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Ambos' uniforms on trial (18/6/2013)
Tasmania's paramedics are modelling new looks as part of a statewide uniform review to be unveiled early next year.
Source: The Mercury

Defence investigates claims soldier insulted Townsville women on Facebook page (18/6/2013)
The Defence Department is investigating a group of serving soldiers over demeaning comments on social media made about Townsville women in north Queensland.
Source: ABC

Police officer loses two front teeth in arrest (18/6/2013)
A police officer lost his two front teeth during a violent arrest in far north Queensland.
Source: Brisbane Times

Guards forced to take refuge during shop rampage (18/6/2013)
Police say a woman was assaulted while at the checkout of a Darwin supermarket last night and three security guards were forced to take refuge in a coolroom during a rampage by a gang of attackers.
Source: ABC

More jails pose asbestos risk (17/6/2013)
All but four of WA's 16 prisons have been identified as having some form of asbestos contamination, with two facilities rated as high-risk, it has emerged.
Source: The West

Cold comfort for workers (17/6/2013)
If you're one of the Canberra majority walking the short distance from car park to heated workplace this winter, spare a thought for those who have to brave the elements a little longer.
Source: Canberra Times

Sledgehammer-wielding thieves hold up Sydney cafe (17/6/2013)
Police say three masked men armed with sledgehammers and a crow bar have robbed workers at a cafe in Kensington in Sydney's south-east.
Source: ABC

$71,000 fine over worker's roof fall (14/6/2013)
A crane hire company and its director have been fined a total of $71,000 after a worker suffered serious head and neck injuries when he fell through a roof.
Source: Perth Now

ACT WorkSafe to work with Comcare on Telstra pit concerns (14/6/2013)
The risk of asbestos exposure to Canberra workers rolling out the national broadband network will be assessed before work in Telstra pits will be permitted to resume, safety authority ACT WorkSafe says.
Source: Canberra Times

Union speaks out on botanic gardens asbestos (14/6/2013)
A union has accused authorities of tinkering at the edges of an asbestos problem that has been dragging on at Darwin's George Brown Botanic Gardens for more than a year.
Source: ABC

Legal fight settled in wake of sex harassment case (14/6/2013)
An Adelaide woman who won a record sexual harassment claim against her former employer has resolved a dispute with the man who claimed to have paid her legal bills.
Source: ABC

Asbestos disrupts NBN rollout in ACT (14/6/2013)
WorkSafe ACT says it is working closely with Telstra and Comcare to ensure asbestos uncovered during the National Broadband Network rollout in the ACT is handled safely.
Source: ABC

Asbestos found at Sydney Harbour Bridge left uncovered (14/6/2013)
The Roads and Maritime Service (RMS) has admitted that asbestos uncovered at the Sydney Harbour Bridge was not immediately sealed after it was uncovered earlier this week.
Source: ABC

Asbestos builder faces prosecution (13/6/2013)
The Canberra builder accused of exposing a young family to asbestos is the subject of an investigation by WorkSafe ACT which could result in a prosecution.
Source: Canberra Times

Firefighters fighting back over cancer support (13/6/2013)
Victoria is lagging behind in giving its firefighters greater access to compensation for some cancers, the state's volunteer firefighters network says.
Source: The Age

Stressed FIFO workers fear seeking help (13/6/2013)
One of Australia's biggest studies of fly-in, fly-out work has uncovered stress, divorce, psychological disorders, a reliance on drugs and alcohol to cope and a stigma attached to seeking help as being prevalent among WA workers.
Source: The West

Tree lopper killed using wood-chipping machine (13/6/2013)
A tree lopper has died after he was struck in the throat by a piece of rope whilst using a wood-chipping machine in the state's south.
Source: SMH

Why is it acceptable to take a sick day to rest your body, but not your mind? (12/6/2013)
We are all guilty of it. Even the die-hard workaholics. When work (and life's) stresses become overwhelming, we take a day off.
Source: SMH

Asbestos shock hits homes (11/6/2013)
Hundreds of Canberra families may have been exposed to a deadly form of asbestos believed to have been removed from homes in the early 1990s.
Source: Canberra Times

Woman killed falling off tractor at Tooperang near Mt Compass (11/6/2013)
A woman was killed when she fell off the side of a tractor and was crushed on a rural property south of Adelaide.
Source: Adelaide Now

Guards refuse to return until safety demands met (11/6/2013)
Guards are refusing to return to work at the Banksia Hill juvenile detention centre until a list of safety demands has been addressed.
Source: ABC

Westpac employee, bullied for being thin, wins compo (11/6/2013)
After Abby Holt complained of bullying by her team leader at Westpac's Queensland head office, a senior manager escorted her off the premises without even investigating, a Commissioner has found.
Source: Courier Mail

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