Former premiers Daniel Andrews and Mark McGowan have been awarded the nation’s highest honour, despite their controversial handling of the Covid-19 pandemic. Both have received the Companion of the Order of Australia (AC) for their significant contributions to public health. Mr Andrews was recognised for his health policies and infrastructureContinue Reading
Packed-out and understaff emergency departments are the latest part of the nation’s healthcare system to be ringing alarm bells, according to a major new report. Performances have deteriorated in the overwhelming majority of categories over the last 12 years, such as wait times, and this trend can vary enormously dependingContinue Reading
Healthcare workers who posed as fake patients during a Health Minister’s visit so their clinic would look busier will have to do counselling. Victorian Health Minister Mary-Anne Thomas said one of the posers arrived by ambulance as she delivered a report on the incident. It happened at the Colac AreaContinue Reading
Healthcare workers are being offered generous incentives to take their much-needed skills to Australia’s rural towns. With much of Australia suffering from a critical lack of general practitioners, the incentives will add as much as $21,000 to eligible rural generalists and GPs who make the trek out of the cities.Continue Reading
Eligible NSW patients suffering from terminal conditions will be able to use voluntary assisted dying (VAD) to end their life from 6am on Tuesday. To qualify, patients must be diagnosed with an advanced and progressive disease, illness or medical condition that is expected to lead to death within six months,Continue Reading
One of Labor’s signature election promises to boost the salaries of about 400,000 public sector wages has cost the government a massive $8bn. Across Australia, the majority of public sector employees have been given a 4 per cent pay bump, which also includes a 0.5 per cent boost to superannuation,Continue Reading
Thousands of health staff in Queensland could head back to work with the state government expected to announce Covid-19 vaccine mandates in the healthcare sector will be scrapped. But it might not be plain sailing for health workers who refused to get vaccinated – Queensland Health could still take disciplinaryContinue Reading
The NSW government will double its cash incentive for healthcare workers in rural areas of the state, offering them a $20,000 cash boost. NSW Premier Chris Minns said the previous iteration of the policy, which only offered $10,000, had failed to fill critical gaps in the rural health workforce. HeContinue Reading
Paramedic and patient transfer workers will launch a 24-hour strike from 6am on Thursday, as healthcare workers demand faster action on the NSW government’s promise to scrap the wages cap. The unprecedented industrial action will involve both urgent (red) and non-urgent (green) ambulance fleets. During this time patient transport officersContinue Reading
Overflowing bins piled with stinking rubbish scattered throughout some Sydney streets is symbolic of angry workers at flash point around the world as “economic volatility” sends people into financial pain. Strikes are increasingly threatening industries across the globe, including Australia, as everything from grocery prices to rents and energy costsContinue Reading