‘Many ideas’ to be discussed in snap COVID-19 meeting: Labor MP

Australian Financial Review, 15 July 2022 Assistant Foreign Minister Tim Watts says “many ideas” around the pandemic payments will be discussed by the…

NSW hospitals bring back Covid measures as cases continue to rise

Daily Telegraph, 14 July 2022 NSW hospitals are going rogue and bringing back Covid prevention strategies from previous waves of the pandemic despite…

Hospital security guards hamstrung by inadequate laws: Union

Daily Telegraph, 9 July 2022 Security guards say they are still being treated like punching bags and can’t proactively take down aggressive patients…

Lack of government ‘expertise’ for industrial relations

Sky News, 1 July 2022 NSW Health Services Union Secretary Gerard Hayes says they would “attack Labor” as they would attack the Liberal…

Westmead Hospital cleaners, HSU members to go on strike

Daily Telegraph Newslocal Parramatta, 29 June 2022 Industrial action continues to deepen, with scores of cleaners at a major NSW hospital poised to…

‘Advice from Putin’: Union boss slams new fines for industrial action

The Daily Telegraph, 23 June 2022 A bid to increase illegal strike action fines has seen union bosses blast Dominic Perrottet, going as…

NSW Budget: 10k health staff to be hired in multi-billion dollar recruitment drive

The Daily Telegraph, 6 June 2022 This month’s state budget will set aside a massive $4.5 billion for a national record-breaking health worker…

Unprecedented $4.5 billion boost for NSW hospitals, health services

Sydney Morning Herald, 6 June 2022 The Perrottet government will recruit more than 10,000 nurses, doctors and other staff to the state’s hospitals…