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 ...

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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 ...

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.

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 public corporations are up to $1 billion in the red year after year as schemes like WorkCover battle increased insurance claims and higher interest rates. The state’s financial report for ...

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 ...