Patrizia's son died calling her name. Now she's getting justice for victims of workplace accidents
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Patrizia Cassaniti will carry her son's ashes inside a toy bear at parliament today, with long-awaited industrial manslaughter legislation to be introduced.
  • In short: Advocates who have lost loved ones to industrial manslaughter await legislation changes to address “gross negligence”.
  • The state government also announced a special prosecution unit responsible for prosecuting industrial manslaughter cases.
  • What’s next? The proposed penalties of 25-year jail terms and $20 million in fines will be introduced in parliament today.