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Police keep 'open mind' on cop's death (10/9/2010)
Police are keeping an open mind on whether the bullet that killed trainee detective Will Crews came from the gun of a civilian or a police officer, New South Wales Police Commissioner Andrew Scipione says.
Source: the Australian
Crane accident company ordered to publish OHS breaches (10/9/2010)
A Sydney crane company has been fined $65,000 after a young apprentice was crushed by a tonne of timber flooring, suffering multiple breaks and losing part of his bowel.
Source: the Daily Telegraph
Partially paralysed officer deserves large payout:union (10/9/2010)
A Perth policeman left partially paralysed after being attacked in the line of duty has lodged a claim for more than four million dollars compensation.
Source: ABC
Call for tougher regulations after miner fined (10/9/2010)
An environmental group says the Queensland Government needs to tighten regulations around mines after a company in the state's north-west was fined for releasing contaminated stormwater.
Source: ABC
Police shooting: mentally ill Michael's death could have been prevented, says coroner (10/9/2010)
A coroner has recommended special training for frontline police dealing with the mentally ill following the shooting death of a man in the NSW Hunter Valley.
Source: SMH
Eight police officers busted for drink-driving (9/9/2010)
Eight members of Victoria's police force have been busted for drink-driving since the start of the new financial year.
Source: the Age
Public apology to bullying victim (9/9/2010)
A Sunbury employer accused of a campaign of severe bullying and harassment against a former staff member has agreed to make an extraordinary public apology to the worker and his union.
Source: The Age
A Sunbury employer accused of a campaign of severe bullying and harassment against a former staff member has agreed to make an extraordinary public apology to the worker and his union.
Source: The Age
Railcorp officer jailed over assault lies (9/9/2010)
A Railcorp officer has been jailed for two years after he made his colleagues lie about an alleged assault on a teenage boy.
Source: ABC
A Railcorp officer has been jailed for two years after he made his colleagues lie about an alleged assault on a teenage boy.
Source: ABC
Court asked to stop harrassment payment (9/9/2010)
The Federal Court has been asked to stay a sexual harassment payment awarded to an Adelaide woman.
Source: ABC
The Federal Court has been asked to stay a sexual harassment payment awarded to an Adelaide woman.
Source: ABC
Police shooting: mentally ill Michael's death could have been prevented, says coroner (9/9/2010)
A coroner has recommended special training for frontline police dealing with the mentally ill following the shooting death of a man in the NSW Hunter Valley.
Source: Sydney Morning Herald
A coroner has recommended special training for frontline police dealing with the mentally ill following the shooting death of a man in the NSW Hunter Valley.
Source: Sydney Morning Herald
Detective shot during siege (9/9/2010)
A detective from the Middle Eastern Crime Squad was on life support after being shot during a siege in Bankstown last night.
Source: Sydney Morning Herald
A detective from the Middle Eastern Crime Squad was on life support after being shot during a siege in Bankstown last night.
Source: Sydney Morning Herald
Workers safer but not healthy: WorkCover (8/9/2010)
WorkCover Tasmania says a drop in the number of Tasmanians being injured on the job is a sign that safety messages are getting through.
Source: ABC
WorkCover Tasmania says a drop in the number of Tasmanians being injured on the job is a sign that safety messages are getting through.
Source: ABC
Claim ambos work on leave (8/9/2010)
Claims have surfaced of ambulance officers being paid overtime to work during their annual leave to cover staff shortages, to the anger of the Liberal Party.
Source: The Mercury
Claims have surfaced of ambulance officers being paid overtime to work during their annual leave to cover staff shortages, to the anger of the Liberal Party.
Source: The Mercury
I live in fear of more suicides, says shooting range employee (8/9/2010)
A shooting range employee lives in fear of further suicides after two deaths at his workplace, a court has heard.
Source: The Advertiser
A shooting range employee lives in fear of further suicides after two deaths at his workplace, a court has heard.
Source: The Advertiser
Force cops blame (8/9/2010)
Police gave an officer a mental injury by not investigating her accusations of bullying and harassment that stemmed from an alleged sexual proposition, a magistrate has ruled.
Source: Northern Territory News
Police gave an officer a mental injury by not investigating her accusations of bullying and harassment that stemmed from an alleged sexual proposition, a magistrate has ruled.
Source: Northern Territory News
Union defends swimming cop (8/9/2010)
The Queensland Police Union has panned an investigation into an off-duty officer who went for a swim in the Brisbane River during Riverfire on Saturday night.
Source: Courier Mail
The Queensland Police Union has panned an investigation into an off-duty officer who went for a swim in the Brisbane River during Riverfire on Saturday night.
Source: Courier Mail
Qantas jet aborts take-off (8/9/2010)
A Perth-bound Qantas Airbus A330 from Melbourne was forced to abort take-off yesterday afternoon after an engine thrust lever warning light alerted pilots to a possible problem.
Source: West Australian
A Perth-bound Qantas Airbus A330 from Melbourne was forced to abort take-off yesterday afternoon after an engine thrust lever warning light alerted pilots to a possible problem.
Source: West Australian
Police officers run over at Campbelltown car crash site (8/9/2010)
Two female police officers have been taken to hospital after being caught up in a three-car crash in Sydney's south-west this morning.
Source: Sydney Morning Herald
Two female police officers have been taken to hospital after being caught up in a three-car crash in Sydney's south-west this morning.
Source: Sydney Morning Herald
Gillard buys a second shot at power (8/9/2010)
Julia Gillard has promised to heed the lesson handed to Labor at the election and govern with a new style of openness after her nerve-racking wait ended and she scraped back into power by the slimmest of margins.
Source: Sydney Morning Herald
Julia Gillard has promised to heed the lesson handed to Labor at the election and govern with a new style of openness after her nerve-racking wait ended and she scraped back into power by the slimmest of margins.
Source: Sydney Morning Herald
Health workers' leave load (7/9/2010)
Tasmanian doctors, nurses and ambulance officers are so overworked they cannot take a holiday, with some owed almost an entire year of annual leave, new figures show.
Source: The Mercury
Tasmanian doctors, nurses and ambulance officers are so overworked they cannot take a holiday, with some owed almost an entire year of annual leave, new figures show.
Source: The Mercury
Officer files $1m injuries claim (7/9/2010)
The Police Union lodged an ex-gratia claim yesterday of more than $1 million for Const. Matthew Butcher, who was left partially paralysed when he was bashed during a brawl outside a Joondalup pub in 2008.
Source: West Australian
The Police Union lodged an ex-gratia claim yesterday of more than $1 million for Const. Matthew Butcher, who was left partially paralysed when he was bashed during a brawl outside a Joondalup pub in 2008.
Source: West Australian
Sacking of 'petulant' pilot judged too harsh (7/9/2010)
A pilot who was sacked for sabotaging a company car has been reinstated by Fair Work Australia after the tribunal found that while he had acted in a ''petulant'' manner his dismissal was harsh.
Source: The Age
A pilot who was sacked for sabotaging a company car has been reinstated by Fair Work Australia after the tribunal found that while he had acted in a ''petulant'' manner his dismissal was harsh.
Source: The Age
Worker overcome by hazardous fumes (7/9/2010)
Northern Territory WorkSafe is investigating after a shipping company worker was exposed to hazardous fumes in Darwin this morning.
Source: ABC
Northern Territory WorkSafe is investigating after a shipping company worker was exposed to hazardous fumes in Darwin this morning.
Source: ABC
Maternity unit working conditions 'improving' (7/9/2010)
Doctors say workplace conditions at the Canberra Hospital have improved since an inquiry into their complaints.
Source: ABC
Doctors say workplace conditions at the Canberra Hospital have improved since an inquiry into their complaints.
Source: ABC
Publishing firm's song and dance over safety anthem (6/9/2010)
It was a case of Up There Copyright Infringement as an over-eager employee unintentionally dragged Woolworths into a melee with Albert Music, the publishing company that administers the rights to football anthem Up There Cazaly.
Source: The Age
It was a case of Up There Copyright Infringement as an over-eager employee unintentionally dragged Woolworths into a melee with Albert Music, the publishing company that administers the rights to football anthem Up There Cazaly.
Source: The Age
Truckie hurt on wharf (6/9/2010)
A Burnie truck driver is fighting for his life after being hit by a prime mover on the Burnie wharf yesterday.
Source: Mercury
A Burnie truck driver is fighting for his life after being hit by a prime mover on the Burnie wharf yesterday.
Source: Mercury
Man's leg cut off in machinery accident (6/9/2010)
A man is in a stable condition in Royal Darwin Hospital after losing his leg in a machinery accident in Kununurra, Western Australia.
Source: ABC
A man is in a stable condition in Royal Darwin Hospital after losing his leg in a machinery accident in Kununurra, Western Australia.
Source: ABC
Flight attendant wins in toxic-fume case (6/9/2010)
The High Court has upheld a six-figure payout to a former flight attendant exposed to toxic aircraft fumes while pregnant, ending a 10-year legal saga.
Source: Sydney Morning Herald
The High Court has upheld a six-figure payout to a former flight attendant exposed to toxic aircraft fumes while pregnant, ending a 10-year legal saga.
Source: Sydney Morning Herald
Paramedics blasted: mass killing was on the cards (6/9/2010)
The Ambulance Service of NSW was lucky to avoid a mass killing in its ranks, having repeatedly ignored the concerns of well-trained staff about the mental health of a paramedic who killed his mother and himself.
Source: Sydney Morning Herald
The Ambulance Service of NSW was lucky to avoid a mass killing in its ranks, having repeatedly ignored the concerns of well-trained staff about the mental health of a paramedic who killed his mother and himself.
Source: Sydney Morning Herald
Patients put at risk when disgraced surgeon allowed to work unsupervised (6/9/2010)
Patients have potentially been put in danger after a disgraced surgeon worked in emergency unsupervised, due to systemic failures by two NSW hospitals.
Source: Sydney Morning Herald
Patients have potentially been put in danger after a disgraced surgeon worked in emergency unsupervised, due to systemic failures by two NSW hospitals.
Source: Sydney Morning Herald
Workers flee Visy factory blaze (3/9/2010)
More than 30 workers have been evacuated from a cardboard and paper recycling plant in Melbourne’s south-east this afternoon after a fire broke out.
Source: the Age
Company fined over outback rigger's death (3/9/2010)
A company has been fined $140,000 over the death of a rigger who was pinned between equipment while working in the Cooper Basin.
Source: ABC
'Infatuated' man accused of attacking co-worker (3/9/2010)
A 33-year-old Canberra man accused of indecently assaulting a female co-worker at her home has been released on bail.
Source: ABC
Asbestos clean-up is costing Queensland schools (3/9/2010)
Ridding buildings and playgrounds of potential asbestos contamination comes at a high cost at some schools, with one forced to throw out nearly $90,000 worth of classroom equipment and invaluable teaching resources.
Source: Courier Mail