Public Health
15% pay claim is “ambitious but reasonable”
April 11, 2024
Public sector branches are set to vote on a recommended log of claims containing a proposed pay rise that would make PHS pay comparable with Queensland. As branches are about to vote on a draft log of claims that is the culmination of months of consultation, more than 30 branch resolutions and intense discussion and…
25 days ago
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Community urges ministers to vote for effective pregnan...
July 9, 2020
The most important thing to Australians is family and community, which is why peoples’ health…
Public Health
Australians voice support for action on our children’...
July 9, 2020
Speaking with one voice, Australians are calling on food safety Ministers to prioritise the health…
Public Health
Relaxing of lockout laws reckless for Newcastle
July 2, 2020
The NSW Nurses and Midwives’ Association (NSWNMA) has urged the Berejiklian Government to resist pressure…
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Frontline workers to slash spending if wage freeze proc...
June 24, 2020
As public sector unions prepare to fight the state government’s proposed wage freeze in the…
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Hospital data reinforces exceptional value of nurses an...
June 17, 2020
The NSW Nurses and Midwives’ Association (NSWNMA) has again called on the NSW Government to…
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“One of the most dangerous jobs in the world”: Over...
June 16, 2020
International Council of Nurses Chief Executive Howard Catton has described nursing as “one of the…
Public Health
COVID-19 demands higher standards of protection
June 4, 2020
Fit testing is seen as the gold standard in PPE, but in the face of…
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“Fit testing is extremely important”
June 4, 2020
Katina Skylas, NSWNMA Branch President at Concord Hospital, tells The Lamp how fit testing works.…
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Our risky reliance on imported vaccines and drugs
June 4, 2020
A report to the Defence Department three years ago warned that Australia lacks the facilities…