Why it's important to stop the 'play on' penalties for industrial manslaughter in WA

[WA Today]( --------------------------------------------------------------- Wednesday, 26th June, 2019 PM News Update [Regan Ballantine has spoken out after WorkSafe flagged it intends to prosecute two different construction companies ...]( [Why it's important to stop the 'play on' penalties for industrial manslaughter in WA]( BY Marta Pascual Juanola "What would society look like if we could take out insurance of our negligence [that ends] in killing someone on the road? It's grossly unfair and it's an injustice." --------------------------------------------------------------- Top stories ['I had to stab them': Son accused of murdering dad, stabbing mum claimed he was psychic]( A Perth man accused of murdering his father and attempting to murder his mother inside their Kelmscott home claimed he was psychic and had been told by spirits to kill his "evil" parents. 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