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MYSTERIOUS: Icare - What They Never Told You

Businesses spared rising costs as peace deal struck

Christmas has come early for businesses with a months-long impasse on workers compensation resolved, ensuring insurance premiums do not surge.

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'Layers of spin' used to push workers comp changes

Proposed changes to Australia's biggest workers compensation scheme are caught in the middle of a political fracas as opponents say the reforms are "barbaric".

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Black hole looms as workers comp scheme expands

Victims of bullying and sexual harassment can now seek redress under Australia's largest workers compensation scheme, but questions remain about its viability.

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Whistleblower fumes over state compo scheme 'betrayal'

A man who exposed Australia's largest workers compensation scheme's issues warns the government will have "blood on its hands" if proposed changes proceed.

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Australia is suddenly flush with forest-friendly recycled toilet paper firms: what’s the state of ply?

What are the ethical and environmental options? Here’s how your choice can make a difference

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Treatment delays put workers' comp scheme in the hole

Insurance companies have been accused of burdening Australia's largest workers' compensation scheme by delaying treatment to injured workers.

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'We need your help': premier's call to business leaders

Business leaders have been urged to pressure coalition MPs to fix a virtually insolvent insurance scheme protecting one in four Australian workers.

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Govt touts workers comp laws for 'future generations'

Workers suffering from mental health injury will face stricter eligibility rules to claim compensation under laws proposed by the NSW government.

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Higher bar to prove stress, burnout in compo overhaul

Psychological injuries that stop people getting on with the job have been blamed for making a major state workers compensation scheme unsustainable.

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Paralympian medallist inspires young rural Australians

Scott Reardon is taking his message of hope and resilience to regional NSW ahead of the Paralympics, where his wife, long jumper Vanessa Low, will compete.

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Worker insurance boss quits $1m post at troubled agency

Scandal-plagued NSW public insurer icare is looking for a new chief after the man credited with leading it through a "period of crisis" resigned from his role.

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Injured workers underpaid as insurer costs spiral

The financial sustainability of the NSW workers' compensation scheme is under pressure as premiums rise and employees take longer to recover.

AAP

The Florida Barrier Reef's Last Stand

Summer heat this year posed an existential threat to the world's third-largest barrier reef.

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The heroic effort to save Florida’s coral reef from devastating ocean heat

Armed with scrub brushes, young scuba divers took to the waters of Florida’s Alligator Reef in late July to try to help corals struggling to survive 2023’s extraordinary marine heat wave. They carefully scraped away harmful algae and predators impinging on staghorn fragments, under the supervision and training of interns…

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'Dire' situation as troubled icare hikes premiums

Business leaders are pushing for reform of troubled NSW public insurer icare, saying a hike in premiums will push some employers to the limit.

Newcastle Herald

The man who survived after a 42-tonne truck slammed into his car

Kerry Small was waiting in traffic in Singleton's main street when a stolen 42-tonne prime mover slammed into his car before hitting other vehicles and crashing into the Royal Hotel in a fireball.

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NSW govt is a 'disgrace', says icare rally

Injured workers rallied at the office of NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet, calling his government a "disgrace" and demanding he reform public insurer icare.

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Higher costs coming for NSW businesses

NSW workers' compensation premiums will need to dramatically increase to shore up the health of the insurance scheme, Treasury has warned the government.

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Schoolgirl traumatised after nursing mum for years before 'devastating' death

Georgia Holmes, 15, was about to be put into care after her mental health deteriorated

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NSW work return rates 'not a good story'

An increase in psychological claims has been identified as the "single greatest challenge" facing the sustainability of the NSW workers' compensation scheme.

AAP

Extended contracts for NSW icare providers

Four insurers part of the NSW government's workplace compensation scheme have had contracts extended while two others have been added following a review.

AAP

Injured less likely to return to job: NSW

New statistics show workers injured on the job in NSW are now less likely to return to their jobs, as the state's workplace insurer suffers a big loss.

Newcastle Herald

Oracle collapse stings Hunter homeowners

Shae and Brentan Munro are among the homeowners in the Hunter region affected by the collapse of the building company

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NSW government forced to spend $1.9bn bailing out workers' insurance scheme icare

The scandal-plagued state workers' insurance scheme icare has now needed almost $4 billion in bailouts over past three years, the NSW Treasurer says.

Newcastle Herald

Insurer chasing woman who narrowly survived Swansea Bridge crash for cash withdraws claim

An insurance company that chased a woman who crashed through the rail on Swansea Bridge five years ago and narrowly escaped with her life has withdrawn its $11,758.45 claim for repairs.

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