02 December 2025 |
Best practice review: shaping the future of Australia’s WHS model laws 02 Dec 2025 Photo caption: Sinead McHugh and Bayley Horne from Safe Work Australia’s Best Practice Review team ahead of a stakeholder consultation meeting. WHS ministers have asked …
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02 December 2025 |
Research Summit 2025: From talk to action 02 Dec 2025 Caption: Safe Work Australia CEO Marie Boland speaking at the Agency’s Research Summit in September. Collaboration and consensus Held on 9-10 September in Canberra, the Safe Work Australia Research …
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02 December 2025 |
Safe Work Australia supporting research to build safe, inclusive work environments 02 Dec 2025 A national research project is underway to tackle workplace sexual harassment by transforming the organisational systems and fostering safe, inclusive work …
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02 December 2025 |
City to country: the disparity in workers’ compensation data 02 Dec 2025 A snapshot In September 2025, Safe Work Australia published analysis exploring how work health and safety (WHS) outcomes vary across Australia’s urban, regional, and remote areas. …
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02 December 2025 |
Profiling data to shape safe workplaces 02 Dec 2025 Banner photo: James Costabile, Cheri Violi and Danni Wijesiriwardana of Safe Work Australia’s Data Improvement and Analysis team at their booth at the Safe Work Australia Research Summit in September. …
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02 December 2025 |
Behind the numbers: what’s causing harm at work 02 Dec 2025 What causes injuries, illnesses and fatalities in Australian workplaces? In 2025, Safe Work Australia’s Data Improvement and Analysis team set out to examine the mechanisms – the actions, …
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26 November 2025 |
Explore WHS data for truck drivers in our latest profile 26 Nov 2025 Truck driving is among the most hazardous occupations in Australia. Over the past decade, drivers have consistently recorded the highest rates of work-related injuries and fatalities. …
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24 November 2025 |
2025 National Return to Work Survey results 24 Nov 2025 Safe Work Australia’s 2025 National Return to Work (NRTW) Survey results have been released. The findings provide critical insights for improving return to work outcomes and ensuring more equitable …
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20 November 2025 |
National principles for workers’ compensation and the gig economy now available 20 Nov 2025 Safe Work Australia has published a national policy approach for workers’ compensation and the gig economy. Gig workers are generally engaged as independent …
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17 November 2025 |
Recall of coloured sand products – November 2025 17 Nov 2025 The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has published recall notices for a range of decorative and coloured sand products that may contain asbestos. Asbestos is a prohibited …