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Practical guidance on psychosocial hazards, WHS duty, and managing people risk — for mid-to-large Australian organisations.
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$1.75 billion in five years: what the NSW Auditor-General told the police force about its own wellbeing program
The NSW Auditor-General found that psychological injury claims made up 74% of NSW Police workers compensation costs over five years to June 2024 — roughly…
Why your most experienced supervisor is the most likely to quit next quarter
Your most experienced supervisor sits in the highest-burnout layer of your organisation — immediate managers report burnout at 54%, the highest of any…
From $146,000 to $288,000 in five years — the workers’ comp line your CFO can’t ignore
The average psychological injury claim in NSW has nearly doubled in five years — from $146,000 in 2019-20 to $288,542 in 2024-25 (Insurance Council of…
The Black Dog finding the aged care sector hasn’t acted on
The Black Dog Institute found 56% of residential aged care workers report elevated burnout, 35% anxiety symptoms and 24% probable depression (npj Mental…
Counselling after the incident, no prevention before it: the gap the NSW Audit Office named
The NSW Auditor-General looked at one of the country's most-resourced wellbeing programs and found it does the wrong thing well: it provides counselling…
The 15-person rule: why a champion network catches what a 500-person worksite can’t
A program that "covers the whole headcount" on paper still misses the people most at risk, because the leading indicators of harm live at crew level — and…
ISO 45003: the standard your regulator, your insurer and your next tender will measure you against
ISO 45003:2021 is the first international standard giving guidance on managing psychosocial risk at work (ISO, 2021). It is guidance, not separately…
Psychosocial Hazards 101: what your WHS duty actually requires
In short Psychosocial hazards are aspects of how work is designed and managed that can cause psychological harm. Australian WHS law now requires you