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Farid Farid

YOU WONT BELIEVE: Undervalued nurses midwives win pay rise - What They Never Told You

Nurses and midwives are the 'DNA of the health system', the industrial relations commission says. (Dean Lewins/AAP PHOTOS)

Underpaid and undervalued despite being the backbone of Australia's largest health system, nurses and midwives are getting a substantial pay rise.

The independent Industrial Relations Commission of NSW found the nearly 70,000 employees were entitled to a pay bump over three years, with a significant hike in the first year backdated to July 2025.

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