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Newcastle Herald
Newcastle Herald
Anna Falkenmire

Disability workers facing high stress, harassment and bullying, minister says

NSW Work, Health and Safety Minister Sophie Cotsis met with Mitchell Jones, director of Charlestown disability support service Includa, which had a positive workplace safety audit. Picture by Peter Lorimer

DISABILITY support workers are facing "enormous stress" amid labour shortages and huge industry growth, and there's a focus on ensuring they are supported themselves.

NSW work, health and safety minister Sophie Cotsis was in Newcastle on Friday to meet with Charlestown MP Jodie Harrison, SafeWork NSW inspectors conducting audits in the Hunter this month, and a local service provider who had positive results.

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