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The Victorian Court of Appeal has confirmed that a labour-hire worker, who claimed he couldn't pursue his chosen career because of an injury, wasn't particularly interested in the job, and isn't entitled to damages for pain.

A Victorian worker, who sued his parents after he was injured on the family's tobacco farm, has successfully overturned a contributory negligence ruling, after the Court of Appeal found his parents were also negligent.

The NSW Independent Transport Safety Regulator (ITSR) has outlined new drug and alcohol requirements for rail safety workers, after a worker was convicted for diluting a urine sample. Also in this article, Queensland and Victorian employers have been fined for height and traffic-management breaches.

BHPB convicted of JHA breach after WA worker's death; Western Australian worker fatally struck by glass sheets; and Three Victorian employers fined after contractor death and work injuries.

Victorian employers have been put on notice after an unsafe plumber was charged by an inspector who was visiting a supermarket. Also in this article, a South Australian employer that let workers make their own height-safety decisions has been fined nearly $80,000.

Motel rendezvous dispute goes to High Court; and Victorian employer fined $375k for exclusion-zone breach after death.

A second Patrick company could be prosecuted for breaching the discrimination provisions of the Victorian OHS Act, after the State Court of Appeal overturned an earlier decision in the employer's favour.

A Victorian business owner, who threatened to dissolve his workers in acid, has been fined $50,000 and ordered to pay $50,000 in costs. Also in this article, a decision to reinstate a hospital worker, who was sacked after slapping a patient, has been overturned on appeal.

A Victorian abattoir has been found guilty over the death of an untrained worker who was crushed while cleaning a knocking box. Meanwhile, four other employers in the State have been ordered to pay a total of nearly $300,000 in penalties and costs for OHS and RTW breaches.

Employer fined $170k over crane collapse and injury; Alert issued after diesel battery explosions; and Businesses urged to embrace Go Home on Time Day this afternoon.