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Workplace deaths hit highest level since 2012 as 222 workers killed

Safe Work Australia data reveals 222 worker fatalities in 2025, with remote workers and mental health claims flagged as key concerns

Psychological injury reforms shift the burden back onto HR

Fewer than 6% of workers assessed above the old threshold would clear the new workers compensation bar, leaving HR to manage the rest

Arbitration seen as 'real possibility' amid complex bargaining system

New report finds employers are dissatisfied with the IR reforms

Is AI raising the bar on your WHS obligations?

Could you be required to implement AI to meet existing WHS duties?

Trump administration joins Musk to take aim at US state AI hiring fairness law

Federal push against DEI-Linked workplace regulation increases

Sexual harassment, psychosocial risk and AI: 3 fault lines every HR leader must watch

Why HR can’t afford to blink amid Australia’s employment law shakeup

Junior pay rate reforms could expand to all industries

Employment lawyer reveals the 'unintended' impact of junior pay rate restructuring

WiseTech founder offered $5m “tax‑free” payout to silence accuser while under trading probe

WiseTech Global co‑founder Richard White personally negotiated a multimillion‑dollar settlement with a former employee who accused him of underpayment and inappropriate conduct

Did they quit or were they fired? Legal tips to never confuse the two

HR can move quickly to avoid costly trouble, says Herbert Smith Freehills partner

'Serious misconduct': how to handle bad behaviour in the C-suite

'We are seeing more cases of senior executives being exited for improper language and sexual harassment as well as threatening verbal conduct'