The trauma of workplace bullying is an epidemic in Australia and internationally. It appears to be growing rather than decreasing. This presentation will explore many aspects of the complex processes of workplace bullying. Many targets of workplace bullying suffer PTSD, debilitating, complex and long-standing disorders of mood and physiological injury, with major family, career, and social damage. Interrelated personal illness, health system costs, loss of productivity, and reduced business profit, are also massively expensive to the national economy. Legislation to monitor and reduce bullying and to promote healthy interpersonal relations in both the private and public sector workplaces needs continuing development. SafeWork Australia legislation (2008/2009) marks a significant Federal promotion of these goals.