It is frustrating to know one of your workers suffers an injury burn out of work, though it is difficult to identify what to do to help as you would want the best assistance for your employee. A worker that is totally unwell is a complex issue much more as managing a workplace injury. Recent studies indicated that utilising a "biopsychosocial approach" in managing a work related injury speeds up recovery and yield better results in terms of return to work outcomes for the employee.

Brisbane Lord Mayor Graham Quirk has already given his moral support to the Transport Workers Union (TWU) to introduce mandated sentences for people who assault bus and taxi drivers. This is considered a breakaway with the stance adopted by the Liberal National Party (LNP) of Queensland.

The New South Wales Ambulance Paramedics Union is campaigning for improved protective clothing for paramedics in cold climate areas, such as Bombala, Cooma, Armidale, Ashford and Guyra.

The National Mental Health Commission (NMHC) has officially launched a new national approach by business, community and government to encourage Australian workplaces to become mentally healthy for the benefit of the whole community and businesses. The group is called Mentally Healthy Workplace Alliance.

Every year on May 31, the world recognizes the World No Tobacco Day (WNTD). It is a program of the World Health Organization (WHO), which was created in 1987 by the member states of WHO. As a program, WNTD aims to encourage smokers around the world to abstain from all forms of tobacco consumption during the whole 24-hour period.