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Q-COMP confirms journey-claim rights after three fatigue deaths

Queensland shift workers have been assured they will still be covered by the journey-claim provisions of the State WCR Act if they stop for a sleep on their way home from work.

Mentally ill worker's injunction upheld in redeployment dispute

Queensland Corrective Services has been blocked from retiring a worker - who was diagnosed with a permanent depressive disorder - until her anti-discrimination claim is resolved.

WHS Act should reward safe employers with lower premiums: lawyer

Queensland's mirror WHS Act could be amended to allow safer employers to pay lower workers' comp premiums or drop into a lower WHS penalty band, according to a workers' compensation and safety lawyer.

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Qld premiums up; and Workers' comp news from NSW, SA and WA

Queensland premiums increase by 2% as bigger hikes recommended; NSW coal premiums falling thanks to safety training and gas monitoring; SA Greens adjourn workers' comp retirement-age Bill; and Western Australia's maximum weekly benefits increasing by 4%.

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