NSW state election 2023: The dire working conditions behind Illawarra ambos 'aggressive' chalking action

Illawarra Mercury, 9 March 2023 Each Illawarra ambulance car is covered in "aggressive" chalked slogans aimed at the state government, with a desperation…

Ambulance call-outs hit decade high in NSW

Yahoo News, 1 March 2023 The number of ambulance call-outs in NSW reached at least a decade high in the final quarter of…

Premier Perrottet’s $1.2b election gamble on health ahead of NSW vote

The Australian, 5 March 2023 Dominic Perrottet has promised to deliver 20 new hospitals and healthcare facilities, including a $260 million upgrade of…

Staffing crisis concern with $102 million upgrade promise for Scone’s Scott Memorial Hospital

The Daily Telegraph, 8 March 203 While it’s welcome news Scone could receive a multimillion dollar redevelopment of its hospital, there’s grave concern…

Wage decision creates $1.9b budget problem

Sydney Morning Herald, 22 February 2023 Unions and aged-care providers are calling on the government to guarantee it will fund the full 15…

Fair Work Commission overrules government on incremental aged care workers’ pay rise

The Guardian, 22 February 2023 Federal government had planned to split increase over two years, as union eyes push for further increase …

Northern NSW paramedics paid significantly less than Qld counterparts rally in Tweed to demand wage increase

The Daily Telegraph, 21 February 2023 Tired and frustrated paramedics have rallied outside Tweed MP Geoff Provest’s office in an effort to secure…

Pay rise locked in as FWC rejects Labor plan

The Australian, 21 February 2023 Hundreds of thousands of aged care workers will receive their 15 per cent pay rise from July 1…