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41,000 years lost — the real price of workplace injuries

Lauren Finestone

A study reveals the staggering impact of workplace injuries and illnesses in Australia.

The big picture A new study has illuminated the true impact of workplace injuries and illnesses in Australia, revealing a previously unmeasured toll on the nation's workforce. For the first time, researchers have quantified the working time lost due to compensable occupational injuries and diseases in Australia.  The research analysed harmonised data from the National Dataset for Compensation-based Statistics about workers' compensation c...

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