffering critical head injuries while working at a coal mine in central Queensland.
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‘Historic day’ as Vic sex work laws pass
Victoria has passed legislation to become the third Australian jurisdiction to decriminalise sex work, ending a decades-long wait for advocates.
Disability staff with COVID still working
Two COVID-positive disability support staff in regional Victoria have been granted an exemption to continue working.
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PM urges workers: keep pushing through
More of the economy is coming under strain as Omicron ravages supply chains and uncertainty affecting everything from recruitment to farmers, food and shops.
Victorian power station charged over death
WorkSafe has charged Energy Australia over the 2018 death of an employee at its Yallourn Power Station in Victoria.