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Safe Work report recommends ban on engineered stone

Safe Work report recommends ban on engineered stone

Workplace health and safety ministers will determine later this year whether to ban engineered stone, after recommendations to do so by the watchdog.

Asbestos disease danger 'far from over', says watchdog

Asbestos disease danger 'far from over', says watchdog

Asbestos disease danger 'far from over', says watchdog

Asbestos disease danger 'far from over', says watchdog

Though most Australians understand the risks of asbestos exposure, many have grown complacent when handling the dangerous material.

Unions to outlaw dangerous stone if governments won't

Unions to outlaw dangerous stone if governments won't

Unions to outlaw dangerous stone if governments won't

Unions to outlaw dangerous stone if governments won't

Unions have committed to banning dangerous engineered stone on Australian building sites next year if the government doesn't do it first.

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Worker killed as chemical explosion ignites factory

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.

Sexism and harassment rife at crucial economic agency

Sexism and harassment rife at crucial economic agency

An independent review into the Productivity Commission has uncovered sexism, harassment and bullying, prompting a range of workplace reforms.

Man crushed after bulldozer rolls at building site

Man crushed after bulldozer rolls at building site

Workplace safety officials are investigating the death of a man who was crushed by a bulldozer at a Queensland construction site.

Apprentice tradie dies after construction site fall

Apprentice tradie dies after construction site fall

A teenage worker has died after falling at a Brisbane city worksite in the second construction fatality in days, prompting a union to demand a safety revamp.

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Timber company fined $350k over worker's death

Timber company fined $350k over worker's death

Timber company fined $350k over worker's death

Timber company fined $350k over worker's death

A company has admitted fault after one of its workers were killed when he became entangled in a conveyor belt drive shaft.

Defence in court over soldiers' crocodile mauling

Defence in court over soldiers' crocodile mauling

Defence in court over soldiers' crocodile mauling

Defence in court over soldiers' crocodile mauling

The Department of Defence has faced court accused of failing in its work health and safety duties after two soldiers were attacked by a crocodile in 2021.

Workplace reforms will stifle mining sector: Dutton

Workplace reforms will stifle mining sector: Dutton

Workplace reforms will stifle mining sector: Dutton

Workplace reforms will stifle mining sector: Dutton

The government's workplace reforms are aimed at ending exploitative labour loopholes but Peter Dutton claims they will damage the crucial resources sector.

Families seek payout for food delivery driver deaths

Families seek payout for food delivery driver deaths

Families seek payout for food delivery driver deaths

Families seek payout for food delivery driver deaths

The families of three gig workers who died on the job are seeking compensation for the death of their loved ones.

Volcano charges dropped against NZ White Island owners

Volcano charges dropped against NZ White Island owners

Volcano charges dropped against NZ White Island owners

Volcano charges dropped against NZ White Island owners

The owners of White Island will no longer face charges against them as individuals for failings leading up to the deadly volcano eruption in 2019.

Woolworths to cut bonuses for managers after deaths

Woolworths to cut bonuses for managers after deaths

Woolworths to cut bonuses for managers after deaths

Woolworths to cut bonuses for managers after deaths

Safety lapses that led to the deaths of two workers at Woolworths stores have triggered a review of every piece of equipment used by the supermarket chain.

Nation-leading clinic helps hundreds with silicosis

Nation-leading clinic helps hundreds with silicosis

Nation-leading clinic helps hundreds with silicosis

Nation-leading clinic helps hundreds with silicosis

A respiratory clinic in Melbourne will remain open for another three years to ensure support for workers diagnosed with an incurable lung disease.

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Defence faces $1.5m fine after soldiers mauled by croc

The Defence Force has been charged with failing to properly train soldiers after two servicemen were attacked by a 2.5 metre crocodile in far north Queensland.

Truckies hit the road to demand transport reforms

Transport workers have taken to major cities to demand the federal government implement better standards following a spate of workers' deaths.

Construction union urges speedy ban of stone benchtops

While a union ban on engineered stone benchtops is set to kick in within months, the head of the CFMEU wants the federal government to act sooner.

Union wants super profits tax to pay for social housing

A union boss is challenging the federal government to think big and slap a super profits tax on big businesses to pay for social housing.

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Truckies to open up on struggles while on the open road

One truckie wants to get his fellow drivers to open up about their demons on the road, as the industry faces a mental health crisis.

Metal company fined $280k after worker's crush death

A Victorian metal perforation company has been fined $280,000 after the death of a worker whose protection from a dangerous machine was a painted line.

Company behind chemical warehouse inferno fined $3m

A defunct chemical waste recycling company has been hit with $2.98 million in fines after a warehouse fire burned a worker and forced schools to close.

Respiratory disease registry seeks to combat silicosis

A registry to detect and combat "unacceptable" workplace respiratory diseases such as silicosis will be set up, introducing mandatory reporting laws.

Teenage boy killed in industrial workplace accident

A report will be prepared for the coroner after a 16-year-old worker was killed in an industrial accident in the Perth suburb of Welshpool.

Ex-NSW Nationals chair seeks to be spared conviction

Former NSW Nationals chair Bede Burke hopes to avoid conviction for failing to notify a regulator after a labourer was injured on an egg farm he owns.

Engineering firm fined $250,000 after worker crushed

An engineering company has been fined $250,000 after a worker was crushed to death while dismantling equipment in a a former cheese factory.

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