‘$33b cash cow:’ Health Services Union boss calls for NSW Royal Commission into healthcare spending

News.com.au, 12 February 2023 Ballooning patient complaints, a staff “exodus” and over-servicing have prompted calls for a major investigation into healthcare funding. …

Fewer NDIS patients languishing in hospital saves up to $550m

Sydney Morning Herald, 12 February 2023 The average length of time NDIS patients spent in hospital beds awaiting discharge was slashed by four…

Health union calls for royal commission into NSW health system ‘priorities’

The Australian, 12 February 2023 The Health Services Union is calling for a royal commission into the “chronic misallocation of resources and warped…

A new report into healthcare in NSW confirms the growing trouble

7 News, 12 February 2023 A new report into healthcare in NSW confirms the growing trouble in finding a GP with poorer suburbs…

Clash over claim aged care workers better off at KFC

AAP, 8 February 2023 The government is staring down a key health union after its national boss said workers in the "crumbling" aged…

Aged-care Covid toll sparks probe into safeguards

The Australian, 8 February 2023 Nearly one-third of Covid-19 deaths during the nation’s latest wave have occurred in aged-care residential facilities, triggering the…

Perrottet’s poker machine revolution passes snap meeting of cabinet

Sydney Morning Herald, 5 February 2023 All poker machines in NSW will be cashless within five years after Premier Dominic Perrottet’s long-promised gambling…

Electrical Trades Union in ‘robust’ wage growth push

The Australian, 25 January 2023 The Electrical Trades Union has committed to pursuing annual pay rises of at least 5 per cent in…