The Queensland firm has been linked to a series of collapsed deals to supply large quantities of rapid Covid-19 test kits
Australian company Promedical fined $63,000 for false claims about Covid-19 test kits Read More »
Four men remain dangerously ill on ventilators in a Brisbane hospital with burns covering their torsos and inundating their airways after an underground explosion tore through a Moranbah mine in one of the state’s worst mining accidents in decades.
Miners fighting for life after explosion Read More »
A solar company has been ordered to fork over more than $14,000 for shoddy safety measures after a worker fell to his death in Melbourne.
Solar company fined over Vic man’s death Read More »
A man has died following a workplace accident at an industrial site south of Wollongong.
Man dies in workplace accident near Wollongong Read More »
The first known patient of a cluster of 34 confirmed coronavirus cases at an abattoir in Melbourne’s west wasn’t aware he was infected until he had emergency surgery on a severed thumb.
Meat worker at centre of abattoir cluster sparked Sunshine Hospital scare Read More »
A person has been crushed to death at a Melbourne stone supplier business.
Person crushed to death at Vic business Read More »
Indervon has pleaded guilty in the Alice Springs Local Court today for failing to provide adequate training, instruction and supervision, which lead to the death of one of its drivers.
Alice Springs fuel company fined for truckie’s death Read More »
The rescue helicopter has been called to a rural Queensland worksite after two people were reportedly struck by a piece of heavy machinery this morning.
Queensland workplace incident Read More »
A construction company has been convicted and fined $450,000 after a worker tragically plunged three metres and was impaled in a steel bar at a worksite in Sydney’s north.
Construction company fined $450K Read More »
The AFL season could have a lifeline in ‘quarantine hubs’ around the country, and if the campaign is to get back underway, then the players will need to make sacrifices.
AFL players must make sacrifices Read More »
A man has suffered a serious head injury after falling 4m in a workplace incident in Brisbane this afternoon. It comes as another man suffered head and chest injuries when a water tank exploded on a job site in the state’s north.
Two seriously injured after separate workplace accidents Read More »
Employers have a general duty to take reasonable measures to protect the health and safety of the workforce and to provide a safe place of work. Some of the practical steps that employers may consider include:
Comply with your health and safety obligations Read More »
Is a working-from-home injury (or even death) compensable under the workers compensation scheme? The Court of Appeal has examined these issues in the following case.
Working from home – workers compensation laws. Read More »
As workplaces move to a work from home arrangement, it’s raised the issue of whether workers who catch Coronavirus while working from home are able to pursue workers compensation claims.
Who is legally liable if workers catch coronavirus whilst working? Read More »
A transport company director has been convicted and fined $90,000 after the 2016 death of a worker at a client site.
Transport director convicted and fined after worker death Read More »
