Incident records by state and territory
Workplace deaths, serious injuries and the investigations, prosecutions and inquests that follow, across Australia.
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Incidents and their outcomes, by state and territory
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Westpac has repaid more than $50 million to nearly 47,000 employees after uncovering widespread underpayments that occurred over more than a decade. The Fair Work Ombudsman (FWO) confirmed the repayments on Thursday,…
A senior Woolworths Group executive has filed a claim in the Federal Court alleging she suffered extreme overwork, repeated hospitalisations, and discrimination following a cancer diagnosis between 2019 and 2022. Miwah Van,…
The sudden closure of Menulog after nearly two decades in Australia is expected to leave thousands of workers without income, prompting warnings of far-reaching consequences across the gig-economy sector. While the company…
This article does not describe a workplace accident, injury, fatality, or safety incident. It is a technology news story about Microsoft Teams' planned location-tracking feature for corporate Wi-Fi connections, expected to roll…
RegulatorSafeWork NSW
On Thursday, 6 November 2025, a 45-year-old construction worker was struck and killed by a material transfer vehicle at a worksite on the New England Highway at Tarro, near Newcastle in the…
On Thursday, 6 November 2025, a 34-year-old Sydney Trains worker died after being trapped in a cherry picker that collided with a disused railway bridge on Inch Street, Lithgow, in New South…
RegulatorWorkSafe WA
On Sunday, 2 November 2025, a man in his 60s died following critical injuries sustained while moving a transportable home on a vacant block in South Kalgoorlie, Western Australia. Emergency services were…
On Sunday, 2 November 2025, a man in his 60s died following a workplace accident while helping to move a transportable home onto a truck trailer on a vacant property in South…
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