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A NSW worker who was seriously injured at a late night party at her employer's premises has won compensation, in a case that sends a warning to all employers on their liability in cases involving social functions.

WorkSafe WA has announced it will no longer pursue charges laid against Laing O'Rourke and three other employers after Cyclone George, but says it will continue its case against Fortescue. Also in this article, WorkSafe WA inspectors have issued more than 200 notices in a two-week campaign.

The manufacturer of a piece of equipment has been ordered to pay half of an injured Tasmanian worker's $400,000 damages bill, after the Supreme Court found it had been obliged, during the design process, to consider the safety of inattentive users.

Bullying problem perseveres as damages awarded for racist joke; Widow wins workers' comp after red-back death confirmed; and Commonwealth workers one step closer to recess compensation.

Australia Post's failure to provide a Northern Territory area supervisor with formal safety training has cost it $175,000 in costs and fines.

An employer cannot be expected to have systems in place to identify and accommodate the "particular psychological vulnerabilities" of all of its workers, a judge has ruled in rejecting a QR Ltd employee's compensation claim.

Queensland employers will no longer pay the lowest workers' comp premiums in the country, with the average rate set to increase significantly for the second year in a row.

Employer fined for traffic management failure after fork death; and Queensland employers urged to retain WHSOs under harmonisation.

Greens to push for union OHS prosecutions in all states; WorkSafe WA reports on fatality, fall-prevention fine and fatigue roadblock; and Essential safety news from around Australia.

The Commonwealth Work Health and Safety Bill will extend the definition of "worker" even further than the harmonised Bills of the states and territories, the Government has announced in calling for comments on provisions that will be unique to the Commonwealth jurisdiction.