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The NSW Government has outlined a number of possible WorkCover reforms as flagged by the scheme's outgoing chair. Also in this article, the Government has fielded questions on the adjournment of dozens of OHS prosecutions.

NSW's "untenable" WorkCover scheme will be reformed sooner rather than later after its CEO and chair resigned, State Finance Minister Greg Pearce says.

WorkCover NSW and WorkSafe Victoria have clarified the alarming cost of workers' compensation claims for stress, industrial deafness and musculoskeletal disorders, and outlined what they plan to do to help employers reduce them.

WorkCover NSW should make it harder for injured workers to claim damages for permanent impairment, or risk the development of an unsustainable "lump sum culture", a PricewaterhouseCoopers report has recommended.

South Australia to accelerate lower-premium laws; Workplace regulators investigating five fatalities; WorkCover WA increases medical fees and fines employer; and Q-COMP develops RTW site.

NSW and Queensland's safest employers and workers and Queensland's best return-to-work professionals for 2011 have been announced.

Western Australia claims to have gained an ally in NSW in its push to delay the Work Health and Safety Act, and the Federal Government has conceded that the "deadlines are getting tight", in yet another troubled week for the harmonisation process.

Worker handed record safety fine over Aboriginal elder's death; NSW promises tougher laws after Orica spill deemed "not serious"; and Supervisor's unsafe act a lesson to high-risk industries.

A transport regulator chief has called for employers to provide safer environments, saying safety management systems are often ignored, and heavy vehicles are over-represented in rail-related accidents causing death.

Holidaying carers guilty of $64K WorkSafe fraud; Research finds no trace of mobile phone/tumour link, says industry body; SA Unions call for fairer workers' comp scheme; and WorkCover NSW investigating Orica spill and finger amputations.