Private sector involvement in national security management

Alena Titterton writes:
The ties between the business community and the Government in co-ordinating management of national security matters continue to strengthen with the sixth meeting of the Business-Government Advisory Group on National Security being held in Canberra today. This is the first BGAG meeting since the Federal Government’s National Security Statement was released.
The Prime Minister, [...]

Industries need further incentives to improve safety

Michael Tooma, Alena Titterton and Laura Maytom write:
On 12 March 2009, the Australian Safety and Compensation Council released the latest Compendium of Workers Compensation Statistics Report analysing accepted workers’ compensation claims, breaking down compensated work-related injury and disease amongst Australian employees between 2000-01 and 2006-07.
A complete update on the statistical results contained in the Report [...]

Two weeks left to make a submission to the NSW chain of responsibility legislation review

Alena Titterton writes:
Along with the review of the activities of the National Transport Commission which we reported on 5 February, the New South Wales Parliamentary Joint Standing Committee on Road Safety has recently commenced an inquiry into Heavy Vehicle Safety.
According to the Staysafe Committee, this is an appropriate time to review the operation and effectiveness [...]