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South Australia's Industrial Relations Minister Bernard Finnigan has today resigned from Cabinet after just two months on the job.

Industrial manslaughter laws unlikely for Western Australia; and Western Australian workers' comp premiums to rise.

Federal Workplace Relations Minister Chris Evans has outlined a host of enforcement regimes employers could be subjected to under harmonised OHS laws, in assuring unions there will be "safeguards against regulator inactivity".

Queensland regulator outlines changes under harmonised laws; and Queensland employers and workers fined for safety breaches.

Safe Work Australia chair Tom Phillips has hit back at claims the draft model Work Health and Safety Regulations are too complex and long, saying employers are only required to be up to speed on provisions that are relevant to their business.

South Australia will today become the first Australian jurisdiction to introduce the model Work Health and Safety Bill to its Parliament.

Organisations and individuals wishing to comment on the draft model Work Health and Safety Regulations and Codes of Practice must do so by 5.00pm AEST today.

O'Farrell urged to lead the way on harmonisation; Queensland employer penalised after five-year-old injured at unfenced site; Western Australian employer fined for training and guarding failures; and New mine blasting guidelines and safety alerts released.

NSW set for model safety laws with likely election landslide; WorkCover SA maintains levy rate despite falling unfunded liability; SISA Awards open; and Queensland Return to Work Awards open Monday.

The absence of risk management provisions and the hierarchy of controls in the model Regulations and Codes of Practice will result in a "clear and unambiguous diminution" of workplace health and safety standards, two prominent OHS experts say.