NSW Nurses Win Historic Pay Rise

Nurses and Midwives in New South Wales Secure Significant Pay Increases After Two-Year Battle

In a major victory for the healthcare sector, over sixty thousand nurses and midwives in New South Wales have secured substantial pay bumps of up to twenty-eight percent following a two-year dispute with the state government. The industrial court ruled this week that the predominantly female workforce had been undervalued for years, with inflation and past wage caps necessitating a reset over three years. Registered nurses will receive a sixteen percent increase, enrolled nurses an eighteen percent boost, and nursing assistants a twenty-eight percent raise. The union had initially sought a thirty-five percent total increase, but the interim three percent raise from last year and the final court decision have been met with cheers from the nursing community. The raises, set to begin in July 2023, aim to address cost-of-living pressures and increased workloads, ensuring frontline heroes remain in the game without overburdening the public purse.

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