How To Safely Wear PPE In Aged Care

  The Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety hearings resumed on Monday, with counsel assisting the royal commission, Peter Rozen QC, opening proceedings. He began with damning observations of the sector’s handling of the COVID-19 outbreaks in aged care facilities in both New South Wales and Victoria. Mr Rozen acknowledged the “extraordinarily difficult... Read More

Nurses working on the front line of the COVID-19 response say now is not the time for the government to be freezing their wages, especially as the sector prepares for a “second wave”. On the eve of International Nurses’ Day, the NSW Nurses and Midwives’ Association has issued a statement condemning plans by the NSW government... Read More

The pandemic has made bringing a baby into the world an even bigger challenge for all new and expectant parents. What was it like to be pregnant, to give birth and to look after a baby in the middle of this crisis? These parents share their stories. Read More