Workforce
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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…
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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…
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We’re only using a fraction of health workers’ skills. This needs to change
Roles of health professionals are still unfortunately often stuck in the past. That is, before the shift of education of…
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North Qld nurses secure QUT scholarships
Nine North Queensland nurses have officially accepted scholarships to study for their Master's at the Queensland Unversity of Technology (QUT).…
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Staff shortage hits hospital in SA
Staff shortages at a regional South Australian hospital have prompted the nurses union to launch a petition demanding the government…
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Depression training for SA prison nurses
Prison nurses in regional South Australia are receiving specialist psychosocial training under a new program aimed at improving the mental…
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Aged care sector failing to find nurses
New figures from the Department of Health and Aged Care found that residential aged care is facing a gap of…
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UK nurses move to regional southern NSW
Twelve nurses from the United Kingdom will be helping the communities across the Southern NSW Local Health District (SNSWLHD) at…
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ANMFVIC says number of midwives at private hospital “grossly inadequate”
Midwives working at a private Victorian hospital have claimed staffing shortages are putting mothers and babies at risk. Last month,…
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St Vincent’s Private Hospital nurses threaten to strike over pay offer
Nursing staff from St Vincent's Private Hospital (SVPH) in northern NSW have threatened to strike after a backpedal on a…
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