NSW to buy back private Northern Beaches hospital for $190m Minns government announces in-principle deal that will see the entire hospital integrate into the public system The Guardian - AU · Oct 21, 2025
More than half of Sydney health district’s staff psychiatrists have resigned, leaked documents show Documents also show plans to maintain services without bed closures and rely on ‘bolstered’ allied healthcare staff and nurses The Guardian - AU · Jan 30, 2025
NSW Police Accept 39% Pay Increase From Government Who Won’t Offer Nurses More Than 15% Raise NSW Police have accepted a massive new pay deal from the Minns Government. However nurses appear to be copping the short end of the stick. Pedestrian.tv · Nov 26, 2024
‘Very clearly gendered’: furious NSW nurses and midwives reject pay rise deal amid 24-hour strike Union at loggerheads with Minns government over 10.5% pay rise offer after NSW police win deal for wage increase of up to 40% The Guardian - AU · Nov 12, 2024
Interim pay offer fails to salve nurses' strike threat Nurses and midwives plan to stage a 24-hour strike as they intensify their fight with the state government for a 15 per cent pay rise. AAP · Sep 20, 2024
'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. AAP · Sep 9, 2024
Nurses will defy order not to strike over pay fight Strike action by nurses and midwives that will have a large impact on the country's largest hospital system will not be called off despite official orders. AAP · Sep 9, 2024
'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. AAP · Sep 6, 2024
Nurses say 15 pct pay rise will not hit patient pockets Nurses have demanded a 15 per cent pay rise and a new report argues the NSW government could achieve it without costing taxpayers a cent. AAP · Jun 24, 2024
Premier rejects nurses' push for major pay increase Chris Minns says nurses and midwives deserve a pay rise but their demands for a 15 per cent boost is beyond the state's means. AAP · May 22, 2024
Under-pressure emergency departments get more nurses Two hospitals under critical pressure to serve Sydney communities will be the first to benefit from NSW changes to staffing ratios. AAP · May 15, 2024
Inflation, cost of living pressures increase struggle for students in unpaid health placements Students studying to become health professionals are increasingly struggling with the demands of unpaid placements as inflation rises. ABC News · May 24, 2023
Nurses' union sues NSW government alleging understaffing, patient mistreatment The nurses' union claims patients at several major NSW hospitals have missed out on hundreds of thousands of hours of nursing care due to "systemic understaffing". ABC News · Mar 15, 2023
NSW nurses overworked, dealing with PTSD and planning to leave profession, survey finds Nurse Kate Goodman is overworked, stressed and has symptoms of PTSD. She's not alone, with a new report finding 60 per cent of NSW nurses are planning to leave the profession. ABC News · Feb 15, 2023
AAP · Feb 4, 2023 Nurses launch NSW election ad campaign The NSW Nurses and Midwives Association has launched a pre-election TV ad campaign calling for staff-patient ratios in public hospitals.
ABC News · Nov 23, 2022 NSW nurses and midwives walk off job for fourth time, call for patient-to-staff ratios Thousands of nurses across NSW are striking for 24 hours over what they say is a "staffing crisis" in the state's hospitals.
AAP · Nov 22, 2022 'Burnt out' nurses call for patient ratios Nurses and midwives have walked off the job for the fourth time this year, saying NSW hospitals are dangerously understaffed and they are burnt out.
ABC News · Sep 13, 2022 Sydney news: Sydney Water works overnight to restore water in northern Sydney after pipe burst MORNING BRIEFING: Sydney Water crews have worked overnight to restore full services in northern Sydney after about 2,000 locals went without water since Saturday due to a burst water main in Lane Cove.
AAP · Sep 13, 2022 NSW health care in trouble, Labor says Labor says a chronic lack of staff has degraded the NSW health system, as people wait longer for ambulances and to see a doctor in emergency departments.
The Guardian - AU · Aug 31, 2022 Safe workloads would help fix Australia’s nurse shortage, union says Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation goes to jobs summit saying nurse-to-patient ratios more important than pay
AAP · Aug 31, 2022 Striking NSW nurses warn: 'We'll resign' Striking NSW nurses are warning the state "is standing on the precipice of public health crisis" as hospitals buckle under the strain of the pandemic.
The Guardian - AU · Aug 29, 2022 Free degrees for Victorian nurses could cause workforce shortages elsewhere, unions warn Australian nursing and midwifery groups say Victoria’s scheme could see aspiring nurses leave their home states
AAP · Aug 29, 2022 NSW nurses' union calling for free courses The nurses' union is urging the NSW government to follow Victoria's lead and pay the university fees for over 10,000 nursing or midwifery undergraduate courses.
ABC News · Aug 24, 2022 Sydney news: NSW rail industrial action goes ahead, cold weather to ease MORNING BRIEFING: The rail union says trains will run to an enhanced weekend timetable while members consider the legal deed presented by the state government, while NSW starts to defrost after a cold snap. It will be yet another day of disruption across Sydney's rail network, with reduced services across…
AAP · Aug 24, 2022 NSW nurses to strike over pay, staffing NSW nurses and midwives will strike for 24 hours next week over staff-to- patient ratios, and the union is also asking for a seven per cent pay rise.