The NSW government has offered public sector workers, including nurses, a three-year pay rise worth 10.5 per cent, which is well under the demands of some of the unions. The Minns government announced the offer last Monday, and it applies ...

Tonight, the second Labor Budget will be delivered by Federal Treasurer Jim Chalmers. Mr Chalmers has said the Budget will focus on easing financial pain and bolstering new growth without worsening inflation. "This is not the time for scorched earth ...

Tens of thousands of patients have avoided going to the emergency department as the NSW government expands access to urgent care services across the state. Health Minister Ryan Park released the data as he celebrated ahead of the official opening ...

The Albanese government seeks to delay aged care wage rises of 23 per cent by almost two years due to concerns that a large pay jump could fuel labour shortages by attracting workers from other sectors. The government has requested ...

Australian women are set to be thousands of dollars better off by the time they retire, with the government promising superannuation on paid parental leave in a landmark win for gender equality. After long citing budget restraints, the government will ...

Australian Capital Territory (ACT) became the latest jurisdiction to introduce voluntary assisted dying (VAD) legislation last Tuesday – with the proposed legislation differing from existing laws across Australia by including nurse practitioners in the process. The introduction of the bill ...

Hundreds of health workers from Liverpool Hospital in Sydney’s south-west held a snap protest and vigil last Wednesday following the bombing of the al-Ahli Arab Hospital in Gaza City, which killed 471 Palestinians and wounded 314 others. They observed a ...

Tasmanian nurses and midwives have accepted a deal with the state government, which will pay them in the same league as other Australian states. Although welcomed by unions, one advocate said it wouldn't be "a silver bullet" to the sector's ...

A former Perth Children’s Hospital (PCH) healthcare worker has come forward to dispute the WA government’s claims regarding the alleged PCH rape. At the beginning of this month, the ABC published an essay written by Florence (not her real name), ...

According to the NSW budget, the expiration of the Morrison-era GST safety net to ensure no state was “worse off” could result in inefficient taxes and risk essential services, such as nurses and teachers. Buried in NSW Treasurer Daniel Mookhey’s ...