Tuesday,
10 September 2024
Support proposed for frontline females

FEMALE firefighters could soon gain access to compensation following a gender–specific cancer diagnosis, under amended presumptive rights currently before parliament.

Wangaratta–based state MP Tania Maxwell put forward the Firefighters' Presumptive Rights Compensation Legislation Amendment Bill 2022 in the Legislative Council on Wednesday, which would also see firefighters no longer need to pro...

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