Publications

Recent submissions, reports, research, policies and publications from HSU National.

Reproductive Health Leave is good for productivity

July 1, 2025

A submission jointly presented by the Health Services Union, the Queensland Council of Unions and Aware Super on the productivity benefits of Reproductive Health Leave.

Productivity in Health, Care and Support

July 1, 2025

HSU submission to the Economic Reform Roundtable about productivity in the health, care and support sectors.

Aged Care Worker Registration Submission

April 8, 2025

HSU submission on a national registration scheme for personal care workers in aged care, and expansion to the care and support sector.

The Cost and Benefits of Implementing a Universal Reproductive Health Leave Entitlement in Australia

April 1, 2025

Research completed by Bankwest Curtin Economics Centre and commissioned by the Health Services Union, the Health and Community Services Union, the Queensland Council of Unions and Aware Super.

National Allied Health Workforce Strategy

March 1, 2025

HSU submission in response to the government’s Draft National Allied Health Workforce Strategy.

Our blueprint to fund the future of quality supports

February 1, 2025

There’s no NDIS without disability support workers. Here’s our plan to ensure the NDIS, and its workforce, is here to stay.

2025–26 Pre-Budget Submission

January 1, 2025

This budget, help the workers who help you.

Workplace Gender Equality Amendment

December 1, 2024

HSU submission to the Senate Finance and Public Administration Legislative Committee Inquiry on the Workplace Gender Equality Amendment (Setting Gender Equality Targets) Bill 2024.