ACT 'bleeding out' doctors, struggles with 'chronic short-staffing' 'We are trained to take care of patients ... if doctors see a need, they will step in.' The Canberra Times · May 27
Doctors call out 17-hour shifts in hospitals and 'disrespect from the top' Echoes of marshmallow-gate, as doctors fight for their rights. Newcastle Herald · May 22
Public hospital psychiatrists to receive 20% pay rise after winning dispute with NSW Health State’s Industrial Relations Commission hands down decision after 200 doctors threatened to resign in January The Guardian - AU · Oct 2, 2025
Dfat liaising with Israel after Australians reportedly detained – as it happened This blog is now closed The Guardian - AU · Oct 2, 2025
Overcrowding in NSW hospitals ‘worst’ some doctors have seen as winter illnesses clog emergency departments State health minister Ryan Park says there have been more than 45,000 presentations to EDs over the past five days The Guardian - AU · Aug 28, 2025
NSW Health trying to ‘gag’ frontline workers from posting online, union warns Exclusive: ‘Final draft’ social media document says staff should report any concerns about their colleagues’ social media use to their manager The Guardian - AU · Aug 23, 2025
Psychiatrist body holds firm on 25% pay bid but NSW Health says shortages are ‘more nuanced’ Legal action argues for pay rise to tackle staff shortages while health department says a ‘more nuanced response’ is required The Guardian - AU · Jun 20, 2025
Psychiatrists warn new mental health unit at Westmead could be an ‘empty shell’ as workforce dispute drags on As work begins on the facility, doctors say it will be ‘a waste of money’ if the government does not address staff shortages The Guardian - AU · Apr 30, 2025
With a drip in his arm, this patient came out of a Sydney hospital to support striking doctors Tuesday is the first of three days of industrial action being taken by public sector doctors in NSW The Guardian - AU · Apr 8, 2025
Why are doctors striking in NSW – and will it affect your hospital visit? The doctors’ union has called a strike from Tuesday to Thursday this week amid breakdowns in pay negotiations with the NSW government. Here’s what you need to know The Guardian - AU · Apr 7, 2025
Strike 'dangerous for patients', risky for doctors The risk of doctors striking is proving difficult to forecast but surgery cancellations and understaffed emergency departments are expected. AAP · Apr 6, 2025
'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. AAP · Apr 3, 2025
Doctors in NSW public hospitals threaten three-day strike over pay dispute, defying ban State government warns industrial action could halt elective surgeries, as doctors seek pay rise of up to 30% The Guardian - AU · Apr 2, 2025
RPA hospital closes HIV psychiatry clinic with 200 patients after staff resignations Exclusive: Former staff tell Guardian Australia some HIV patients have since required acute mental health care, as hospital also loses specialist pain and eating disorder psychiatry services The Guardian - AU · Apr 2, 2025
AAP · Apr 1, 2025 Scalpels down as doctors plan rare strike over pay rise Doctors in dozens of hospitals are set to walk off the job for the first time in more than 25 years, causing another headache for patients and officials.
The Guardian - AU · Mar 19, 2025 Sydney hospital’s plan to increase mental health beds stymied by psychiatrist shortage, court hears Campbelltown hospital was due to expand beds for psychiatric patients from 66 to over 100, to deal with district’s larger population
The Guardian - AU · Mar 18, 2025 NSW psychiatrist quit when workload threatened patient safety, court hears Dr Suzanna Goodison’s evidence before Industrial Relations Commission part of the push by doctors union to stem exodus of specialists from the public system
The Guardian - AU · Mar 17, 2025 Psychiatric care in NSW facing ‘collapse’ because of poor pay and conditions, court hears as arbitration battle begins At least 10 hospitals in NSW risk being stripped of accreditation to train junior doctors as ‘serious concerns’ raised in Industrial Relations Commission court
The Guardian - AU · Mar 16, 2025 New $5 banknote to honour First Nations connection to Country; Dutton calls for crackdown on CFMEU ‘corruption’ – as it happened Follow live
The Guardian - AU · Feb 7, 2025 NSW doctors embrace ‘marshmellow’ moniker to highlight ‘catastrophic situation’ in public hospitals Union says viral email stuff-up downplaying junior doctors’ concerns has become a focal point for what it labels ‘toxic’ and ‘hazardous’ workplace conditions
The Guardian - AU · Jan 31, 2025 Australian hospital manager calls junior doctors ‘a workforce of clinical marshmellows’ in email stuff-up Health officials rush to apologise as union calls misfired message from administrator ‘tone-deaf’ and ‘unacceptable’
The Guardian - AU · Jan 18, 2025 NSW psychiatrists threatening to resign say it’s not about money - it’s about the ‘collapse’ of the system Psychiatrists say higher salaries needed to retain doctors and attract new ones to care for mental health patients
The Guardian - AU · Jan 14, 2025 Half of the psychiatrists in NSW’s public service are preparing to resign. Here’s why Health minister Mark Butler warns of ‘devastating consequences’ for patients and their families if the strike goes ahead
The Guardian - AU · Dec 23, 2024 ‘Major crisis’ in NSW mental health care escalates as public psychiatrists prepare to quit en masse State hospitals face exodus of 150 specialists amid standoff with government over pay
The Canberra Times · Nov 14, 2024 Pay rise for public doctors heads to arbitration after two years of talks Negotiations have been ongoing for more than two years.