Nurses and midwives have taken to the streets as part of a 24-hour strike to pressure the state government into taking their demands seriously for safer working conditions. Thousands of nurses showed up in force at the Sydney march, brandishing ...

With nearly 65,000 aged care workers leaving the sector each year there are dire concerns for the future wellbeing of older Australians. The Committee for Economic Development of Australia (CEDA) released a new report last week which found staff shortages in ...

Aged care workers from five major providers took nationwide action this week to protest “horrifying” workplace conditions and poor wages. On Tuesday, nearly 4500 aged care workers in Queensland, South Australia and WA walked off the job at 11:30 am ...

Strike action could be expected within the next week after nearly all major providers in Australia have agreed to join the peak union's dispute with the federal government. Bolton Clarke of South Australia is the seventh provider to endorse UWU's ...

New Zealand nurses and midwives have wrapped up industrial action this morning. The strike was held following an online vote by the New Zealand Nurses Organisation’s (NZNO) 30,000-strong membership through which the majority rejected the latest proposed District Health Boards ...

NSW nurses vote to strike. NSW Premier Kristina Keneally has urged the nurses union to heed the industrial umpire's ruling and call off a strike planned for Wednesday (November 24). The NSW Nurses Association is calling for a major overhaul ...