Workforce
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ANMF backs SA nurse pay deal
South Australian nurses and midwives are being urged to back a proposed enterprise agreement delivering a 16 per cent pay…
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Nurse, midwife wages under review
The ANMF has opened a Fair Work case seeking higher award wages and updated classifications, saying nurses and midwives have…
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Minimum wage rise a win for health workers
Australia’s lowest‑paid workers will receive a 4.75% pay rise from July 1, lifting the national minimum wage to $26.44 an…
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Qld Health revokes Special Pandemic Leave
The QNMU says removing Special Pandemic Leave amounts to a “gender‑based attack” on Queensland’s predominantly female nursing workforce and warns…
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Global health worker shortages ‘deeply unequal’
Africa faces a severe health workforce crisis, with millions of workers projected to be missing by 2030, as richer nations…
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Victoria to boost safety of healthcare workers
Victoria will recruit new health‑industry WorkSafe inspectors and establish a dedicated healthcare compliance division, as unions warn that violence and…
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Essential care at risk as fuel crisis deepens
As fuel prices surge frontline services say they are struggling to reach vulnerable people, urging governments to guarantee fuel access,…
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More than 4,000 workers join SA health system
New SA Health data shows 4,001 extra staff have joined the system above attrition, while the government’s winter plan introduces…
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NSW nurses’ pay lifted after landmark ruling
NSW nurses and midwives will receive their largest pay rise in decades after the Industrial Relations Commission ruled the professions…
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Calls for disability education in nursing programs
A national review of 32 nursing degrees has found that half do not include disability content in publicly available course…
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