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Allied health workers rally in Wollongong to call attention to workforce crisis Allied healthcare workers will rally at Wollongong Hospital on Tuesday in response to the work force retention crisis putting pressure on clinicians and patients. Health Services Union members are celebrating the invaluable work of allied health practitioners, and campaigning for measures to attract … Continued
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Inquiry into Northern Beaches Hospital welcome and overdue The Health Services Union (HSU) welcomes the announcement of the NSW Parliament’s Public Accounts Committee inquiry into the safety and quality of health services at Northern Beaches Hospital, while emphasising that this investigation is long overdue. ****DOORSTOP****##Gerard Hayes will hold a doorstop at 11am, at Martin Place, … 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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Willoughby City Council is trialling changes to its Public and Open Forums, in a bid to encourage higher rates of community participation and to enhance transparency and governance. Now set to take place one week prior to Council Meetings, the forums will allow the Mayor and Councillors more time to adequately consider public feedback and … Continued
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Unions NSW is making a concerted push to secure reproductive leave in state awards, ensuring hundreds thousands of public sector workers get the workplace rights they deserve from the nation’s largest employer. A wide ranging new report – Reproductive Leave, It’s for Every Body! – exposes how the absence of reproductive leave is forcing workers … Continued
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Homelessness NSW is calling on the NSW Government to urgently act on short-term rental accommodation reforms after a year of delay. In early 2024, the NSW Government launched a review into potential changes to short-term rental regulation – but with more than 430 submissions and 2,400 survey responses received, there has been no further public … Continued
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FRIDAY 28 FEBRUARY 2025 Let the sunshine in: $25 million rooftop solar plan will get more Aussie apartments running on renewable power A $25 MILLION INITIATIVE for shared rooftop solar systems to be delivered by the Federal and New South Wales governments will unlock the benefits of affordable, clean and … Continued
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Thursday, 27 February 2025 National Legal Aid Census of private practitioners Statement Jennifer Ball President of the Law Society of NSW The Law Society of NSW welcomes the publication by National Legal Aid (NLA) of its 2024 Census of private legal practitioners who have been, or presently deliver legal services to people with grants of … Continued
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Coastal councils have spoken, and they want an end to shark nets FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE SYDNEY (26 February 2025)—Randwick Council, has Tuesday night, voted no to the continued use of shark nets, meaning none of the eight councils with shark nets have supported their continued use. The NSW Government has consulted with coastal … Continued
