Archived News for OHS Sector Professionals
Tasmania's Custodial Inspector has warned the state's prison system is underfunded and approaching crisis.
IBAC failures exposed
An inquiry has found “systemic failures” in Victoria’s Independent Broad-based Anti-corruption Commission (IBAC).
"Inadequate" response to teacher attacks
A safety inquiry has exposed serious flaws in how the ACT Education Directorate handled incidents of violence against teachers.
Fourteen QR staff fail tests
Fourteen Queensland Rail (QR) staff have been sacked after failing drug and alcohol tests at work.
Headspace to see $52m boost
The Federal Government says it will increase funding to Headspace by about 50 per cent next financial year.
Locals voice fracking objection
Indigenous people from remote parts of the Northern Territory says they have not given permission for Origin Energy to frack their land.
PM pushed for Nauru move
The Morrison Government is facing internal pressure to move children off Nauru.
UK uranium deal being redrawn
Australia is working on a post-Brexit nuclear deal with the United Kingdom.
Apology for mesh agony
The Federal Government has issued a national apology after decades of “agony and pain” from vaginal mesh implants.
Hunt wants silicosis focus
Federal Health Minister Greg Hunt has called on state workplace regulators to immediately investigate the risk of silicosis for stonemasons.
Union bails in Labor row
The United Firefighters Union (UFU) has pulled out of the Victorian Trades Hall Council amid bullying claims.
Dreamworld hearings resume
A Dreamworld maintenance planner says there was a “total failure by everybody” leading up to the deaths of four people.
IPCC warns of warming
The UN says greenhouse gas pollution must reach zero by about 2050 in order to stop global warming at 1.5 degrees.
Safety show hits NSW roads
The NSW Resources Regulator has kicked off Safe Work Month with its annual Health and Safety at Small Mines Roadshow.
Unions call for pay change
Unions want a dramatic shakeup of the way employees can negotiate pay and conditions.
WA boosts penalties
Penalties for breaches of Western Australia’s workplace health and safety laws have increased.
Alcoa knocks down Anglesea
Alcoa has successfully demolished the old Anglesea power station in Victoria despite concerns about asbestos in the building.
Cancer body calls for Roundup review
The Cancer Council wants an independent review into the world's most popular weedkiller.
Labour stoush hits solar farm
Construction at Australia's largest photovoltaic (PV) solar farm has been interrupted.
Local tech taken underground
CSIRO has announced it will compete in a high-tech US military mapping competition.