The Australian Council of Trade Unions will push for a new national safety standard to allow staff to stop work due to extreme heat, with some unions wanting the threshold set at 35 degrees for ...

Just six industries were home to 80 per cent of deaths in the workplace last year. Safe Work Australia has released its new Key Work Health and Safety Statistics Australia report, which revealed 188 ...

The construction industry is a pillar of Australia’s economy, employing more than a million people. But construction work is also among the most dangerous industries. According to Safe Work Australia, ...