NSW government promises crackdown on ‘unsustainable’ cost of temporary doctors

Sydney Morning Herald, 11 July 2023 NSW Health Minister Ryan Park has vowed to crack down on the use of private recruitment firms…

‘Incentivised price gouging’: The private companies making millions off doctor shortages

Sydney Morning Herald, 10 July 2023 Private recruitment companies responsible for finding temporary doctors and nurses to plug gaps in critically understaffed NSW…

NSW Health workers offered $3500 pay rise to end rolling strike action

Sydney Morning Herald, 7 July 2023 The state’s health workers have been offered a $3500 flat rate pay rise, which will see the…

HSU strikes $3500 pay boost for healthcare workers, threat of industrial action not over

News.com.au, 7 July 2023 After a tense standoff, one group of workers stands to receive a $3500 pay rise, although the threat of…

9 News, 7 July 2023

9 News, 7 July 2023 Last-minute talks appear to have averted escalating strike action by health sector workers in NSW. …

The quiet death of an aged care facility

Medical Republic, 6 July 2023 Members of the Health Services Union fear that the Wallsend aged care facility is being closed down by…

The government’s new chief antagonist has a flair for the dramatic

Sydney Morning Herald, 5 July 2023 In the grand ballroom of the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Sussex Street this week, a blown-up poster…

Honeymoon over for Minns as health workers threaten to strike over pay

Sydney Morning Herald, 5 July 2023 Health workers across NSW are threatening to strike unless the state government agrees to increase its pay…