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The Department of Defence has been convicted and fined for failing to manage psychosocial risks relating to the death of a worker.

Review of the Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act.

Congratulations to the winners of the 2025 Comcare National Work Health and Safety Awards

An APS-wide approach to managing psychosocial hazards, a program to mitigate vehicle risks for Inland Rail workers, and an early intervention initiative for injured Australia Post staff are among the winners of this year’s National Work Health and Safety Awards.

Construction company John Holland and two contractors are facing federal work health and safety charges over an incident that injured a worker at Perth’s NorthLink road project.

Access our new eLearn about body stressing injuries.

Comcare proudly supports National Safe Work Month, a yearly initiative led by Safe Work Australia, that raises awareness of workplace health and safety.

The Comcare Corporate Plan 2025–26 is now available.

Construction company John Holland has been charged with breaching federal work health and safety laws after a worker suffered serious injuries in a fall.

The Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water is seeking feedback on new National Hydrogen Regulatory Guidebooks.

Comcare has published fact sheets to support certain first responders with PTSD make a claim for workers compensation.

Annual increases to monetary penalties under the Work Health and Safety Act 2011 (WHS Act) are now in effect for the Commonwealth jurisdiction.

The Workplace Bullying Prevention Toolkit will support workplaces in preventing workplace bullying.

The Department of Defence has been convicted and fined for failing to immediately notify Comcare of an incident which seriously injured a soldier at a Brisbane Army base.

Comcare has released the Work Health and Safety Year in Review 2024.

Comcare has released a new eLearn course about bullying in the workplace.

Comcare is making security improvements to its online portals, including the Employer Portal, Employee Portal, Workplace Rehabilitation Provider (WRP) Portal and LMS.

Comcare has published new statutory rates under the Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988 (SRC Act).

Comcare has published its new fee guidance for Workplace Rehabilitation Providers which will take effect on 1 July 2025.

Services Australia has been charged with breaching federal work health and safety laws after a worker was violently attacked at a Melbourne Centrelink office.

Waste management company Cleanaway will spend more than $900,000 on safety measures across its national operations following an incident that caused serious injuries to a Canberra worker.

A new code of practice has been approved to help employers and workers prevent and respond to sexual and gender-based harassment in Commonwealth workplaces.

Nominations are open for the Comcare National Work Health and Safety Awards.

Waste management company Cleanaway has been convicted and fined for breaching Commonwealth work health and safety laws over a Sydney fire that left a worker with serious injuries.

Comcare has granted a Class Exemption on its own initiative, allowing PCBUs to reinstall engineered stone benchtops, panels, or slabs temporarily removed to access and repair or modify underlying cabinetry or components.

A national transport company has been charged with breaching Commonwealth WHS laws over an incident that injured two workers in South Australia.

Developed by Beyond Blue, the Before Blue early intervention program is now available to all Australian Public Service (APS) agencies in the Comcare scheme.

Comcare-approved workplace rehabilitation providers can now easily submit their workers’ compensation-related invoices to Comcare digitally via Tyro Health.

The Australian Government has approved a new code of practice to support amended WHS laws prescribing how organisations manage risks to workers’ mental health.

The Comcare and Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Commission (SRCC) Annual Report for 2023–24 is now available.

A multi-pronged approach is most effective in preventing and addressing workplace sexual harassment.

The Guide for Arranging Rehabilitation Assessments and Requiring Examinations commences on 18 September 2024. The Guide is a legislative instrument.

An Australian Government department has been charged with breaching federal work health and safety laws after a child suffered serious injuries from an exhibit at the National Science and Technology Centre, Questacon.

Comcare has released a new eLearn course about the role of Health and Safety Representatives.

As of 1 July 2024, the penalties for breaches of the Commonwealth WHS Act have increased under a new indexation mechanism.

Comcare has released the WHS Year in Review 2023, highlighting Comcare’s compliance and enforcement efforts across the Commonwealth jurisdiction.

How to get free access to Comcare’s eLearning via your organisation’s learning management system.

Comcare has published new statutory rates under the SRC Act.

Comcare has published its new fee guidance for Workplace Rehabilitation Providers which will take effect on 1 July 2024.

We are delighted to announce the keynote speakers for the 2024 Comcare National Conference program.

Comcare has released a comprehensive plan to align our information and communications technologies with our business goals to drive innovation.

Comcare has been successful in securing 2024-25 Federal Budget to deliver a new initiative.

National waste management company Cleanaway has been charged with contravening federal work health and safety laws over a fire that caused serious injuries to a worker.

A final evaluation report has found strong and statistically significant evidence that the Comcare commissioned EML Your Future program had a positive effect on RTW outcomes.

The Department of Defence has been charged with breaches of federal work health and safety laws relating to psychosocial risks at a Queensland Army base.

Comcare has released a new scheme guidance publication to assist claims managers in applying the provisions of the SRC Act.

An updated edition of Comcare's Health and Safety Representatives Handbook is now available.

Designed for health practitioners, this webinar is designed to provide strategies for practitioners to assist clients/patients with chronic pain to participate in work that benefits their health and wellbeing.

An innovative approach to restoring a World War II artefact, a mental health program at a major construction project, and a national initiative to support injured workers are among the winners of the 2023 Comcare National Work Health and Safety Award.

The Department of Defence has been charged with breaching federal work health and safety laws over a vehicle rollover that killed two soldiers in Queensland.

Greg Vines joined Comcare as its CEO in April 2023 after 10 years as the Deputy Director-General of the International Labour Organization in Geneva. He shares what’s important to him in taking on this role.

The Department of Defence has been charged with breaching federal work health and safety laws after two soldiers were attacked by a crocodile in far north Queensland.

Comcare welcomes today’s Australian National Audit Office report into the management of workers’ compensation claims in the Commonwealth scheme.

Construction company Lendlease has been fined $100,000 over a workplace safety incident that seriously injured a worker at a Perth Defence base.

National waste management company Cleanaway has been charged with breaching federal work health and safety laws over an incident that injured a Canberra worker.

Comcare has published its new fee guidance for Workplace Rehabilitation Providers which will take effect on 1 July 2023.

Comcare has published new statutory rates under the Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988 (SRC Act).

Defence contractor Thales Australia has been convicted and fined $450,000 for safety failures that resulted in the death of a worker at its Bendigo factory.

Important changes to Commonwealth work health and safety laws are now in force.

Work demands are among the most common sources of workplace stress and psychological harm and may include role overload, unrealistic time pressures, ambiguity or conflict, cognitive and emotional demands of the job, conflict arising from tasks, relationships, change management, a lack of organisational justice and a worker’s sense of fairness at work.

Comcare welcomes today’s Commonwealth Ombudsman report on improving the administration of Independent Medical Examinations (IMEs).

The Department of Defence has been charged with breaching Commonwealth work health and safety laws for allegedly failing to manage psychological risks in relation to the death of a worker.

John Holland will deliver safety improvements worth more than $1.2 million that will benefit the construction industry nationally, through an Enforceable Undertaking accepted by Comcare.

By way of Legislative Instrument F2021L01440, the Commonwealth Attorney-General and Minister for Industrial Relations has declared ACT COVID-19 emergency volunteers to be employees for the purposes of the Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988.

Comcare’s expansion of an early intervention mental health program across Commonwealth workplaces is delivering strong recovery and productivity outcomes, an independent evaluation has found.

The Royal Australian Mint has been charged with breaching federal work health and safety laws after a three-tonne coin press almost fell on a worker in Canberra.

The Department of Home Affairs and its healthcare provider International Health and Medical Services (IHMS) have been charged with breaching Commonwealth work health and safety laws over the death of a man in immigration detention.

Federal work health and safety regulator Comcare today began legal proceedings against national waste management company Cleanaway over a truck crash that killed two people in Adelaide.

The Comcare and Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Commission Annual Report for 2024–25 is now available.