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British PM Boris Johnson and his Government are accused of “trying to gag” medical experts after they dropped the chief nurse Ruth May from a daily briefing, as reported by The Independent. It has been reported that May refused to ...

The COVID-19 pandemic has brought about many changes to modern life. And although the virus’ sweep across the globe has been shocking and swift, this generation has been uniquely placed to deal with daily tasks that may have been arduous ...

The Australian Vocational Educational and Training (VET) sector is underperforming, excessively complicated and suffers from ad hoc policy approaches according to an interim report released by the Productivity Commission last week. The sector costs the government $6.1 billion each year ...

What do we do if we can't find a vaccine for COVID-19? In episode 10 of the Coronavirus Podcast host Conor Burke is joined by Tammy Hoffman, professor of Clinical Epidemiology at Bond University, to discuss non-clinical interventions and what ...

This weeks' episode features a nurse with direct experience treating COVID-19 patients. Ashleigh Peters graduated at the end of 2018 and has been working at Westmead Hospital for nearly a year. She worked for six months in ED before changing ...

The NSW government is pushing ahead with plans to put a freeze on all public sector pay, including nurses and other frontline workers. The freeze would scrap the planned 2.5 per cent wage increase and the treasurer said this would ...

'The Coronavirus Podcast' is a new podcast that tackles all of the myths, research and talking points that surround the pandemic. This week we talk to Professor David Paterson from the university of Queensland Centre for Clinical research. Paterson is ...

The Coronavirus Podcast brings you discussion on the research, myths and news surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic. In episode 5, host Conor Burke is joined once more by virologist Ian Mackay. They discuss Kawasaki disease, llama antibodies and 5G conspiracies. In ...

I’m trying my best to get her to spill the beans, but ever the professional, Kaarin Goeldner won’t budge, but I can tell she wants to. As a former PR professional turned student nurse, Kaarin is discreet, a habit well ...

To celebrate International Nurses’ Day, the NSW government has floated the possibility of a pay freeze for NSW public sector workers. And the union representing nurses and midwives in the state is none too happy that this is being considered ...