Nurses and midwives backpay payments commence following historic pay increase
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26 May 2026
Nurses and midwives across NSW have started receiving backpay payments, following their largest pay increase in decades.
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Read moreTailored support helps more children and young people escaping violence
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21 May 2026
Hundreds more children and young people escaping domestic and family violence have received tailored support following the Minns Labor Government’s expansion of the Specialist Workers for Children and Young People (SWCYP) program.
Read moreMinns Labor Government to recruit more nurses for general wards
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20 May 2026
In a major step forward for the state’s healthcare system, planning is now underway to implement the next phase of the Minns Labor Government’s historic staffing reforms to increase the number of nurses in our hospitals.
Read moreStart your midwifery career with NSW Health
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19 May 2026
NSW Health invites registered nurses to take up the opportunity to train as midwives in a NSW public hospital in 2027.
Read moreFamilies reminded to use free healthcare services this winter
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14 May 2026
The NSW Government is reminding families to take advantage of free routine health services already available in NSW including free urgent and virtual care; more bulk-billing GPs; and free flu nasal spray vaccines.
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NSW Nurses celebrated for their commitment to communities
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12 May 2026
This International Nurses Day, nurses across NSW are being recognised for the kind, compassionate and high-quality care they provide to their communities every day.
Read moreFirst look at new mental health housing
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12 May 2026
In a state first, the Minns Labor Government is building homes for people living with complex, long-term mental health needs, offering up to 60 places in new purpose-built residences with specialist on-site support.
Read moreNew penalty for landlords of premises selling illicit tobacco and illegal vapes
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7 May 2026
The Minns Labor Government is continuing to strengthen compliance and enforcement of tobacco and vaping goods laws across NSW, with the Public Health (Tobacco) Amendment (Landlord Offences) Bill 2025 passing in Parliament this week.
Read moreNorthern Beaches Hospitals officially transitions to public hands
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29 April 2026
The Minns Labor Government has today finalised the transition of the Northern Beaches Hospital to the public health system, bringing the facility into public hands and correcting one of the worst privatisation mistakes in NSW history.
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