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Jackie O accused of using threats to get new timeslot

Radio star Jackie "O" Henderson only threatened a workplace safety complaint about Kyle Sandilands as leverage to get a new show, her former employer argues.

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Company guilty of cancer-causing working conditions

A work safety watchdog has fined a business after it appeared at its doors and found everything covered in silica dust - the offices, shelves and workers.

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'It's a joke': Hunter hospital workers' comp claims surge 300 per cent

'This is a trend that is set to continue and worsen.'

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Taxpayers fork out millions to pay lawyers in Hunter hospital's rolling legal drama

Documents have revealed details of a SafeWork NSW probe.

Newcastle Herald

Mayfield asbestos fire clean-up bill passes $300,000, claims process opens

The inferno broke out on the afternoon of May 18 at Hunter Valley Whitegoods.

Newcastle Herald

Kenyan student Sheila Chebii fell 15 floors to her death while working at a Sydney hotel. Her family want answers

A month after the tragedy, mystery surrounds the death of the ‘cheerful’ 25-year-old who came to Australia to pursue her dreams

The Guardian - AU

Grouting at Spotlight building to recommence after safety issues

SafeWork NSW inspectors issued an improvement and prohibition notice after fly ash spilled onto the road.

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Mafs Australia stars say the show is not safe for contestants: ‘They just sat back and let the cameras roll’

After serious allegations about the safety of the UK franchise, Australian cast members say they experienced ‘control, manipulation and isolation’

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MAFS Hit With SafeWork Notices Over Alleged ‘Violence & Aggression’ & ‘Non-Consensual Touching’

One bride alleged she was filmed in the shower without consent, while a groom was reportedly accused of non-consensual touching.

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Australian medical college leader suspended from position over alleged health and safety breach

Dr Sharmila Chandran suspended until 20 September as Royal Australasian College of Physicians agrees to work with regulator to meet its obligations

The Guardian - AU

Plumber referred after great granny's bath burn death

A plumber has been referred to a state's safety watchdog after an elderly woman died suffering fatal burns from scalding hot bathwater at home.

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Workers accuse new company managing Australia’s immigration detention centres of running them ‘like a prison’

Exclusive: Critical incidents and workplace safety concerns have increased in the 10 months since MTC took over management of the centres, staff claim

The Guardian - AU

Plane step a 'bad snag risk' in skydive double tragedy

A judge has offered his condolences to the families of two skydivers who fell to their deaths after their equipment got snagged on a plane in mid-air.

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Sculpture worker says he was sacked after safety alarm

A Sculpture by the Sea installer, who needed facial surgery after a workplace accident, claims he was dismissed after complaining about workplace safety.

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Green light for job cuts at UTS after order to pause restructure lifted

Vice-chancellor tells Senate inquiry he recognises it is a ‘stressful time’ for staff and meetings will be arranged to consult on restructuring

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Safety watchdog hits pause on 400 university job cuts

Plans to cut hundreds of university jobs have been paused by a workplace safety regulator as concerns over university governance attract national attention.

The Guardian - AU

UTS ordered by SafeWork NSW to pause job cuts due to risk of ‘psychological harm’

Union labels intervention a ‘rare and damning rebuke’

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Firework row ignites as seizure threatens cracker night

A large shipment of fireworks bound for a region's famed cracker night celebrations has been seized, potentially putting a dampener on a 47-year tradition.

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NDIS Provider Pleads Guilty To Safety Breaches After Death Of 28 Y.O. Indigenous Woman

Kyah Lucas suffered burns to almost half her body when she was bathed at a home in Orange, NSW by two workers from the NDIS provider in 2022.

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NDIS provider pleads guilty over bathtub burns death

LiveBetter has pleaded guilty to breaching workplace safety laws after the death of one of its clients, and a year after it was fined over a separate case.

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Disability provider charged over fatal bathtub burns

Disability support provider LiveBetter is facing health and safety charges over the bathtub burns death of a client, almost a year after it copped a $1.8m fine.

Newcastle Herald

'It can kill': SafeWork inspectors target scaffold safety on Hunter construction sites

Hunter construction sites targeted in scaffold safety crackdown.

The Guardian - AU

Afternoon Update: Kamala Harris’s big moment; Gina Rinehart urges government to ‘drill, baby, drill’; and whale in Sydney Harbour freed

Harris formally accepts party’s presidential nomination as she rebukes Donald Trump and urges ‘optimism and faith’

Newcastle Herald

Steel tower falls at John Hunter Hospital site in echo of fatal accident

Multiplex is investigating the incident at its construction site.

The Guardian - AU

Claims for psychological injury at work surge in NSW at triple the rate of physical harm

Exclusive: SafeWork NSW promises to crack down on big businesses who fail to protect the wellbeing of staff

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