Calls for law change so 'no other family endures the pain' of Hillcrest tragedy
By Sandy Powell
Former jumping castle operators have joined calls from Hillcrest victims' families for improved regulation of the inflatable amusement device sector.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08-31/hillcrest-call-for-better-regulation-of-jumping-castles/105701680
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Hillcrest families and former inflatable device operators call for better regulation of jumping castle industry
Former jumping castle operators have joined calls from Hillcrest victims' families for improved regulation of the inflatable amusement device sector.
Calls for law change so 'no other family endures the pain' of Hillcrest tragedy
By Sandy Powell
Former jumping castle operators have joined calls from Hillcrest victims' families for improved regulation of the inflatable amusement device sector.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08-31/hillcrest-call-for-better-regulation-of-jumping-castles/105701680
#Safety #Courts #WorkplaceAccidentsandIncidents #SandyPowell
Hillcrest families and former inflatable device operators call for better regulation of jumping castle industry
Former jumping castle operators have joined calls from Hillcrest victims' families for improved regulation of the inflatable amusement device sector.
Bundaberg Sugar fined $250,000 after employee's death
By Grace Whiteside
The company pleads guilty in the Bundaberg Magistrates Court on Thursday to failing to comply with its health and safety duty.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08-28/bundaberg-sugar-fined-for-failing-safety-duties-worker-died/105707986
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Bundaberg Sugar fined for failing safety duties after worker dies
The company pleads guilty in the Bundaberg Magistrates Court on Thursday to failing to comply with its health and safety duty.
Sugar processor fined after accident severs worker's fingers
By Liam O'Connell
Australia's second largest sugar processor is fined $100,000 nearly four years after the workplace accident.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08-22/sugar-prosecution-three-fingers-severed/105684872
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Mackay Sugar fined $100,000 after accident severs worker's fingers
Australia's second largest sugar processor is fined $100,000 nearly four years after the workplace accident.
Victorian government department faces charges over youth centre riot
By Josie Taylor and Emile Pavlich
Worksafe charges the Victorian Department of Justice over a riot at the troubled Malmsbury Youth Justice Centre, in which a worker and several young people were assaulted.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08-05/malmsbury-prison-worksafe-charges/105615664
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WorkSafe Victoria charges justice department over Malmsbury youth centre riot
Worksafe charges the Victorian Department of Justice over a riot at the troubled Malmsbury Youth Justice Centre, in which a worker and several young people were assaulted.
Chile declares three days of mourning after workers' bodies recovered in mine collapse
By Luke Cooper
Chilean President Gabriel Boric has declared three days of national mourning after the deaths of five mine workers, whose bodies were recovered following a collapse at the El Teniente mine.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08-04/chile-national-mourning-declared-after-el-teniente-mine-collapse/105610652
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Chile declares three days of mourning after recovery of workers' bodies from El Teniente mine collapse
Chilean President Gabriel Boric has declared three days of national mourning after the deaths of five mine workers, whose bodies were recovered following a collapse at the El Teniente mine.
Worker's pelvis crushed by falling object in industrial accident
By Gemma Ferguson
A worker is in hospital after an object fell and crushed his pelvis in a workplace accident at an East Arm site in Darwin.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08-02/nt-darwin-east-arm-incident-man-injured-pelvis-crushed/105605602
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Man hospitalised after falling object crushes pelvis in workplace accident at Darwin's East Arm
A worker is in hospital after an object fell and crushed his pelvis in a workplace accident at an East Arm site in Darwin.
E-bikes and e-scooters responsible for $25m in workers' insurance claims
By Jack McKay
New figures from Queensland's workers' insurance agency reveal the majority of those relate to people riding an e-scooter on their way to-and-from work.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-07-31/qld-escooter-ebike-workcover-workers-insurance-claims/105580256
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More than $25m in workers' compensation claims relating to e-scooter and e-bike injuries made in Queensland over five-year period
New figures from Queensland's workers' insurance agency reveal the majority of those relate to people riding an e-scooter on their way to-and-from work.
Abattoir reprimands worker months after he loses foot in auger
By Andrew Mangelsdorf
Legal counsel for a southern NSW abattoir has been accused of failing to accept full blame for its own failures that led to a worker losing a foot in a meat auger.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-07-29/abattoir-lawyer-accused-of-blame-shifting-meat-auger-incident/105587432
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Abattoir lawyer accused of 'blame shifting' after worker loses foot
Legal counsel for a southern NSW abattoir has been accused of failing to accept full blame for its own failures that led to a worker losing a foot in a meat auger.
Abattoir reprimands worker months after he loses foot in auger
By Andrew Mangelsdorf
Legal counsel for a southern NSW abattoir has been accused of failing to accept full blame for its own failures that led to a worker losing a foot in a meat auger.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-07-29/abattoir-lawyer-accused-of-blame-shifting-meat-auger-incident/105587432
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Abattoir lawyer accused of 'blame shifting' after worker loses foot
Legal counsel for a southern NSW abattoir has been accused of failing to accept full blame for its own failures that led to a worker losing a foot in a meat auger.
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