World First Working From Home laws proposed in Vic
Victoria set to legislate two days’ working from home
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Turf Club fined $200,000 after worker falls from roof
The Illawarra Turf Club Ltd has been convicted and fined $200,000 in the District Court of NSW as a result of a prosecution by SafeWork NSW.
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$700,000 in fines for string of working at height offences
A roofing company has been convicted and fined after repeatedly putting workers at risk of falls on four residential construction sites in Melbourne.
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Farm owner fined $22,000 over unsafe machinery
A Katrine farm owner has been fined $22,000 (and ordered to pay $4861 in costs) over unsafe controls on a wool press.
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Take the strain out of manual handling
WorkSafe is helping Victorian employers to lift safety standards and reduce preventable injuries by offering free online workshops focused on hazardous manual handling.
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Keeping Victorian Farmers Safe
Every farmer deserves to come home safely at the end of the day – and a safer farm is a stronger business.
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$700,000 in fines for string of working at height offences
A roofing company has been convicted and fined after repeatedly putting workers at risk of falls on four residential construction sites in Melbourne.
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A digital work safety bill passed the NSW Parliament
The bill will ensure that all work demands must be safe, whether they come from a human or come through artificial intelligence (AI) or algorithms.
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New research examines pathways to secondary psychological injury
Safe Work Australia has released an independent research report conducted by Monash University, Research examining pathways to secondary psychological injury.
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Employers urged to do more to protect apprentices
Victorian employers with apprentices are warned there are serious consequences for failing to protect their health and safety.
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Extreme heat is killing workers: Unions urge national rules to save lives
Australian Unions are calling for new national safety rules that require employers to stop work or modify duties when temperatures reach dangerous levels, warning that increasingly frequent heatwaves driven by climate change now pose a major workplace health and safety threat.
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When Performance Management Becomes a Psychosocial Hazard
The recent sentencing of a Commonwealth government department (Department) for failing to manage psychosocial risks arising during performance management processes is a defining moment for Australian workplaces.
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More than $17 million in penalties for unsafe work in 2025
Victorian employers who ignore their health and safety obligations continue to face serious legal and financial consequences, with WorkSafe completing 137 prosecutions and enforceable undertakings last year.
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Hearing test requirements for NSW workers
New requirements apply to businesses with workers exposed to hazardous noise from 1 January 2026.
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Sole trader found guilty
The Offender is a sole trader and roof plumber.
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