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Australia’s work health and safety (WHS) framework is facing an important opportunity for reform, with Safe Work Australia publishing its Best Practice Review of the model Work Health and Safety laws on 19 October 2026. The review makes 21 recommendations aimed at strengthening worker protections, improving regulatory consistency and ensuring the national WHS framework remains…
A new workplace phrase is attracting attention across Australia: “getting disappeared”. It describes a situation where an employee raises concerns, challenges a decision or becomes perceived as difficult, and then suddenly leaves the organisation, with colleagues receiving little explanation about what happened. There may, of course, be entirely legitimate and confidential reasons why an employee…
Safe Work Australia has published a new Hazardous Chemical Information System (HCIS), giving Australian businesses and workers a refreshed way to access information about hazardous chemicals and prepare for the introduction of new workplace exposure limits (WELs) on 1 December 2026. The new HCIS was published on 4 August 2026 and represents a significant update…
The biggest changes to Australia’s Heavy Vehicle National Law (HVNL) in more than a decade will take effect on 1 August 2026, bringing a stronger focus on proactive safety management, documented systems, and demonstrable compliance. For heavy vehicle operators, the reforms represent a shift away from simply complying with prescriptive rules towards proving that your…
As the financial year gets underway, many Australian businesses are focused on budgets, growth plans, and operational priorities. However, the middle of the year is also an ideal time to assess another critical area of business performance, Work Health and Safety (WHS). A mid-year WHS audit is more than a compliance exercise. It provides an…
Workplace safety has always been a legal and moral responsibility for Australian businesses, but Queensland’s Workplace Health and Safety Queensland (WHSQ) is placing an even stronger emphasis on proactive compliance over the coming years. Through its WHS Compliance and Field Services Proactive Compliance Program 2024–2027, WHSQ is targeting high-risk industries and hazards before incidents occur,…
