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350,000+ emergency and health services workers call on Dutton to drop nuclear CANBERRA WEDNESDAY 30 April, 2025 – Organisations representing over 350,000 emergency services workers have today called on Peter Dutton and the Coalition to drop their nuclear energy plan. The letter, signed by the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation, Emergency Leaders for … Continued
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Myanmar Earthquake Appeal Raises $2.5M as Aid Reaches those in need The Australian public has thrown its support behind Emergency Action Alliance’s centralised Myanmar Earthquake Appeal, raising over $2.5M collectively across the EAA members. Emergency Action Alliance is running the major appeal in collaboration with the following Australian charity partners: ActionAid Australia, ADRA, Anglican … Continued
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MEDIA ALERT – DUBBO BASE HOSPITAL WHAT ASMOF member doctors will hold a rally outside Dubbo Base Hospital to protest against understaffing, unsafe working hours and doctor burnout, which are all putting patient care at risk. WHO Specialists, senior and junior doctors from Dubbo Base Hospital WHEN 1:00 pm Wednesday 9 April, 2025 WHERE … Continued
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MEDIA ALERT – JOHN HUNTER HOSPITAL WHAT ASMOF member doctors will hold a rally outside John Hunter Hospital to protest against understaffing, unsafe working hours and doctor burnout, which are all putting patient care at risk. WHO Dr Alexander Whitfield Specialists, senior and junior doctors from NSW public hospitals. WHEN 10:30 am Wednesday … Continued
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Queensland, April 2025: Black Dog Institute is offering free world-class mental health support for emergency service workers and volunteers who have been impacted by recent severe weather events in Queensland. The National Emergency Worker Support Service (NEWSS), established by Black Dog Institute and UNSW Sydney in 2020, achieves PTSD recovery rates of more than 80 … Continued
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASETHURSDAY 27 MARCH, 2025 Former Fire & Rescue NSW Commissioner and Climate Councillor Greg Mullins is warning that another disaster on the scale of Black Summer is coming—and that this federal election is a critical opportunity to vote for stronger climate action to keep Australians safer. As extreme weather events continue to intensify, … Continued
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MARCH 13 2025 Today Emergency Leaders for Climate Action will release a strong statement calling for greater climate action as communities are repeatedly hit by extreme weather. The statement from 38 former Australian fire and emergency service chiefs in response to Ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred, says they are “deeply concerned about the trend of worsening … Continued
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Rostering failures by NSW Ambulance leaves rural towns without crews Invaluable Ambulance crews are being forced to plug gaps outside their communities because NSW Ambulance isn’t back-filling funded positions. When some paramedics or crews can’t make their shift for whatever reason, they are not replaced because that position is being viewed as an extra. “NSW … Continued
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Western Sydney paramedics being sent to wealthier suburbs to plug gaps, leaving patients at risk Western Sydney communities are being put at risk, with paramedic response times being delayed because they are plugging gaps in other suburbs. The Health Services Union is warning communities are being short-changed in a dangerous way, because of rostering failures. … Continued
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Understanding Alfred: Media Briefing, 13 March 10:30am AEDT When: 10:30am AEDT, Thursday 13 March Where: Online via Zoom REGISTER HERE FOR THE ZOOM LINK Hear from a Northern NSW farmer Peter Lake about how he’s been pummeled by repeated floods, as well as former NSW Fire and Rescue Chief Greg Mullins on the … Continued
