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Teachers stop work to school government on stalled deal

Teachers stop work to school government on stalled deal

Workers and the government are at loggerheads over pay with teachers walking off the job and public sector staff planning wider industrial action.

'Irrational' rule ripping off young Aussie workers' pay

'Irrational' rule ripping off young Aussie workers' pay

'Irrational' rule ripping off young Aussie workers' pay

'Irrational' rule ripping off young Aussie workers' pay

As soon as Aussie teens turn 18 they are seen as of age in the eyes of the law - but there's one place they still aren't being treated as adults.

Health giant under microscope for charity tax status

Health giant under microscope for charity tax status

Health giant under microscope for charity tax status

Health giant under microscope for charity tax status

A health union wants the government to investigate embattled private hospitals operator Healthscope over a problem with its salary packaging scheme

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Nurses, midwives vote to endorse lucrative pay deal

Nurses, midwives vote to endorse lucrative pay deal

Queensland's public nurses and midwives are set to be among the highest paid in the country after officially accepting a $1.8 billion deal, ending a stand-off.

Aged care workers to get fourth pay bump in three years

Aged care workers to get fourth pay bump in three years

About 400,000 employees in the aged care sector will receive an extra $60 per week as a pay rise comes into effect

Easier access to prescriptions as nurses' powers grow

Easier access to prescriptions as nurses' powers grow

Qualified nurses will help alleviate the burdens on the health system by providing patients with another avenue for their prescriptions.

Public hospitals risk bleeding doctors without support

Public hospitals risk bleeding doctors without support

Public hospital doctors at risk of burnout need better support as professionals slam a pay offer that they say fails to address a crisis in health.

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'Tremendous victory': nurses secure nation- leading pay

'Tremendous victory': nurses secure nation- leading pay

'Tremendous victory': nurses secure nation- leading pay

'Tremendous victory': nurses secure nation- leading pay

Following months of talks, a state's nurses and midwives are set to become the nation's highest paid after agreeing on a new wage deal.

Doctor covering 150 patients pleads for fair treatment

Doctor covering 150 patients pleads for fair treatment

Doctor covering 150 patients pleads for fair treatment

Doctor covering 150 patients pleads for fair treatment

Henry Crayton worked 135 hours in the past fortnight with just one day off, covering 150 patients per shift - and he's not alone in wanting better treatment.

'Play by the rules': union lashed for doctors strike

'Play by the rules': union lashed for doctors strike

'Play by the rules': union lashed for doctors strike

'Play by the rules': union lashed for doctors strike

Under criticism by a court, a doctors union has been urged to put patient safety first by halting proposed strikes and returning to the negotiating table.

Five bucks an hour may solve crisis in disability care

Five bucks an hour may solve crisis in disability care

Five bucks an hour may solve crisis in disability care

Five bucks an hour may solve crisis in disability care

Australians with disability could face worsening support and resources as the workforce struggles to retain and attract talent.

Court throws Health Workers Union into administration

Court throws Health Workers Union into administration

Court throws Health Workers Union into administration

Court throws Health Workers Union into administration

The Health Workers Union has been slapped with an interim administration order by the Federal Court in ongoing fallout over claims of rorting by a branch boss.

Health union celebrates restrictions against state boss

Health union celebrates restrictions against state boss

Health union celebrates restrictions against state boss

Health union celebrates restrictions against state boss

The boss of the Health Workers Union Diana Asmar will not be allowed to carry out her usual duties until a Federal Court case against her is decided.

Major surgeries affected as nurses and midwives strike

Major surgeries affected as nurses and midwives strike

Major surgeries affected as nurses and midwives strike

Major surgeries affected as nurses and midwives strike

St Vincent's Hospital nurses and midwives are beginning rolling strikes to push for better staffing levels as workers face burnout and exhaustion.

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Union boss 'denounced traitors' before staff were fired

The boss of the Health Workers Union has been accused of denouncing union traitors at a delegates meeting before seven workers were sacked.

Union boss trial may be halted due to criminal charges

The boss of the Health Workers Union has maintained the Fair Work Commission's case against her should be stayed because she may face criminal charges.

Thousands rally as nurses reject one-or-the-other deal

Angry nurses will not accept delaying their demand for improved staffing ratios as a condition of securing a major pay rise.

'Deeply sorry': NSW braces for big train, nurse strikes

The NSW government's pay negotiations with major frontline unions have intensified, with two prominent workforces set to take strike action.

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Armistice: NSW nurses strike interim wage deal

Nurses have struck an interim pay deal with the NSW government, pausing their industrial action as the union continues negotiations on a final wage outcome.

Premier faces nurses in latest pay dispute escalation

NSW's nurses and midwives have continued their push for an immediate pay increase, sitting down with the premier late on Thursday.

Union fights against push to appoint administrators

The Victorian branch of the Health Services Union is fighting a Federal Court application to place it into administration.

Health Services Union takes Victorian branch to court

An embattled Victorian branch of the Health Services Union is facing a forced takeover in a court battle with national leadership.

'Not going away': nurses, midwives demand wage increase

Nurses and midwives are on a collision course with the NSW government, as both sides dig in and pay negotiations threaten to get uglier.

Calls to address 'unspoken cost' of reproductive health

Australian workers could be offered 12 more days off under a union push to expand access to reproductive leave.

'Left no option': Labor faces first mass nurses' strike

Thousands of nurses and midwives will walk off the job in NSW for their first major strike since Labor won power.

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