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From Albury to Tweed, NSW public sector nurses and midwives will walk off the job today (10th September) for more than 12 hours, saying they are "fed up with being ignored" by the state government. NSW Nurses and Midwives' Association ...

The Albanese government is being called on to give all workers 12 days reproductive leave to cover IVF treatments, severe period pain, menopause, vasectomies and gender transitioning therapies. The powerful Health Services Union (HSU) on Monday began a national campaign for the ...

Stacy Carter, University of Wollongong; Farah Magrabi, Macquarie University, and Yves Saint James Aquino, University of Wollongong Imagine this. You’ve finally summoned up the courage to see a GP about an embarrassing problem. You sit down. The GP says: before ...

The NSW government have issued their response to the Parliamentary Inquiry Report into Birth Trauma, committing to the support of 42 of the 43 recommendations made by the Select Committee. The inquiry, which concluded earlier this year, received more than ...

The Australian Digital Health Agency (the Agency) and the Department of Health and Aged Care have announced two new initiatives in a bid to connect Australia's healthcare system under a shared national infrastructure. The Agency aims to transform digital health ...

Contrary to what most men believe, their bodies aren’t bulletproof. As men age, the body does indeed change. The most common issues are some of the more confronting – prostate enlargement, weight gain, rising blood pressure, and heart problems are ...

After months of negotiations UnitingCare Queensland has given notice to health insurance conglomerate Australian Health Service Alliance (AHSA) that its contract will be terminated, should they not reach a reasonable funding agreement within three months. UnitingCare owns and operates four ...

Adrian Esterman, University of South Australia Western Australia and Victoria both issued health alerts this week over cases of mpox. WA has seen two cases, while Victoria has recorded 125 cases so far this year. New South Wales, which has ...

Placement poverty experienced by students studying clinical allied health sciences is being ignored, Australia's council of allied health deans has said in its response to teaching, nursing, social work and midwifery students gaining paid work placements. Announced in May, eligible students are to receive $319 a ...

Nurses and midwives have walked off the job during historic industrial action against Ramsay Health Care, as the healthcare giant makes a second request for staff to vote on pay and conditions. Industrial action commenced last month, with unions issuing ...