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The Waratah passenger train involved in the near-miss near Blacktown station on April 21, 2024.

Sydney passenger train sped at four times limit through known trouble spot

The driver was thrown from his seat in the over-speed incident on a section of track in Sydney.

  • Matt O'Sullivan

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Teacher Stephanie Jandula.

They want to teach, but they say WorkCover claim delays are making them sicker

Teachers say they find it very difficult to get WorkCover for bullying, stress and burnout, which means they’re languishing on waiting lists rather than in the classroom.

  • Nicole Precel

Return to sender: Red faces (and bodies) over Australia Post uniform bungle

The multimillion-dollar rollout of new high-vis shirts for posties has been halted after complaints that supposedly high-SPF fabric is see-through and leaving workers sunburnt.

  • Grant McArthur
Royal Australasian College of Physicians (RACP) President, Professor Jennifer Martin (left), with RACP President-Elect Dr Sharmila Chandran in 2024.

Bullying, mismanagement allegations rock major medical body

The incoming president of one of Australia’s largest medical colleges has cast doubt on its long-term survival after months of dysfunction.

  • Angus Thomson
Seven producer Matthew McGrane is suing his employer after falling off his wheelchair.

Seven producer suing network accused of misogynistic behaviour

A veteran Sunrise producer who suffered a serious injury when he fell out of his wheelchair is locked in a protracted legal battle with the network.

  • Kishor Napier-Raman
There is a staff shortage at Sydney’s air traffic control tower

Air traffic controller shortages trigger calls for government monitoring

A rash of flight cancellations that affected 200,000 passengers in Sydney last month is prompting calls for urgent changes.

  • Chris Zappone
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Sunstate Cement Ltd at the Port of Brisbane, where a man died in a worksite accident.

Worker dies in machinery accident at Port of Brisbane

Helicopter imagery shows a bulldozer that appears to have collided with another large machine.

  • Julius Dennis
Maggot-infested meals allegedly served at the Genex Pumped Storage Hydro Project at Kidston on January 10.

Queensland hydro project shuts down over maggot-infested meals

A food safety inspector has issued a show cause notice to the camp’s operator with a long list of demands.

  • Dominique Tassell
Genex Power’s Kidston pumped hydro project in North Queensland.

Workers evacuated from Queensland hydro project over food safety concerns

Some 130 workers have been flown off the site after being served what union officials called “a smorgasbord of contamination”.

  • Dominique Tassell
Workers at the remote Genex Pumped Storage Hydro Project at Kidston were allegedly served mould and fly riddled food on Thursday morning.

Qld hydro workers again allegedly served a ‘smorgasbord of contamination’

A day after photos of maggot-covered meals were shared, workers say the food safety crisis has worsened.

  • Dominique Tassell