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Near-sighted: optometrists treated 'like retail staff'

Large eye care chains have veered closer to an in-and-out retail experience, with optometrists accusing them of putting sales targets above patient care.

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The lack of leave turning many women off their jobs

Many Australian women have quit or considered leaving their jobs during fertility treatment, but some employers are stepping in to stop the workforce exodus.

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The armed robber who went straight: John McAvoy was born into the criminal life. Here’s how he escaped it

His stepfather was a serious criminal. His uncle was one of the Brink’s-Mat heist gang. McAvoy followed them into crime – and into prison. Then one day in the gym he discovered the talent, drive, support and friendship that changed everything …

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Reproductive leave could be a ‘gamechanger’ for Australian workers – how would it work?

Giving Australians 12 days off work each year for menstrual pain, menopause and IVF could save a fortune, study finds, but only a handful of workplaces offer it

The Guardian - AU

Health union celebrates restrictions against state boss

The boss of the Health Workers Union Diana Asmar will not be allowed to carry out her usual duties until a Federal Court case against her is decided.

AAP

Union boss 'denounced traitors' before staff were fired

The boss of the Health Workers Union has been accused of denouncing union traitors at a delegates meeting before seven workers were sacked.

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How Daniel Khalife escaped from Wandsworth prison and avoided national manhunt for 75 hours

The 23-year-old made a sling from a pair of trousers that he attached to the bottom of a catering van for his escape in a move even the Met acknowledged showed ‘ingenuity’

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Former soldier Daniel Khalife found guilty of spying for Iran

Khalife convicted of two counts relating to espionage, having admitted to prison escape while on remand

The Guardian - UK

Paramedics fight back: 'I find it therapeutic to change my hair colour'

'Colouring hair is very much part of that release of emotions.'

Newcastle Herald

Paramedic told: 'Do not return to work unless your hair is a normal colour'

Colleagues will colour their hair on Thursday to show solidarity.

Newcastle Herald

Ex-soldier Daniel Khalife changes plea to guilty of Wandsworth prison escape

Khalife pleads guilty part way through trial at Woolwich crown court but continues to deny other charges

The Guardian - UK

Daniel Khalife pleads guilty to Wandsworth prison escape halfway through trial

The former soldier used a makeshift sling to escape under a food delivery truck

The Independent UK

Daniel Khalife guilty of escaping from prison

The 23-year-old former soldier continues to deny all the other charges against him.

Evening Standard

Daniel Khalife marked date for prison escape in diary, court told

Jurors were shown a page of his diary with an asterisk marking September 6 2023 – the day he was to escape.

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Disruption looms for Sydney commuters as union plans action – as it happened

All the day’s news as it unfolded

Newcastle Herald

Cheap cafe at John Hunter Hospital set for closure, making workers 'hangry'

"It's been a big part of the hospital and community for years".

Newcastle Herald

Ten nurses and doctors assaulted every week in hospitals

Body-cams deployed in public hospitals to combat assaults.

The Guardian - AU

NSW government knocks back Inner West Council demerger proposal – as it happened

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Paramedics get major pay rise in 'recognition' of role

A major health union and the government have agreed to a significant pay rise for NSW paramedics following months of negotiations.

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Pay deal closer for paramedics after late night talks

Discussions ran late into the night between paramedic union representatives and the NSW government as the sides look to reach a long-awaited pay deal.

AAP

Triple-zero 'risk' as paramedics reject huge pay offer

A pay offer that would have lifted NSW paramedic pay by an average of 19 per cent - putting them nearly on par with interstate colleagues - has been rejected.

AAP

Ambo pay dispute could cripple New Year services

A pay dispute between paramedics' unions and the NSW government threatens to cripple ambulance services on their busiest night of the year.

Newcastle Herald

'Stabbed in the back': Paramedics defy Minns government over strike orders

Locked under a wage cap for years, paramedics want a pay boost.

AAP

Paramedics' industrial action ruled out of order

A 12-hour industrial action that would have resulted in some paramedics refusing all but the most serious calls has been ruled out of order amid a pay dispute.

AAP

Paramedics waiting for pay offer call premier to table

Paramedics want senior ministers to emerge "from the shadows" and make a real pay offer as threats of significant industrial action remain.

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