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Hospital safety plan under fire for scant consultation

Hospital safety plan under fire for scant consultation

The Victorian coalition has promised to deploy dozens of protective services officers to improve hospital safety if it wins the upcoming election.

Planes' near-miss probed as airport battles staff woes

Planes' near-miss probed as airport battles staff woes

Planes' near-miss probed as airport battles staff woes

Planes' near-miss probed as airport battles staff woes

Two planes have avoided a nasty crash after they almost collided on the tarmac at Australia's busiest airport.

Court intervenes to send alleged ambo stabber to trial

Court intervenes to send alleged ambo stabber to trial

Court intervenes to send alleged ambo stabber to trial

Court intervenes to send alleged ambo stabber to trial

An accused paramedic stabber has been sent to the Supreme Court after a magistrate entered not guilty pleas on his behalf due to fitness issues.

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Survey supports a better deal for Pacific workers

Survey supports a better deal for Pacific workers

A survey has shown a majority of Australians want employment conditions for Pacific workers to be improved following claims of underpayment.

Sweeping changes made to working-with-children checks

Sweeping changes made to working-with-children checks

The nation's attorneys-general have tackled priority areas for keeping children safe following a string of abuses in childcare settings.

Serious assaults on health workers double in a decade

Serious assaults on health workers double in a decade

Patients are increasingly lashing out at health care workers, with the number of hospitalisations following an assault doubling over the past decade.

Father of slain childcare worker awarded $1.3m payout

Father of slain childcare worker awarded $1.3m payout

The father of murdered woman Molly Ticehurst has scored a legal victory only a day after being dealt a blow in his quest for justice for his daughter.

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Two-thirds of workers exposed to racism on the job

Two-thirds of workers exposed to racism on the job

Two-thirds of workers exposed to racism on the job

Two-thirds of workers exposed to racism on the job

Racism is common in Australian workplaces, with First Nations employees disproportionately targeted, according to new research.

Doctor who filmed staff in toilets to face his victims

Doctor who filmed staff in toilets to face his victims

Doctor who filmed staff in toilets to face his victims

Doctor who filmed staff in toilets to face his victims

A junior doctor who was originally facing more than 900 charges for hiding cameras in toilets has ultimately pleaded guilty to 13 offences.

Inquiry to examine parliament behavioural standards

Inquiry to examine parliament behavioural standards

Inquiry to examine parliament behavioural standards

Inquiry to examine parliament behavioural standards

A code of conduct for MPs and their staffers will be investigated as a parliamentary inquiry examines whether it is up to scratch.

Bread company fined $3.4m over workplace manslaughter

Bread company fined $3.4m over workplace manslaughter

Bread company fined $3.4m over workplace manslaughter

Bread company fined $3.4m over workplace manslaughter

A garlic bread manufacturer has received a multimillion dollar fine in only the second prosecution of workplace manslaughter in Victoria.

Why women's burnout is costing Australian workplaces

Why women's burnout is costing Australian workplaces

Why women's burnout is costing Australian workplaces

Why women's burnout is costing Australian workplaces

Existing business systems are outdated and were never designed to help sustain the mental health of the people running them, researchers say.

'Wake-up call': suicide risk high among young tradies

'Wake-up call': suicide risk high among young tradies

'Wake-up call': suicide risk high among young tradies

'Wake-up call': suicide risk high among young tradies

Male construction workers continue to die by suicide at substantially higher rates than other working men, with younger tradies the most vulnerable.

Company fined $1.1m over deadly sewage truck crash

Company fined $1.1m over deadly sewage truck crash

Company fined $1.1m over deadly sewage truck crash

Company fined $1.1m over deadly sewage truck crash

A record $1.1 million fine has been imposed on a waste management company that had denied culpability over a sewage truck crash that killed two people.

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'Like the mafia': whistleblower outlines union tactics

A workplace health and safety whistleblower has told an inquiry the regulator's failure to stand up to a rogue union showed a lack of leadership.

'Extremely difficult': principal speaks after stabbing

A school principal has praised the courage of staff who rushed to his aid after being stabbed, as the teacher who attacked him was handed a jail sentence.

'Snapped': inside teacher's knife attack on principal

A combination of childhood trauma and mental ill heath has been linked to a teacher's stabbing of a school principal, as staff told of their ongoing trauma.

Extra annual leave, roster 'justice' urged for workers

Unions are pushing for workers to get five weeks of annual leave and an overhaul of how rosters are managed, as workers "suffer" from unfair conditions.

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Adventurous skydivers embraced life on their final day

An ill-fated rescue mission, an illegal plane modification and lax safety led to the deaths of two skydivers who fell to earth after their gear got snagged.

Pianist to tour Australia amid legal row with orchestra

Concert pianist Jayson Gillham will return to Australia for a self-presented tour, as his court case against the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra continues.

Roving robots may keep the sun shining on solar panels

Originally designed for mining sites, some autonomous robots are being redeployed to solar farms to perform dirty work that is dangerous to humans.

Construction site fight results in manslaughter charge

An alleged worksite brawl initially portrayed as an innocent fall has left one man dead and another behind bars accused of manslaughter.

Big job remains to cut anti-Indigenous racism at work

Stubbornly high levels of racism persist in Australian workplaces and less than half of Indigenous workers feel culturally safe, new research finds.

Safety inspectors 'bullied and abused' by CFMEU

An inquiry has heard Workpace Health and Safety inspectors were "bullied, and abused" by a state's militant and brazen CFMEU.

Union hired convicted killer as health and safety rep

An inquiry into a union has begun to resemble an episode of a notorious crime drama as it heard details of corruption, violence and intimidation.

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