Man’s death expected to supercharge protest fury
A man has taken his own life at a West Melbourne building site, hours after a construction shutdown was announced.
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Worker killed in coal mine shaft collapse
A 60-year-old worker has died and another has been seriously injured after a coal mine shaft collapsed in central Queensland.
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Company charged with negligence over tradie’s death
A roofing truss company (Melbourne Truss) is accused of failing to provide a safe work environment after a well-loved tradie was killed by a falling beam at a Point Cook site.
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Cedar Meats fined $15,000 after worker crushes arm
Cedar Meats, the Victorian abattoir at the centre of a major coronavirus outbreak last year, has been fined $15,000 after one of their employees crushed her arm during a shift.
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Bunbury Hospital issued WorkSafe improvement notice after claims of ‘toxic culture’
Bunbury Hospital has been issued a WorkSafe improvement notice after five months of investigations into a “toxic” workplace culture.
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Three men charged with attempted murder after alleged violent robbery
Two workers at a suburban Brisbane bakery are lucky to be alive after they were allegedly shot at by armed robbers.
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Moranbah mine worker suffers head injury at site
A rescue chopper has been tasked to an incident at a mine site near Moranbah, where a worker has suffered a head injury.
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Man dies after being crushed by machinery in mine near Coober Pedy
The death of a 43-year-old man crushed by machinery in an underground mine has brought operations at Prominent Hill to a halt.
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Delivery rider injury figures just more smoke and mirrors
The Transport Workers’ Union has blasted new figures which claim delivery rider injuries have decreased as just more smoke and mirrors, showing the NSW Government is running a public-relations protection racket for the gig companies to avoid regulating the industry.
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Centurion fined $200,000 for tyre failure fatality
Centurion Transport has spoken for the first time publicly about the tyre accident that resulted in the tragic death of a 66-year-old truckie in 2019.
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What if a limited use registered farm vehicle is in an accident?
The Queensland Dairyfarmers’ Organisation (QDO) board asked us to investigate what happens when an unroadworthy registered motorbike/tractor is in an accident.
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NT cattle station contractor ordered to pay compensation to worker injured in barrel explosion
A Northern Territory cattle mustering contractor has been ordered to pay $20,000 in compensation to a young ringer who suffered severe burns in an AVGAS explosion on the remote Montejinni Station, 320 kilometres south-west of Katherine.
Victoria’s on-the-spot fines for OHS non-compliance now in force
The Victorian Government has introduced on-the-spot fines for employers who put the health and safety of their workers at risk, to eliminate bad behaviour and help ensure every worker gets home safely.
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Sugar giant charged with industrial manslaughter
Charges have been laid against one of the country’s biggest sugar millers after a worker was electrocuted on the job in Far North Queensland two years ago.
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Another death in a Baiada workplace
A 19-year-old man has died after an industrial accident at the Baiada poultry plant near Tamworth in north-west NSW.
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