April 28, 2017

The State Government today announced massive public sector reform, with 40 per cent of existing government departments to be amalgamated. Under the reform, the new Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development will incorporate the Departments of Agriculture and Food WA, Regional Development and Fisheries, and Regional Development Commissions. WAFarmers President Tony York said the reform was a more streamlined approach, despite the seemingly increased size and responsibility of departments. “During their election campaign, WA

Today is World Day for Safety and Health at Work, so we wanted to share a few workplace fatality statistics with you: 195 workers died in 2015 187 (96 per cent) of fatalities were men One quarter of fatalities were from a vehicle collision in 2015 Agriculture, forestry and fishing have the highest fatality rate – 16.7 deaths per 100,000 workers in 2015 Almost 50 per cent of fatalities were in two industries: transport, postal