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Court fines freight company after federal health and safety agency investigates

Federal

A national freight company will pay a $300,000 fine after an incident that left a worker with severe leg fractures and sparked a Comcare investigation.

Department’s flexible office seating proposal sparks union ire

By Jackson Graham

Federal

The Department of Agriculture, Water and Environment is proposing flexible office seating as staff are allowed to return from Canberra’s lockdown.

Most workers covered under Comcare scheme now in private sector

By Jackson Graham

News

Growth in the self-insurance sector has driven up the number of workers covered by Comcare, with 57% of FTE employees now covered being non-APS.

Defence first Commonwealth entity to be successfully prosecuted under current work safety laws

By Shannon Jenkins

Defence

The Department of Defence has become the first Australian government entity to be prosecuted for breaching work safety laws after a cadet sustained serious injuries.

Comcare charges Defence over serious workplace injuries; still faces calls to go after Home Affairs

By Stephen Easton

Federal

The Department of Defence faces three new charges over workplace health and safety breaches after an investigation by Comcare, but some lawyers continue to wonder why the federal regulator has never gone after the Department of Home Affairs.

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Court fines freight company after federal health and safety agency investigates

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Department’s flexible office seating proposal sparks union ire

Most workers covered under Comcare scheme now in private sector

Defence first Commonwealth entity to be successfully prosecuted under current work safety laws

Comcare charges Defence over serious workplace injuries; still faces calls to go after Home Affairs