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Comcare has revealed new initiatives for targeting fraudulent claims in its submission to the federal inquiry into workers' compensation.

WorkSafe Victoria has declared a zero-tolerance policy on dangerous forklift practices following a fatal incident on Sunday.

A Queensland tribunal has upheld a mining company's decision to sack a worker for seriously breaching the company's OHS policies.

A Victorian company has been fined $50,000 for OHS breaches that left one worker dead and another injured.

NSW Industrial Relations Minister John Della Bosca today announced a new program to improve safety in the wool industry.

The Queensland IRC has upheld an employer's decision to dismiss a worker for what it found was unsafe conduct in a volatile environment.

The NSW IRC has fined BHP $145,000 for a safety breach that was partially caused by a fault it had known about for more than a year.

The SA Department of Industrial Relations is calling for submissions to the review of workers' compensation and OHS in the State.

WorkCover NSW and the Department of Industrial Relations have jointly developed a new reference guide for young workers on work issues including OHS.

NSW Chief Magistrate and former NSW Nurses' Association secretary Pat Staunton has been appointed as a Deputy President of the NSW IRC.