The strategy signals a reinvigorated research and evaluation focus for Safe Work Australia and its drive for coordinated, collaborative national research to improve work health and safety (WHS) outcomes and workers’ compensation arrangements. It sets out the goals, priorities and focus areas governing the agency's collaboration with the wider WHS research community.

This report outlines significant developments in workers’ compensation schemes across all jurisdictions of Australia and New Zealand during 2024. It provides an overview of administration and scheme delivery changes, policy developments and legislative amendments. Workers’ compensation in Australia is predominately jurisdictionally based, while New Zealand has a no-fault accident insurance scheme covering everyone who is...

Australia has one of the highest measured incidence rates of mesothelioma in the world. Each year in Australia, between 700 and 800 people are diagnosed with this rare and aggressive cancer, caused by exposure to asbestos. This report presents the latest available data on the effectiveness of current policies in how to deal with asbestos...

This report draws from three main data sources to examine characteristics and trends in the worker experience of psychosocial hazards and mental health conditions in Australian workplaces. This analysis is intended to further inform the public policy debate on how improvements in workplace psychological health and safety can be made.

This Regulation Impact Statement provides an analysis of the impact of a prohibition on the use of engineered stone under current Work Health and Safety laws in response to the epidemic of occupational lung disease including accelerated silicosis in the engineered stone industry.