Mr Hanks’ report regarding the review of Comcare  does not raise the terrible failings of the general toxic culture within both Comcare and the APS Agencies as the reason for the [Comcare] blow-out. Surely, the 147 recommendations made are pretty meaningless unless they are backed up with a proper inquiry into the reasons or root [...]

There’ seems to be an automatic assumption – again- that anyone who makes a workers compensation claim is a fraudulent malingerer.  Once again the media have cherry-picked questionable cases and ignore genuine cases. The impression being conveyed is that those making claims are to be blamed and all other factors such as scheme mismanagement ignored.  [...]