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An employee has failed to prove a colleague concocted a "malicious lie" about a single workplace incident so she could have his job, with the Fair Work Commission finding his serious misconduct dismissal was fair.

Melba Support Services Australia summarily dismissed the disability support worker in November last year after finding he had "blown a raspberry" on a resident's stomach, while she stood naked after a shower.

The employee denied the allegation, stating he blew a raspberry into his arm to distract the resident, who was banging on the wall at the time...