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A worker has been granted interim stop-bullying orders creating communication restrictions and blocking disciplinary actions against her, with a commissioner expressing "genuine concern" for her safety in the absence of orders.

• Company fined $600k after three workers injured on island;
  
• Hierarchy-of-control amendments made in NT; and
  
• WHS inspectors target toilets and fall risks in SA.

An employer has unsuccessfully argued it wasn't liable for a worker's PTSD from dealing with violent criminals and being bullied by managers, with a tribunal rejecting that he wilfully misrepresented as never having suffered from the condition.

• Comcare launches anti-stigma resources, undergoes audit; and
  
• Amendment Bill kicks off workers' comp reforms in NSW.

An alarming "first of its kind" WHS survey has found that burnout rates are surging, with isolated environments partly to blame, while a new "WHS Radar" has warned of the "emergence of complacency" around critical safety issues.

An employer sacked a worker because she requested unpaid domestic violence leave to care for her son, and not, as it claimed, because she engaged in bullying and other forms of misconduct, a commission has ruled.

A commission has rejected a worker's bid for stop-bullying orders requiring her employer to cover her medical expenses and stand down its CEO, after finding her supervisor's frank and firm comments didn't constitute bullying.

A worker has unsuccessfully claimed his brother and his employer took unlawful adverse action against him for making workplace complaints, with a court finding the company was forced to take action when a dispute between the "warring" brothers started to affect the health and safety of staff.

Through a scoping review, a group of researchers have identified the three most effective intervention methods to help reduce the negative impacts of workplace violence.

A dysfunctional working relationship did not involve bullying exposing a worker to safety risks, a commission has found in rejecting the worker's bid for stop-bullying orders.