Federal government promises to fund potential pay rise for aged care workers

ABC News, 8 August 2022 The Federal Government has promised to pick up the bill for any potential pay rise for aged care…

Government promises to fund pay rise for aged care workers

Sydney Morning Herald, 8 August 2022 The federal government has promised to fund an increase in aged care workers’ wages, telling the Fair…

Aged care worker registration delayed until next year

Sydney Morning Herald, 2 August 2022 Mandatory aged care worker registration has been removed from federal government legislation to reform the troubled sector,…

Solid foundations laid for aged care reform

The National Tribune, 27 July 2022 The Health Services Union welcomes Minister Anika Wells’ introduction of two aged care bills that represent an…

Union boss says working from home will harm economy, vaccinations

Sydney Morning Herald, 23 July 2022 The head of the powerful Health Services Union (HSU) has trashed a union-led push to enshrine the…

Government to reconvene next week as pressure ramps up over payments

ABC News, 15 July 2022 VIDEO: Gerard Hayes from the National Secretary of the Health Services Union is concerned many people will not be…

‘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…