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A Queensland employer that failed to respond to an employee's "reasonable suspicions" that his co-workers were under the influence of alcohol has been ordered to compensate him for a psychological injury.

Employer without strict alcohol policy loses dismissal case; and Quad bike training package to tackle high death toll.

WorkCover SA reports profit and static premium rate; CFMEU could appeal important drug-test ruling; and Quad bikes by far the biggest killer on farms.

A judge has stressed that employers are obliged to communicate company policies to staff in "clear and unambiguous terms", in awarding workers' compensation to a Jetstar flight attendant who was issued a final warning for drinking alcohol on a plane.

FWA finds in favour of mandatory drug and alcohol tests; and Western Australia's safest employers announced.

Comcare will over the next 12 months target and take action against employers that tolerate workplace bullying and a culture of "alcohol harm", according to its health and safety general manager, Neil Quarmby.

Western Australian employer fined for isolation failure after 15-year-old permanently injured; and Western Australia and the Northern Territory step up synthetic cannabis bans.

S-x-related workers' comp claim proceeds to Federal Court; Victorian employer that overlooked cheap, safe procedure fined $80K; Workers' comp fraudster caught after advertising second job; and Rail operators urged to crack down on Kronic.

A long-running workers' comp dispute in South Australia has shown that courts are reluctant to characterise harmful lifestyle choices as "compensable sequels" to workplace injuries, a lawyer says. Also in this article, an injured ACT worker who struck his manager has had his claim rejected.

Commonwealth to ban synthetic cannabis detected in workers; WorkSafe Victoria to target employers without workers' comp cover; and Western Australian employers fined for electricity and notice breaches.