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Announcing the 2026 National Safe Work Month theme: Safe work is for life
Legislation to shut down illegal places of worship passes parliament
Man To Repay More Than $117,000 For Chilli Sauce Fraud
South Australian workers now protected from violent customers
National Disability Insurance Scheme provider fined $675,000 after customer fatally injured during care
New Protections To Keep Commonwealth Workers Safe
Minns Labor Government refuses to rule out fracking for gas in Great Artesian Basin
Recycling Centre fined $472,500 after worker fatally injured by a green waste grinder
Back to School Boost delivering cost-of-living relief for Queensland families
Widow’s Plea: Let Our Loved Ones Come Home Safely
Young Worker Killed In Warehouse Incident
SafeWork NSW urges businesses to know what’s above and below when around overhead and underground services
How Britain’s housing crisis contributes to its declining healthy life expectancy
Wollongong community services organisations to save hundreds of thousands thanks to levy rate reduction
Passive chemical exposure, human health at threat through Central West townships
Victorian Budget commitment to help deliver cover for Bendigo Livestock Exchange
Green Party pushes for extension of $50 fuel crisis relief payment to students, alongside Winter Energy Payment
International Day of Mourning – commemorating lives lost at work
ANMF welcomes new funding for WorkSafe inspectors
From fake medicines to watches, counterfeits are everywhere and getting harder to catch
Fast Labour Hire Holds Triple ISO Certification as Compliance Pressure Intensifies Across Construction Sector
CTU launches Roving Health and Safety Representatives policy on Workers’ Memorial Day
Honouring workers and renewing our commitment to safety
Behaviour Boosted: Every Region Marks Improvements
Te Kaha stadium build completed with no major harm incidents
Pathways pilot opens water careers for Aboriginal graduates
$50 million relief for community services sector as Minns Labor Government reduces levy
Minns Labor Government supports local businesses in Blacktown navigate the wokers compensation system
Skilled plumbers and drainlayers scheme expands
Builder Fined Over Worker’s Fatal Fall
Tim Cook to become Apple Executive Chairman John Ternus to become Apple CEO
Indian Family Court System Probe Announced
Company and director fined a total of $250,000 for skydiving fatality
Consultation opens on draft ACOP to clarify work health and safety in residential construction
Consultation Opens On Draft ACOPs For Agriculture
STEPS launches free hospitality course in Casuarina to support Darwin jobseekers
Should this plant be declared one of the worst weeds in Australia?
Macquarie Asset Management agrees to divest Evryo Group’s power distribution network
Updated asbestos guidance now available for New Zealand businesses and workers
Minns Labor Government targets home building quality and safety in the Hunter
Grants offered to prevent psychological harm in workplaces
WorkSafe Responds To Geelong Oil Refinery Fire
Charges After Prison Officer Assault
2026 World Day For Safety And Health At Work
Attend Workers’ Memorial Day Event In 2026
Cannabis legalization spurs innovation, but not always in ways that benefit patients or public health
High Court Dismisses Tony Gibson Appeal
Thousands of Australians Could Be Working with Outdated Safety Certificates, Training Experts Warn