A Victorian roof tiler who was caught receiving weekly worker’s compensation payments while still working has been ordered to repay more than $80,000. In the Geelong Magistrates Court, Joshua Bunn
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Johnson & Johnson to pay $300 million in damages
Johnson & Johnson was ordered Friday to pay $300 million in punitive damages to a woman who was able to link her asbestos-related cancer to talc-based products produced by the
Calls for total asbestos eradication plan
The Asbestos Safety and Eradication Agency has called for the Australian government to implement a plan for total asbestos eradication after a report into significant asbestos removal plans found that
Queensland company director imprisoned over WHS breaches that killed worker
The managing director of Queensland quarry company has been imprisoned for eighteen months after multiple safety breaches at a worksite resulted in the death of a worker. Sean Scovell, 21,
Workplace prank leads to conviction and $12,000 fine
Last week, SafeWork SA announced that it had successfully prosecuted an individual for bullying under a Category 1 WHS offence in a ruling that could have national significance. Jeffrey Rowe pleaded guilty
