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Two NSW business owners have had their fines for obstructing and intimidating WorkCover inspectors more than doubled on appeal, after an Industrial Court full bench found the original fines didn't match the gravity of the offences.

"Suspicious" workers' comp behaviour defined; SWA releases alarming mesothelioma report; and WorkCover Qld hosting webinars on scheme changes.

Work-related death toll rises sharply; and NSW in brief.

A Telstra worker who spent 18 months sitting on uncomfortable chairs, before her employer finally provided her with an ergonomically suitable one, has been awarded workers' compensation. Also in this article, a Queensland worker has failed to prove a manual lift caused his heart attack.

WA employers handed $363k bill after tyre death; and WA DMP releases incident report and two new guidelines.

Cross-site safety audits keep injury rates low; and Western Australia's safest employers announced.

BHP Billiton was right to sack three workers for lying during an investigation into safety breaches, the Fair Work Commission has found in rejecting the workers' unfair dismissal claims.

Electronic fatigue diaries improve safety, but privacy issues raised; NHVR reviewing disaster-inquiry recommendations; Two work deaths linked to forklift attachments; and Safety rebate program expanded to cover bigger NSW businesses.

Australia's best safety ambassador announced; and Victorian workplace safety awards presented.

A Victorian employer, which neglected to inspect cables before an electrical contractor was injured while working on them, is not required to cover WorkCover's payments to the contractor, the Supreme Court has ruled.