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 ...

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 ...

You have reached your maximum number of saved items. Remove items from your saved list to add more. Premier Jacinta Allan has warned that businesses could be hit with another hike in insurance ...

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 ...

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 ...

Premier Jacinta Allan warns businesses could be hit with another hike in WorkCover 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 ...

The government-run $7bn worker compensation insurance service, which last financial year processed 74,976 claims, has refocused staff to process claims quickly – which critics argue will lead to ...