Paramedic body worn camera trial expanding to regional NSW

St George & Sutherland Shire Leader, 28 October 2022 Body worn cameras aiming to prevent occupational violence against paramedics will be trialled in…

HSU Welcomes Budget That Delivers on Aged Care Reform and Provides Real Benefits to Working Women

Mirage News, 27 October 2022 The Health Services Union (HSU) welcomes the Albanese Labor Government’s first Federal Budget that delivers for aged care,…

Medicare doesn’t need a check-up, it needs a full-body examination

Sydney Morning Herald,  23 October 2022 One of corruption’s more insidious aspects is the way it gets explained away and diminished. The medico…

‘Debate is about the scale of fraud’: Why Medicare needs a royal commission

Sydney Morning Herald, 23 October 2022 The country’s powerful Health Services Union has demanded the federal government hold a royal commission into the…

The "Uberisation" of aged care

ABC News Radio, 21 October 2022 The Productivity Commission is backing the use of independent contractors and online platforms in aged care, as…

Text messages describe ‘Third World’ conditions in Sydney hospital emergency room

Sydney Morning Herald, 5 October 2022 The 88-year-old woman had been in the western Sydney hospital emergency room for six hours. She was…

Ramping, delays focus of NSW emergency health inquiry

ABC News, 5 October 2022 Paramedics and emergency doctors say ramping at NSW hospitals is putting patients at risk, leaving communities vulnerable and…

Push for aged care funding to cover ‘social, emotional care’

Sydney Morning Herald, 4 October 2022 The Health Services Union is calling on the Albanese government to ensure that aged care residents’ “social…