NSW Ambulance paramedics called out to over 500 complaints of constipation

The Daily Telegraph, 1 July 2024 Thousands of trivial non-emergency callouts are putting mounting pressure on paramedics and the NSW Ambulance service. See…

Businesses fear closures due to wage hike

ABC Radio, 4 June 2024 Unions say a hike to the minimum wage will help struggling Australians deal with rising costs of living. …

Entire Hunter ambulance station on strike over roster dispute

Newcastle Herald, 20 May 2024 Paramedics at the Rutherford ambulance station have stood down, after planned union action was denied by their management.…

Woman dies after available paramedic was instead covering horse races

Sydney Morning Herald, 21 April 2024 An elderly Grafton woman died of a cardiac arrest after the Northern Rivers town was temporarily left…

Gerard Hayes on ABC Illawarra 19 April 24 Full interview

ABC Illawarra Mornings, 19 April 2024 Gerard speaks to Illawarra Mornings about the challenges paramedics face in difficult situations in light of recent…

NSW’s $500m GST revenue squeeze ignores state catering for more than a third of Australia’s new migrants

The Daily Telegraph, 19 March 2024 Population growth fuelled by soaring migration is set to cut the amount of goods and services tax…

Mass walkout over parking at Sydney hospitals | 9News Sydney

9News, 29 February 2024 There was a mass walkout at more than a dozen Sydney hospitals today, as anger mounts over a huge…

‘Don’t need to be there’: 4 in 5 emergency patients could be treated elsewhere

Daily Telegraph, 21 February 2024 More than 80 per cent – or four out of five patients who went to hospital emergency departments…