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Somewhere along the way, disabled and bereaved Australians trying to make claims through their super funds have been let down at their most vulnerable.

‘Why do you make it difficult?’: Big super in big trouble over delayed claims

Three decades after the Keating government set up the superannuation system, a large cohort of Australians is now seeking to claim their entitlements – and they’re not impressed.

  • Sumeyya Ilanbey

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Homes at the Indigenous community of Wreck Bay on the NSW South Coast.

Defence pays $22m settlement over cultural loss from poisoned river

The class action has been settled over firefighting foam that contaminated a NSW South Coast river, devastating the community, with lawyers hailing it a “bittersweet victory”.

  • Carrie Fellner
Brisbane’s Mater hospital.

‘The smell was putrid’: Young mother develops flesh-eating infection after giving birth

An investigation is under way after a young mother developed a rare flesh-eating infection that threatened her life after she had a caesarean birth at a Brisbane hospital.

  • Cloe Read
A photo from the rescue of Brad Osborne, a 53-year-old concreter, from the Central Coast.

'The pain was unbelievable': Trail bike rider who fell 10m down a mine shaft to sue

Brad Osborne was knocked unconscious, broke ribs and both ankles, dislocated his arm, fractured a shoulder, tore ligaments and cut open his arms in the accident.

  • Clair Weaver and Kate Creedon
Samantha Kelly with her baby William near one of the contaminated drains near RAAF base Williamtown.

$212m settlement is a victory for the community and for journalism

Justice has been served for residents of three Australian towns plagued by toxic pollution after a long legal battle championed by fearless journalists.

Dilini Jayakodi says she has been in pain since suffering from a workplace injury related to hot desking.

Woman blames hot desk injury for stopping her working for 10 years

A former government worker is appealing against a decision to cut her Comcare payments for a "hot desk injury".

  • Anna Patty

Original URL: https://www.watoday.com.au/topic/shj-1e9