As many Australian states crack down on silica exposure due to rising rates of silicosis among workers, another disease linked to silica dust is seeing a spike in lawsuits as
$760,000 payment over flight attendant’s death
Qantas has been found to be partially responsible for the death of one of its former flight attendants who died in 2016. The NSW Worker’s Compensation Commission found that the
Proposed changes to workers’ compensation spark outrage
Injured workers across NSW could have to pay gap fees for medical treatments if they’re injured on the job, according to proposed changes to the workers’ compensation insurance scheme. SIRA
X-ray testing “failing to reliably detect” silicosis
The Royal Australian College of Radiologists made a statement last week outlining the ways that traditional chest X-rays are “failing to reliably detect” serious lung disease. As we have reported
Worker’s compensation fraud results in 9-month prison sentence
A Victorian man has received a nine-month prison sentence over fraudulent worker’s compensation claims totalling more than $112,000. Andres Uranga faced Sunshine Magistrates Court last week over three counts of
