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Queensland has become the third Australian jurisdiction to introduce presumptive injury compensation for first responders, and other workers exposed to "graphic details of traumatic incidents", who develop post-traumatic stress disorder.

• Workers in COVID-19 hotspots report serious safety flaws;
  
• New regulations underpin COVID-19 protections in NSW; and
  
• National safety month to focus on coronavirus.

• Workplace COVID-19 controls encouraged by awards shift;
  
• Injury prevention program covers 40,000 workers, and growing; and
  
• Major workers' comp changes commence in NT next week.

• Workers removed from high-hazard "footprint" under project; and
  
• New heavy vehicle work safety laws progress with RIS.

• Workers' comp overhaul with PTSD provisions passes in NT; and
  
• Workplace bullying targeted in major WA IR Bill.

New laws accelerating workers' access to COVID-19-related compensation and easing constraints on damages claims have been flagged for Western Australia. The State has also revised the start date for its mobile phone distraction crackdown, and called for comments on an anti-violence Code for workplaces.

• COVID-19 transition plans must cover WHS and critical functions;
  
• ACT seeks to boost workers' mental health in pandemic; and
  
• NSW introduces Bill for new work injury dispute system.

NSW's new emergency-measures legislation for COVID-19 has been amended to provide presumptive workers' compensation and death benefits to workers across multiple industries diagnosed with the virus. Other jurisdictions have been urged to follow suit.

• Work injury and safety changes made by Vic COVID-19 Bill; and
  
• SIRA updates COVID-19 work injury toll and certificate rules.

• Qantas rejects COVID-19 claims as 750 staff told to self-isolate;
  
• COVID-19 work injury Bills introduced in SA; and
  
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