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Cleanaway fined over Adelaide chemical fire (Media release)

19 April 2017 Waste management company Cleanaway has been convicted and fined $650,000 over a chemical fire in Adelaide that injured an employee. Read More

Cleanaway charged over Adelaide truck crash (Media release)

15 August 2016 Federal work health and safety regulator Comcare today began legal proceedings against national waste management company Cleanaway over a truck crash that killed two people in Adelaide. Read More

Charges over Antarctica fatality (Media release)

21 December 2017 The Department of the Environment and Energy and a helicopter contractor have been charged with breaching federal work health and safety laws in relation to a fatality in Antarctica. Read More

Companies charged over NorthLink incident (Media release)

06 February 2019 Construction company John Holland and two contractors are facing federal work health and safety charges over an incident that injured a worker at Perth’s NorthLink road project. Read More

Impressive results in workplace trial of Beyond Blue’s NewAccess coaching service (News)

01 November 2019 Comcare’s trial of NewAccess has achieved a 78% recovery rate. Read More

Next steps with the Collaborative Partnership (News)

29 October 2019 Key decision makers have come together in Canberra to discuss the future of the Collaborative Partnership. Read More

WHS Act penalty after army cadet injured (Media release)

10 March 2020 The Department of Defence has been convicted and fined $300,000 after a Sydney high school student was seriously injured during an army cadet camp. Read More

Charges over injuries at Campbell Barracks (Media release)

13 June 2019 Three companies have been charged over two separate incidents that caused injuries to workers during the redevelopment of Perth’s Campbell Barracks. Read More

Empowering people with a health condition or disability (News)

16 December 2020 The latest research from the Collaborative Partnership aims to improve work participation for people with a health condition or disability. Read More

Beta Comcare website released – tell us what you think (News)

25 February 2020 We need your help to test the Beta version of the new Comcare website. Read More

Joining industry leaders at the Injury and Disability Schemes Seminar (News)

11 November 2019 Natalie Bekis, our GM Strategic Partnerships and Engagement will present at the Actuaries Institute of Australia’s Injury & Disability Schemes Seminar. Read More

Help us navigate current and emerging workplace disruptors (News)

27 November 2019 It is critical that we forge powerful research partners that help us understand and anticipate future challenges. Read More

New guidance for labour hire (News)

11 November 2019 Safe Work Australia have published “Labour hire: duties of persons conducting a business or undertaking”. Read More

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