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What really helps with hangovers? – podcast

08-12-2024 15:00 via theguardian.com

What if you could take a pill or a shot that reduced your blood alcohol level and made you feel better in the morning?That’s the promise of a range of wellness products aiming to be the next big hangover antidote. But what exactly are hangovers, and which methods of preventing them are backed by science?Madeleine Finlay speaks to Dr Sally Adams, an alcohol researcher and associate professor of psychology at the University of Birmingham Continue reading...

You don’t have to make my son’s life easier because he has a disability – just don’t make it harder | Natasha Sholl

07-12-2024 00:00 via theguardian.com

Why should Ezra, 14, lower his standards and become smaller to accommodate the world around him?Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastNext week it will be one year since our 14-year-old son Ezra was discharged from hospital with a life-changing disability. A rare nerve condition triggered by Hodgkin’s lymphoma has paralysed his arms and legs. He has had to become an advocate for himself, and we have adjusted as a family to a new way of living. Much of the shock we&rsqu

Lawyers warned against using AI in legal casework – as it happened

06-12-2024 07:32 via theguardian.com

This blog is now closed.Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastPlea for overhaul of mental healthcareAustralia’s mental healthcare system has critical workforce shortages and is increasingly difficult to navigate, the Australian Medical Association say in its position statement on mental health and wellbeing, released today.Mental healthcare is already chronically underfunded, but severe workforce shortages and inadequate staffing, the complexity of presentations, and i

Australia news live: lawyers warned against using AI in legal casework; storm warnings for Sydney

06-12-2024 07:12 via theguardian.com

BoM issues warning over severe slow-moving thunderstorms set to reach just north of Sydney. Follow today’s news headlines liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastPlea for overhaul of mental healthcareAustralia’s mental healthcare system has critical workforce shortages and is increasingly difficult to navigate, the Australian Medical Association say in its position statement on mental health and wellbeing, released today.Mental healthcare is already chronically

Australia news live: PM condemns Melbourne synagogue attack as ‘shocking crime’ and act of antisemitism

06-12-2024 05:41 via theguardian.com

Albanese says antisemitism ‘on the rise’ as he condemns ‘attack on Australian values’. Follow today’s news headlines liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastPlea for overhaul of mental healthcareAustralia’s mental healthcare system has critical workforce shortages and is increasingly difficult to navigate, the Australian Medical Association say in its position statement on mental health and wellbeing, released today.Mental healthcare is

Australia news live: premier says Victoria stands with Jewish community on ‘one of their darkest days’ after synagogue attack

06-12-2024 05:25 via theguardian.com

Allan pledges $100,000 towards rebuilding Adass Israel synagogue after ‘hateful, violent attack’. Follow today’s news headlines liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastPlea for overhaul of mental healthcareAustralia’s mental healthcare system has critical workforce shortages and is increasingly difficult to navigate, the Australian Medical Association say in its position statement on mental health and wellbeing, released today.Mental healthcare is a

Australia news live: premier says Victoria stands with Jewish community on ‘one of their darkest days’

06-12-2024 04:07 via theguardian.com

Allan pledges $100,000 towards rebuilding Adass Israel synagogue after ‘hateful, violent attack’. Follow today’s news headlines liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastPlea for overhaul of mental healthcareAustralia’s mental healthcare system has critical workforce shortages and is increasingly difficult to navigate, the Australian Medical Association say in its position statement on mental health and wellbeing, released today.Mental healthcare is a

Australia news live: TV and fashion icon Maggie Tabberer dies at 87; Dutton says Albanese abandoning bipartisanship on Israel

06-12-2024 03:23 via theguardian.com

The TV personality’s family confirmed her death on social media. Follow today’s news headlines liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastPlea for overhaul of mental healthcareAustralia’s mental healthcare system has critical workforce shortages and is increasingly difficult to navigate, the Australian Medical Association say in its position statement on mental health and wellbeing, released today.Mental healthcare is already chronically underfunded, but sev

Australia news live: Dutton accuses Albanese of abandoning bipartisan position on Israel; surgery numbers hit record high

06-12-2024 02:19 via theguardian.com

Opposition leader says Australia is an ‘essential ally of Israel’. Follow today’s news headlines liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastPlea for overhaul of mental healthcareAustralia’s mental healthcare system has critical workforce shortages and is increasingly difficult to navigate, the Australian Medical Association say in its position statement on mental health and wellbeing, released today.Mental healthcare is already chronically underfunded,

Why has NSW ruled out what health experts say is the ‘best way forward’ on drugs?

06-12-2024 01:32 via theguardian.com

Ex-addict Josh was shattered when, mid-drug summit, decriminalisation was taken off the table. He says it would have allowed him to seek help soonerFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastWhile the New South Wales government’s second drug summit was still under way, Josh Macey decided to duck out to hear what the state’s minister for health was about to tell journalists.Macey, 40, had been addicted to drugs and

Australia news live: Marles rebuffs criticism from Netanyahu after anti-occupation UN vote

06-12-2024 01:22 via theguardian.com

Deputy PM rejects assertion Australia’s UN vote for an end to Israel’s occupation of Palestinian territories would invite more antisemitism. Follow today’s news headlines liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastPlea for overhaul of mental healthcareAustralia’s mental healthcare system has critical workforce shortages and is increasingly difficult to navigate, the Australian Medical Association say in its position statement on mental health and wellb

Multivitamins promise glowing skin, better sleep and a longer life. But who do supplements really benefit? | Donna Lu

04-12-2024 15:00 via theguardian.com

For healthy people, pills, patches and gummies just create ‘expensive urine’. But for those with nutrient deficiencies, vitamin supplements have clear benefitsSupplements are no cottage industry: an estimated third to nearly half of Australians regularly take vitamins or minerals.Hawked by the likes of the Kardashian-Jenner clan, vitamin gummies have in recent years found popularity among millennials and zoomers, who are more receptive to supplements in the form of “powders, li

Dead native birds and flying foxes found in SA town home to one of world’s largest lead smelters

04-12-2024 15:00 via theguardian.com

Testing found acute lead toxicosis as cause of death of two lorikeets, a honeyeater and three grey-headed flying foxes in Port PirieFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastDozens of native birds and flying foxes have been killed by “acute” lead poisoning in the South Australian regional town of Port Pirie, with contamination fears in the town that is home to one of the world’s largest lead smelters.Earlier

Labor declines to review three coal proposals for potential climate impact – as it happened

04-12-2024 07:51 via theguardian.com

This blog is now closedDonna Nelson, who claims she was love scam victim, jailed for smuggling drugs into JapanGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastMore on the new Malaysia-based maritime institute:The government is contributing $1.78m over four years to support the institute, which will train regional government officials on the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, broader maritime law and ocean governance, awareness of maritime domains and environmental protec

More than 90% of people caught with small amounts of illicit drugs criminalised in NSW despite diversion reforms

03-12-2024 15:00 via theguardian.com

Exclusive: Police used discretion to divert just 6.9% of people caught with personal use quantities of drugs from criminal justice system, data showsFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA New South Wales government program that gives police discretion to divert people found with small quantities of illicit drugs away from the courts has only been extended to 6.9% of people caught, including just 2.6% of those who are Ind

Sandringham rail line suspended due to signal fault – as it happened

03-12-2024 07:49 via theguardian.com

This blog is now closedCommonwealth Bank $3 cash withdrawal fee ‘a kick in the guts’, assistant treasurer saysGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastWeather check shows mixed conditions forecast across Australian citiesIt’s a mixed, if warm, bag in capital cities today, with the Bureau of Meteorology forecasting storms in Melbourne, sunny skies in Brisbane and Adelaide and showers across all other major cities. Continue reading...

Australia news live: Woolworths workers continue strike as shelves go bare; worst state for business named

02-12-2024 23:05 via theguardian.com

Warehouse workers are entering their 13th day of industrial action. Follow today’s news headlines liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastWeather check shows mixed conditions forecast across Australian citiesIt’s a mixed, if warm, bag in capital cities today, with the Bureau of Meteorology forecasting storms in Melbourne, sunny skies in Brisbane and Adelaide and showers across all other major cities. Continue reading...

NT government’s bid to not supply safe drinking water to Indigenous communities is ‘shocking’, lawyer says

02-12-2024 15:00 via theguardian.com

Authorities accused of ‘wasting time in court’ rather than working to fix the problem in towns across the Northern TerritoryFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastLawyers for Aboriginal residents of a remote town in the Northern Territory say it is “shocking and disappointing” that the NT government is trying to overturn a landmark court ruling which found it was legally required to provide them saf

‘Living next door to radioactive waste’: Latrobe Valley residents to rally against Coalition’s nuclear plan

02-12-2024 15:00 via theguardian.com

In the lead-up to public hearings, a community organiser says ‘risky scheme’ is being pushed for region with no details or consultationFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastCommunity, environment and health groups will rally together against the Coalition’s nuclear proposal for the Latrobe Valley in Traralgon as public hearings for a nuclear inquiry take place in town on Tuesday.Adrian Cosgriff, a member

‘Women are suffering unnecessarily’: Australians to get subsidised endometriosis treatment

01-12-2024 07:59 via theguardian.com

Without a subsidy, patients could pay $750 a year to treat the condition which has no cure and can last decadesFollow our Australia politics live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastMore than one million Australians living with endometriosis will have access to a treatment subsidised by the federal government for the first time in three decades.The health minister, Mark Butler, announced on Sunday that a daily tablet will be listed on the Pharmaceuti

PM ‘fully expects’ parliament to return in February as Senate sits into the night – as it happened

28-11-2024 10:51 via theguardian.com

This blog is now closedSenate likely to pass 31 bills in frantic end to year after Labor strikes deal with GreensGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastNuclear costings coming ‘in coming weeks and months ahead of election’: TaylorThe shadow treasurer was also asked when the Coalition would release the costings of its nuclear plan.We will not be announcing it on your program this morning, as much as you might like me to. Continue reading...

Australia’s ‘booming’ medicinal cannabis trade on track this year to quadruple 2022 sales

27-11-2024 15:00 via theguardian.com

As market nudges $1bn, industry report calls for government to replace current criminalised model with a regulated adult-use approachFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe medicinal cannabis business is “booming”, with Australian sales likely to have quadrupled in the past two years, according to a new report.The annual Cannabis in Australia report released by the Penington Institute, a research organisatio

Senator calls suspension motion ‘line in the sand’ moment – as it happened

27-11-2024 09:25 via theguardian.com

This blog is now closedLidia Thorpe suspended from Senate after appearing to throw paper at Pauline Hanson during tense debateGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastLabour market steadying as latest monthly CPI result loomsThe consensus for much of the year has been the Reserve Bank’s 13-year high interest rates would squeeze demand in the economy, nudge up unemployment and help bring down inflation. And then it could start cutting its cash rate.And then more recently,

Infant dies amid worst Queensland whooping cough epidemic on record

27-11-2024 01:57 via theguardian.com

Queensland Health confirms child’s death from highly contagious infection as vaccination rates plummet and cases spike across AustraliaFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAn infant in Queensland died after contracting whooping cough, amid a national outbreak of the infection and concerns about declining vaccination rates.Queensland Health confirmed that a child had died in the state from the highly contagious resp

Senate crossbenchers side with Coalition to oppose Greens motion to dump anti-abortion bill – as it happened

26-11-2024 08:11 via theguardian.com

This blog is now closedChinese ambassador to Australia extends olive branch to Dutton but warns against letting differences ‘hijack’ relationshipGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe independent MP Zoe Daniel was on ABC News Breakfast earlier to discuss her alternative to the under-16 social media ban, which she introduced as a private member’s bill yesterday.Daniel said her bill would implement an overarching statutory duty of care on social media comp

Weight-loss drugs can improve kidney health, study finds

26-11-2024 00:30 via theguardian.com

Analysis involving more than 85,000 people showed risk of worsening function was reduced by 22%Weight-loss drugs can reduce the risk of worsening kidney function, kidney failure and dying from kidney disease by a fifth, according to a study.Glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor agonists are a family of medications that help people shed the pounds, manage blood sugar in patients with type 2 diabetes and prevent heart attacks and strokes in people with heart disease. Continue reading...

Australia politics live: leading economists predict $33.5bn budget deficit for this financial year

25-11-2024 20:42 via theguardian.com

Deloitte Access Economics said it would be the biggest contraction in the budget’s underlying cash balance on record. Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastTensions ran high outside a synagogue in Melbourne last night as pro-Israel supporters gathered to counter a pro-Palestine protest despite the rally being cancelled, Australian Associated Press reports.A number of pro-Israel demonstrators rallied outside a popular synagogue even after t

Victorian doctor admits breaching medical code of conduct by asking patients to fund her teenage vape solutions clinic

25-11-2024 15:00 via theguardian.com

Dr Carolyn Beaumont says she made ‘an error of judgment’ by asking for donations in an email to previous patientsGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA doctor in Victoria has admitted she breached the medical board’s code of conduct by asking her patients for $150,000 so she could start a prescription vaping clinic for teenagers and write a book, among other things.On 14 October the GP, Dr Carolyn Beaumont, sent an email to patients stating: “You are

Renters like me are in a constant juggling act – often giving up security in search of affordability. It shouldn’t be this way | Ada Lester

25-11-2024 15:00 via theguardian.com

Despite being on track to become a nation of majority renters, there is scarce policy to meaningfully protect usFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastIn my mid-20s, and after six years of renting, I know that the holy trinity of housing is finding a place that is affordable, safe and secure – colloquially known as having a “nice” landlord. But these things should be basic rights in any system of housing

Australia’s renters shouldn’t have to trade off safety and security for affordability | Ada Lester

25-11-2024 15:00 via theguardian.com

Despite being on track to become a nation of majority renters, there is scarce policy to meaningfully protect usIn my mid-20s, and after six years of renting, I know that the holy trinity of housing is finding a place that is affordable, safe and secure – colloquially known as having a “nice” landlord. But these things should be basic rights in any system of housing and not dependent on the whims and moral compasses of individual homeowners.The federal government has found a wa

Epilepsy medication affected Sophie’s pregnancies. Should Australia adopt tougher guidelines?

23-11-2024 20:00 via theguardian.com

Exclusive: FoI documents show Advisory Committee on Medicines considered tightening prescribing requirements for sodium valproate – but chose not toFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastMore than 100 pregnant women have been exposed to medication for epilepsy and bipolar disorder which carries a high risk of birth defects, as the government’s independent medical and scientific committee opted against recommend

Greens say leaked pokies reform report ‘a huge concern’ – as it happened

22-11-2024 08:33 via theguardian.com

This blog is now closedHeatwave conditions are building over parts of Victoria and New South Wales today.According to the Bureau of Meteorology, much of Victoria will experience heatwave conditions, with maximum temperatures in the mid to high 30s. Continue reading...

Six million Australians to lose cover at scores of Healthscope private hospitals amid health insurance funding row

22-11-2024 07:00 via theguardian.com

Healthscope to rip up contracts with Bupa and Australian Health Services Alliance in fight over extra feeFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastHealthscope, Australia’s second-largest private hospital operator, will terminate its contracts with two private health insurers, leaving members facing potentially hundreds of dollars more in out-of-pocket costs.The change will affect 38 hospitals across the country.Sign up

Learning CPR on manikins without breasts puts women’s lives at risk, study finds

21-11-2024 15:00 via theguardian.com

Analysis of training models on global market found all had flat torsos with just one having a breast overlayMost CPR manikins don’t have breasts, which contributes towards women being less likely to receive life-saving first aid from bystanders, a study has found.The study led by Dr Rebecca Szabo, the lead of the Gandel Simulation Service at the Royal Women’s hospital in Melbourne, analysed all manikin models on the global market designed for adult cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR)

Attempt to prevent NSW climate protest overturned – as it happened

21-11-2024 08:02 via theguardian.com

This blog is now closedSydney train strike: chaotic shutdown averted after 11th-hour crisis talks with unionGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastNew South Wales MPs condemned for ‘part-time’ parliamentary yearScores of NSW MPs will earn the equivalent of more than $10,000 per sitting week in 2025 after a bid to increase the year’s 16-week calendar was rejected, AAP reports.To do this, government MPs have to turn up to parliament and discuss matters. Voters

There’s a buzz online about local honey being the ‘ultimate hay fever hack’ – but does it actually help? | Antiviral

20-11-2024 15:00 via theguardian.com

Influencers are claiming raw honey can stop hay fever, but evidence for its effectiveness is weak – and relying on it instead of allergy medication has its risksAs pollen counts increase in parts of Australia throughout spring and summer, so too do the number of social media posts spruiking the benefits of locally sourced honey to alleviate hay fever symptoms.On TikTok, influencers claim raw honey is “super effective” at building resistance to hay fever or even stopping hay fev

Dutton’s position on international student caps ‘utterly reckless’, Giles says – as it happened

20-11-2024 07:34 via theguardian.com

This blog is now closedBullying increase at Rio Tinto linked to ‘retaliation’ against diversity programs as rape allegations also rise, report findsGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastOxfam reacts to Australia’s Cop29 pledgeOxfam Australia has welcomed the government’s Cop29 pledge of $50m towards a global loss and damage fund to help the world’s most vulnerable people to repair the damage from climate breakdown.If climate change losses and da

Australian women to get home self tests for chlamydia and gonorrhoea – but experts urge caution

20-11-2024 07:05 via theguardian.com

People with genital or pelvic symptoms may feel a sense of false reassurance with a negative result, sexual health expert warnsFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastWith rates of some sexually transmitted infections in Australia on the rise, women will soon be able to test themselves for chlamydia and gonorrhoea at home – but sexual health experts have urged caution.Australia’s drugs regulator, the Therapeutic

Bandt says he fears election campaign ‘turning into a debate on Peter Dutton’s terms’ – as it happened

19-11-2024 07:51 via theguardian.com

This blog is now closedGreens to ask Senate to vote on anti-abortion bill in bid to split Coalition on issueGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastFirst investment announced as part of National Reconstruction FundThe science and industry minister, Ed Husic, was on ABC News Breakfast to discuss the government’s first investment via the National Reconstruction Fund – $40m to a Toowoomba mineral processing factory.The difference in terms of what the [NRF] does is it

Ads for ‘weight-loss treatments’ are everywhere in Australia. Are they promoting prescription drugs?

18-11-2024 03:06 via theguardian.com

The huge popularity of drugs such as Ozempic has led to a small industry of online operations offering weight-loss programsFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastEvie Gardiner tries hard to avoid advertisements for weight-loss injections, but they seem to crop up everywhere. The 28-year-old Sydney PhD student says treatments that include the drugs are “marketed quite aggressively”, even if the ads seem “k

Queensland fails to crack down on ‘rebranded sunbed’ that claims to stimulate collagen but accelerates ageing

17-11-2024 15:00 via theguardian.com

Collariums, which emit UVA radiation, are often advertised on private social media accounts, thwarting search warrant effortsFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastQueensland Department of Health investigators are struggling to prosecute sunbed operators claiming the devices are “safe” because inspectors do not have the necessary UV detection equipment, and because services are being advertised on private socia

Collingwood Children’s Farm was a safe haven for many with disability. Now a mother and daughter are fighting to save a ‘unique’ program

17-11-2024 00:00 via theguardian.com

When funding put an end to a volunteer schemes for NDIS participants and specialist schools, two advocates found a way to raise their voices Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastFor decades, visitors have flocked to Collingwood Children’s Farm on the banks of Melbourne’s Yarra River.The not-for-profit community farm, founded in 1979, is renowned for providing a serene slice of country life in the city for children, school students, people with disabilities and f

‘The fatigue is not only real, it is absolutely legitimate’: why are so many of us so tired right now?

16-11-2024 20:00 via theguardian.com

There are reasons why in workplaces, homes, shops and schools there’s a sense that much of Australia is running on emptyGet our weekend culture and lifestyle emailEvery year we run this race, and every year we get to the finish line – the last couple of months of the year – ready to collapse, only to face the prospect of preparing for festive events and family gatherings, entertaining children and preparing ourselves for whatever fresh disaster hell our superheated global clima

Osher Günsberg: ‘The worst thing is being told the pain is all in your head. But holy moly, was it empowering!’

15-11-2024 15:00 via theguardian.com

From hard-partying TV star to mindfulness-practising family guy, Günsberg says he got really lucky in life. But he also got osteoarthritis in his 30sGet our weekend culture and lifestyle emailOsher Günsberg keeps stopping to smell the flowers. As we walk along Sydney’s eastern coastline, he cuts himself off mid-sentence to point out warrigal greens (“cook them like kale or spinach, they’re really good”) and ginger (someone will pinch it soon, he says, given &ldq

Wind power: CSIRO asks Australians to chart their farts for research

15-11-2024 07:00 via theguardian.com

Agency hopes tens of thousands of people will log details of their flatulence on an app to help researchers better understand gut healthFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastHeather knew she farted a lot but didn’t know just how often until she began to track her daily output.“I always thought that I just came from a farty family,” she said. “I’ll eat croissants or pasta or normal bread and I

Police make arrest and seize water pistol after incident outside NSW parliament – as it happened

14-11-2024 07:53 via theguardian.com

This blog is now closedAustralia backs UN resolution recognising ‘permanent sovereignty’ of Palestinians in major departureGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastCould Donald Trump really fire Kevin Rudd?The former prime minister’s criticism of Donald Trump has drawn the ire of those in the president elect’s inner circle, and prompted renewed debate about whether the incoming administration could seek retribution.I’d be very much opposed to that.

Victoria rolls out free pads and tampons at public vending machines across Melbourne

13-11-2024 20:00 via theguardian.com

Libraries, Tafes and hospitals among first 30 locations to have period product dispensers installed in government initiativeFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastVending machines offering free pads and tampons will begin operating at the State Library of Victoria, Melbourne Museum and the Royal Exhibition Building, as well as hospitals, libraries and Tafes, as part of an Australian-first government initiative aimed at end

Jessica has private health insurance – but she will have to drive 150km to the Gold Coast to have her baby delivered privately

13-11-2024 15:00 via theguardian.com

Australian women increasingly facing limited choices as private hospitals close maternity wards, obstetricians and gynaecologists warnFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastDespite paying for private health insurance for the last four years, Jessica* has no idea who will deliver her baby.The first-time mother felt assured by the policy’s promise of continuity of care and comforted that the doctor who saw her at the b

Another senior TV executive leaves Nine – as it happened

13-11-2024 07:44 via theguardian.com

This blog is now closedNurse at rest home where Clare Nowland was tasered had ‘never seen anything like that’, court hearsGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe treasurer, Jim Chalmers will today announce funding of $900m for states and territories through a new national productivity fund to boost competition and productivity across the economy.Launching the plan in a speech to the Australian Business Economists in Sydney, Chalmers is hoping the plan will will

‘Very clearly gendered’: furious NSW nurses and midwives reject pay rise deal amid 24-hour strike

13-11-2024 06:21 via theguardian.com

Union at loggerheads with Minns government over 10.5% pay rise offer after NSW police win deal for wage increase of up to 40%Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastStriking nurses have rejected an offer to fund their requested pay rise in return for delaying the rollout of their “big ask” for more staff, the New South Wales health minister says.Nurses and midwives across NSW were “infuriated” before