Covid havoc in aged-care homes as cases, deaths surge

The Australian, 13 December 2022 Covid has again surged through aged care homes, with weekly deaths in residential facilities eight times higher than…

Expiry of COVID funding raises fears of hospital service cuts

Sydney Morning Herald, 12 December 2022 Doctors and other health workers fear the end of extra federal health funding for COVID-19 testing and…

Unions jump on new IR laws to boost aged care pay

Australian Financial Review, 6 December 2022 Aged care unions will use the Albanese government’s new industrial relations laws to…

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Frontline workers call for royal commission into NSW health spending

The Daily Telegraph, 2 December 2022 A campaign calling for a royal commission into NSW’s health budget claims that specialists are pocketing more…

Healthcare workers in New South Wales to be taxed on $3000 appreciation payment

7 News, 22 November 2022 A $3000 “appreciation” bonus for NSW healthcare staff who worked through the pandemic will be taxed, it can…

‘Punched and kicked’: Key Aussie industry on brink of collapse as 75 per cent of workers plan to quit

News.com.au, 22 November 2022 Shocking survey findings claim three in four aged care workers in Australia plan to quit within the next six months…