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The pendulum has swung too far, injured people deserve better. We can afford it.
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Asbestos victim and vice president of the Asbestos Diseases Foundation Bernie Banton has announced his public support for our campaign.
“I’ve been telling the government for some time that the compensation system is broken and needs to be fixed"
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Spokespersons
Biographical information on Michael Slattery QC and the other main commentators in our campaign.
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Benie Banton
Asbestos victim and vice president of the Asbestos Diseases Foundation Bernie Banton has announced his public support our campaign. read more
Media releases
• Bernie Banton's on board, 13 March 2007
• New FOI data shows: curbing insurer surpluses won't raise premiums, 5 March 2007
• Sutherland Shire candidates to discuss fair compensation, 23 February 2007
• Stay at home mums and dads sacrificed first, 23 February 2007
• Fair compensation campaign raises the pressure in key marginal seats, 14 February 2007
• Tonight: Northern Beaches candidates to discuss fair compensation , 7 February 2007
• More misinformation from the Minister for Commerce, 6 February 2007
• Mr Iemma, Mr Debnam, Enough is Enough, 6 February 2007
• Greenslip premiums accelerate, but accident victims lose out, 5 December
• North Coast school boy left to fend for himself , 4 December
• Giving Newcastle residents a fair go, 8 November
• Lawyers call for fair compensation for rural communities , 27 October
• It's time to give some of the $2b back to injured workers, 18 October
• Adding insult to injury , 3 October 2006
• Not good enough Della Bosca, 28 September 2006
• ICA lunging at the usual shadows, 21 September 2006
• It's not about public liability, 20 September 2006
• A fair go for injured people , 19 September 2006
"The point is that a claimant may receive a different award for the same injury, depending on whether the injury was sustained at work, in a motor accident or in the course of some other activity."
The Hon Justice David Ipp
Resources for the media
Briefing papers, submissions, reports and analysis of insurance industry myths may be obtained from our resources page
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Media enquiries
To get answers to your questions, or to arrange an interview
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media@faircompensation.com.au
"...under the current law in New South Wales, injured individuals are in some instances limited in their access to compensation where community standards would suggest that they deserve greater recompense".
Report of the NSW Legislative Council
Inquiry into Personal Injuries Compensation Legislation
“People injured injured in car
accidents or in the workplace through
no fault of their own surely deserve to
be taken care of...In this case lawyers’
motives seem honourable.”
Daily Telegraph editorial
19 September 2006
