We have engaged ORIMA Research to help us explore our audience’s communication needs and preferences. This is part of our ongoing commitment to effective communication and engagement. ORIMA Research will be inviting those who use and receive our WHS information over the coming weeks to participate in an online survey. Participation in the research is
Posted January 29, 2018 16:02:54 Photo: Oil and gas producer AWE is involved in a three-way tug of war between Australian, Chinese and Japanese interests. (Supplied: AWE) The bidding war for oil and gas producer AWE has developed into a three-way tussle between Australian, Japanese and Chinese interests. Key points: Japan’s Mitsui enters bidding war
Updated January 18, 2018 17:03:19 Australia’s household debt to income ratio has hit nearly 200 per cent, a level UBS analysts have called “extremely elevated” and “one of the highest in the world”. Total household liabilities have been revised upwards to $2.466 trillion, or 199.7 per cent of disposable income, by Australian Bureau of Statistics.
Congratulations to Comdain Infrastructure for running a successful National Safe Work Month initiative and winning the Workplace Reward for 2017. Safe Work Australia’s Chief Executive Officer Michelle Baxter congratulated the infrastructure business, which specialises in the gas and water sectors, for its ‘Safety Leaders’ initiative. “Comdain’s leadership campaign was inclusive, engaged all levels of staff,
Updated January 02, 2018 16:14:40 Photo: The consensus among brokers is if everything goes right the ASX will deliver similar returns to 2017. (Reuters: Steven Saphore) Related Story: Trumped-up markets and economies finish 2017 on a high Having lagged the rest of the world markets in 2017, Australia’s investors and superannuants will be hoping for
Updated December 20, 2017 20:05:07 The former Le Cornu furniture business site on O’Connell Street in North Adelaide will be bought by the Adelaide City Council. In a statement, the council said it had “contracted to purchase one of the city’s most strategic commercial properties”. The site has been vacant since 1989. “Today’s announcement is
The 2017 Comparison of workers’ compensation arrangements in Australia and New Zealand report is now available. Workers’ compensation providers, governments and businesses operating across multiple workers’ compensation schemes can use this report to compare the coverage, benefits and return to work provisions offered by each scheme. Read the 2017 Comparison of workers’ compensation arrangements in
Posted December 13, 2017 14:47:07 The Northern Territory should “get on with the job” of lifting its hydraulic fracturing moratorium now that it has a draft report on the industry which says the risks can be mitigated, says the Minister for Northern Australia. The draft report, released on Tuesday, found that with more “robust and
Updated December 07, 2017 10:48:21 Photo: If developers decide to demolish the building a smaller block must replace it. (ABC News: Taryn Southcombe/David Spicer.) The views of Sydney’s skyline from the Harbour Bridge could soon change forever, after the criteria for the redevelopment of the landmark Sirius social housing building in The Rocks was announced.
Do you manage or control a workplace? As a duty holder under the WHS Act, you have responsibilities to protect anyone who works with asbestos. November is an important time to raise awareness of how to work safely with asbestos and know your responsibilities under the law. Asbestos is a naturally-occurring mineral and can typically
