From taxes and minimum wages to energy costs and superannuation, Australia’s financial landscape will change dramatically from July 1. All Australians will get a cash boost as the stage three tax cuts kick in, however low and middle income earners stand to benefit ...
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Have your say: Needs assessment survey open in northern Queensland
The Northern Queensland Primary Health Network (NQPHN) is calling for community members, healthcare professionals, politicians, and sector representatives to have their say on the health and service needs of the region. The Joint Regional Needs Assessment (JRNA) survey, which is ...
More »Wage boost for thousands of Vic nurses
Thousands of Victorian nurses could score a massive wage boost of almost 30 per cent under a new agreement with the State Government just a month after industrial action shut down hospital beds and planned surgeries. The Victorian branch of ...
More »Sydney key workers in line for subsidised housing
The NSW government will invest $450m to build at least 400 new apartments in metro Sydney for essential workers to rent at a subsidised rate under the recently announced Key Worker Build-to-Rent Program. Essential workers including nurses, paramedics, teachers, allied health ...
More »University of Newcastle professor appointed National Rural Health Commissioner
Minister for Health and Aged Care Mark Butler has announced University of Newcastle's Professor Jennifer May is to take over as National Rural Health Commissioner. The University of Newcastle graduate has dedicated her career to rural health care, working as ...
More »Whooping cough cases are spiking in NSW, Qld
The federal health department has reported an increasing number of whooping cough cases, with 7031 cases recorded in the first five months of this year. About 45 per cent of those cases are in Queensland, and about 40 per cent are in New ...
More »Inadequate pay rises for NSW nurses and midwives’ creates “wage curse”
A new report claims that the public sector 'wages cap' enforced by the NSW Treasury between 2011 and 2023 has had a profoundly detrimental effect on the remuneration of nurses and midwives, resulting in a labour market in NSW under ...
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