Workplace Conditions

Qualifying to be a surgeon takes years of study and hard work, but that journey is even longer for desperately needed overseas-trained surgeons. Between January

IVF regulation is in the spotlight after a mix-up that led to a women giving birth to a baby not related to her, with little chance the genetic parents can claim custody.

Thousands of surgeries, appointments and cancer treatments have been cancelled as hospital doctors walk off the job over staggering workloads and low pay. Doctors

Doctors are being urged to reconsider a planned three-day strike with the government of the largest health system in the nation warning the job walk-off will put patient safety

Doctors are being urged to reconsider a planned strike with threats of legal and financial consequences, as further elective surgery cancellations risk adding to an extensive

Doctors will strike for the first time in decades after almost a year of unsuccessful negotiations for a pay rise they are told is impossible. But both sides

Nurses and midwives at a network of private hospitals will become the highest paid in their state after accepting a pay deal following lengthy negotiations.

Hundreds of nurses and midwives at a public hospital run by a private conglomerate under the spotlight of an inquiry, are walking out for more than 24 hours calling for better

A controversial privately run public hospital will face a parliamentary probe after critical failings led to the death of a toddler. Two-year-old Joe Massa

Doctors will no longer be muzzled from initiating voluntary assisted dying conversations with terminally ill patients under long-called-for law changes. A "gag

Emergency departments at regional hospitals are under immense pressure, despite more specialist doctors working in the bush. There has been a 75 per cent increase

A man who faked nursing qualifications and attempted to work at a rehab serving First Nations people has been hit with a $4000 fine. Amosa Talau Taulaga studied

Crisis plans to deal with a mass resignation of psychiatrists will include paying their replacements twice as much and later bringing in cheaper, less-qualified workers.

Queensland's government has unveiled plans to tackle what it describes as a "broken" health system after a scathing audit report. Record ambulance

A link between a baby's death and claimed understaffing at a major hospital has not been found by an independent review. But the investigation of Royal

Major surgeries will be halted at a major hospital as hundreds of nurses and midwives strike in their ongoing fight for better staffing levels amid wage negotiations.

Hundreds of infectious virus samples have gone missing, sparking an investigation into another state-run laboratory bungle. In a "major breach" of

Australians are so exhausted they've become less productive at work, chucking sickies or having a surreptitious nap on the job, according to new sleep data.

Racism towards Indigenous medical trainees and interns is prompting more than a quarter to consider other careers, a survey shows. Health authorities say societal

Australians could have improved access to local doctors as a record number of medical students train to become GPs. More than 1500 junior doctors will undergo