Victoria holds its WorkCover average premium at 1.8% for a fourth consecutive year while investing $5.8 million to help ...

Major changes to the workers compensation scheme were introduced across the state in March this year including new whole person impairment requirements. This means injured workers must have a WPI of ...

Workers receiving payments beyond two-and-a-half years to undergo another impairment test under changes expected to pass parliament Workers’ compensation for mental health injuries such as stress and ...

Last year, the Victorian government released the outcome of a two-year review of the Victorian WorkCover scheme, which found that benefits paid to injured workers exceeded premiums paid by businesses ...

A dedicated prison maintenance officer accused of 'playing the hero' after he bravely tried to stop a prisoner from escaping ...

Premier Jacinta Allan and WorkSafe Minister Danny Pearson, on Tuesday, conceded that premiums will “absolutely” go up by between 2.4 per cent and 2.57 per cent. The government is struggling to garner ...

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 ...