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Minimum wage increase will relieve pressure on critical aged care, disability and health workers
June 2, 2026
Health, aged care and disability workers will receive vital cost-of-living relief from the Fair Work Commission’s decision to lift minimum award wages by 4.75 per ...
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New report reveals shocking treatment of Australian optometrists under corporate model
May 21, 2026
Optometrists at some of Australia's largest eye care chains are being threatened with formal warnings for missing sales targets and required to seek permission before ...
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Budget delivers reforms for health, disability and aged care but more urgency needed
May 13, 2026
The Health Services Union has urged the federal government to make an aged care worker registration scheme reality within 12 months instead of the two-year ...
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HSU welcomes NDIS reforms to drive out dodgy providers and fix broken funding model
April 23, 2026
The Health Services Union has welcomed landmark NDIS reforms, saying the changes will help drive out rogue providers while delivering a fairer funding model for ...
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HSU welcomes aged care reforms, warns worker protections must come first
April 23, 2026
The Health Services Union has welcomed the federal government's $3 billion aged care funding announcement, while calling on the government to ensure workforce sustainability and ...
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HSU calls for targeted relief for essential workers as fuel crisis bites
April 2, 2026
The Health Services Union is calling on governments and employers to deliver immediate, targeted relief for health, aged care and disability workers during Australia's worsening ...
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