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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Private health insurer Bupa has been fined $35 million after the Federal Court found it misled thousands of customers, hospitals and medical providers about their entitlement to health insurance benefits over more…
RegulatorWorkplace Health and Safety Queensland
Two serious incidents involving falling hay bales in southern Queensland have prompted Farmsafe Australia to issue an urgent safety warning to producers across the state. The incidents — occurring within days of…
A construction site on Brisbane’s Boundary Street has become the scene of a devastating workplace tragedy, with a 45-year-old man killed and a 19-year-old man seriously injured after a retaining wall suddenly…
A 15-year-old boy has died after a tragic workplace incident on the Gold Coast, prompting grief across the community and investigations by Queensland authorities. The teenager, Beau Bradford, suffered critical injuries while…
RegulatorWorkSafe Victoria
Operators of the Ballarat Gold Mine have been charged following a 20-month investigation into the 2024 underground rockfall that killed miner Kurt Hourigan and seriously injured his 21-year-old colleague. The charges follow…
RegulatorSafeWork NSW
On an unspecified date in November 2025, a contractor in his 20s was fatally struck by a falling steel beam while working on the Number Six blast furnace at BlueScope Steel's Port…
A 37-year-old window cleaner is fighting for life after suffering a shattered skull, severe brain injury and multiple fractures in a fall from a residential rooftop in Sydney’s inner south. Luis “Lucho”…
A contractor in his mid-20s has died after being struck by a falling steel beam at BlueScope Steel’s Port Kembla steelworks, prompting investigations by SafeWork NSW and a full shutdown of the…
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