Workplace safety
Investigation
Dyson Heydon
Dyson's 'dirty deeds': the public v private face of 'sexual harasser'
Eminent jurist, a loner, the Great Dissenter, a brilliant legal mind: former High Court justice Dyson Heydon's treatment of women tarnishes his legacy.
- by Jacqueline Maley and Kate McClymont
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Illness
A lifetime of free lung checks for workers to halt dust disease
Queensland mineral mine and quarry workers will have access to lung screening for life in the wake of outbreaks of diseases like black lung and silicosis.
- by Stuart Layt
Coronavirus pandemic
BHP tightens health rules as COVID-19 cases among Chilean miners mount
The resources giant announced stricter health measures after coronavirus cases at its Escondida copper mine in Chile, the world's largest, reached 150 this week.
- by Aislinn Laing
Life after Lockdown
How Sydney is returning to work, step by sterilised, staggered step
More of us would be keen to return to the office if it didn't involve public transport, an ABS survey has shown.
- by Anna Patty
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Federal
Human Rights Commission to intervene in Airservices 'Mr Mintie' case
The Australian Human Rights Commission has been granted leave to intervene in a sexual harassment case involving a former air traffic control trainee and Airservices Australia.
- by Richard Baker
Coronavirus pandemic
Amazon deploys new social-distancing software at its warehouses
Amazon is now using software in its warehouses to automatically warn employees when they're too close to colleagues, the latest effort by the retailing giant to adjust its facilities to life with the coronavirus.
- by Matt Day
Working from home
Spike in injuries caused by working from home
Working from the kitchen table or bench during the coronavirus pandemic has taken its toll on Australian necks, shoulders and backs.
- by Tiffanie Turnbull
Queensland courts
Companies fined after garbage chute fall
Two companies have been fined after a man broke his back by falling through a garbage chute on a Brisbane construction site.
- by Cheryl Goodenough
Courts
Brisbane business cops $3m fine in state's first industrial manslaughter sentence
Queensland's first sentence for industrial manslaughter has been handed down, with an auto wrecking company fined $3 million over the death of a worker.
- by Aaron Bunch
Coronavirus pandemic
Farewell to gummy bears: Offices get a safety makeover for the COVID-era
When employees at cloud software giant Salesforce eventually return to their office towers, they may find that the fun is gone from their famously fun-loving workplaces.
- by Natasha Singer
Domestic violence
'No longer a private matter': Employer held responsible for family violence
The NSW Supreme Court has ruled an employer can be held responsible for family violence when staff work from home.
- by Caitlin Fitzsimmons