Victorian small and medium businesses are now considering budget adjustments and passing on the cost of labour, as they add surging WorkCover insurance premiums to the list of growing operational ...

South-west councils are being hit with skyrocketing WorkCover bills with costs almost doubling in two years for some. Katrina Lovell is a senior journalist at The Standard who covers council news and ...

The state government is facing an uphill battle to pass its legislation on the broken WorkCover scheme because of fears it will restrict legitimate mental health claims. The Victorian WorkCover ...

WorkCover premiums in Victoria will be frozen at 1.8% for businesses for 12 months as part of a political agreement to secure the passage of the WorkCover modernisation bill. The Liberals, Victoria's ...

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Premier Jacinta Allan has warned that businesses could be hit with another hike in insurance premiums as the government’s efforts to reform workers’ compensation are blocked by other parties.

A rise in mental health injury workers’ compensation claims has forced Queensland’s state-owned insurance scheme to hike costs for only the second time in a decade. WorkCover Queensland’s annual ...

Victoria’s union movement has blasted the Labor government after it brokered a deal with the Coalition to push through contentious changes to the state’s worker insurance scheme. Premiums for ...

Emergency services in Victoria could be slugged a combined $100 million a year as part of the state’s attempt to prop up its failing workers’ compensation scheme. The Andrews government in May ...