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A former Australian Taxation Office employee, who posted 28 letter bombs and was then jailed for nearly a decade, has won his 20-year battle for workers' compensation.

A Western Australian worker who was sacked after being on sick leave and leave without pay for 30 months has won his unfair dismissal claim, after the State IRC found his absence was "authorised".

A former Wilderness Society worker's claim that he was bullied by the organisation's executive director has been dismissed, after the Tasmanian Supreme Court upheld a decision that his complaint was "misconceived and lacking in substance".

An employer that "responded swiftly" to a worker's complaint of s-xual harassment by a manager was not vicariously liable for the manager's actions, the NSW Administrative Decisions Tribunal has found.

Workplace bullying victims and witnesses in Victoria are being encouraged - on the first anniversary of the introduction of Brodie's law - to "take a stand", while the federal inquiry on bullying has heard, in Perth and Adelaide, that the problem is rife among younger workers.

A Commonwealth employee who was punched by a co-worker during a coffee break has had his arm-injury claim rejected, after the AAT found the break was not part of his employment.

Workplace Facebook policies vital for "plugging" gaps; and Essential safety news from SA, ACT, NSW, NT, WA, Vic and Qld.

A worker who was denied procedural fairness when he was terminated from his employment has had his unfair dismissal claim rejected, after Fair Work Australia found he had acted recklessly prior to a car accident.

An anti-bullying tool has been developed by WorkCover NSW to help employers eradicate the "$100 million" workplace problem. Also in this article, the NSW Government has injected $1 million into research to reduce the high quad-bike-related fatality rate.

Employer with proper procedures cleared in harassment case; and Employer discriminated against physical disability and pregnancy.