A scheme to expand the number of Pacific Islanders working in Australian industries such as agriculture and aged care has reached its target six months early.
Nurses, paramedics and allied health professionals will soon be included in the delivery of primary care as Medicare faces the biggest overhaul in its 40-year history.
Health authorities have made the decision to relocate a handful of the most vulnerable older residents from a hospital in South Australia's east as flood waters continue to rise.
The Federal Government is heralding its industrial relations reforms as a Christmas present for the Australian economy after the laws were ticked off by the lower house.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has labelled an overhaul of workplace laws, which is set to enshrine multi-employer bargaining, as a "win-win" for workers and employers.
Three in four aged care workers plan to quit within the next six months if they don't receive a hefty pay rise, bringing the sector already in crisis on the verge of collapse, a survey has revealed.
The health sector has warned patient wellbeing is on the line as the Federal Government tosses up slashing hospital pandemic funding at the end of the year.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says new laws implementing recommendations from sex discrimination commissioner Kate Jenkins' Respect at Work report will be a "map to a better future". The legislation, which passed the House of Representatives on Monday, places an onus on employers to take "reasonable and proportionate" measures to eliminate sexual discrimination in the workplace.
While some aged care workers are set to receive a 15 per cent pay rise, unions say the wage increases should be bigger and spread more broadly. The pay bumps will apply to workers who directly care for people in nursing homes, but won't cover administrative staff or lifestyle workers.
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