Chronic pain is sidelining Aussie tradies, worsening workforce shortages. APA urges early physio care this Tradies National Health Month to keep our essential workers healthy and on the job.
Workers and Unions
Posted inAustralia Votes 2025, New England Electorate, Workers and Unions
Barnaby legacy vs Dutton ideology: Regional public servants under threat
Coalition policy of cutting public servants is sharply at odds with Barnaby Joyce’s legacy on fighting for public service jobs, with no sign regional public servants will be spared from the proposed cuts.
Posted inAustralia Votes 2025, New England Electorate, NSW Politics, Sport, Workers and Unions
NSW Government axes regional Office of Sport staff
On Friday, 30 regionally based staff in the NSW Government Office of Sport were told they may no longer have jobs.
Posted inHealth, Workers and Unions
Doctors strike from tomorrow as public health crisis deepens
Thousands of doctors across New South Wales will begin a three-day strike from tomorrow, as Health Minister Ryan Park makes a last minute plea.
Posted inBusiness, Narrabri, Workers and Unions
Whitehaven marks safety milestone
Whitehaven Coal is celebrating their achievement of more than 5000 days without a lost time injury – 60 months free of total recordable injuries dating back to the opening of the facility in 2010.
Posted inWorkers and Unions
Cash bonuses to keep ADF members in military expanded
Australian Defence Force members will be given $50,000 bonuses to stay in the armed service for three years as part of a bid to boost retention rates.
Posted inGunnedah, Health, Tamworth, Workers and Unions
Industrial action sees rally in Tamworth, disruption in Gunnedah
A major rally of nurses on strike in Tamworth today is one of 16 around the country, while work on the Gunnedah saleyards redevelopment is being delayed by unrelated industrial action by electrical workers.