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Dr Suresh Rajapaksa is facing a s.394 (Application for unfair dismissal remedy) in front of Commissioner Platt in Conference Room 6a – Level 6 in Adelaide (Kies).

A retired remote area doctor who worked with murdered outback nurse Gayle Woodford has told a coronial inquest that Fregon was the most violent community she had ever worked in. Mrs Woodford’s body was found in a shallow grave near Fregon in South Australia’s remote Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara (APY) Lands in March 2016. Mrs Woodford had worked as a nurse with Nganampa Health Council (NHC) for nearly five years and was on call the night she was killed.

A female paramedic has been taken to hospital after being kicked unconscious by a burglar breaking into a St John ambulance station north of Auckland. The woman had just returned alone to the Warkworth ambulance station on Brown Rd at about 11.30pm last night after finishing treating a patient. St John director of operations Norma Lane said the intruder then attacked her and kicked her unconscious. “The paramedic was able to signal for St John Clinical Communications and police support before being rendered unconscious,” Lane said. She was taken to North Shore hospital in a moderate condition before being discharged this morning. “This is a despicable and unacceptable act on our colleague,” Lane said.

The Health Services Union and St Vincent’s Hospital (Melbourne) Limited are in a s.739 (Application to deal with a dispute) armwrestle before Commissioner Bissett in Court 5 – Level 6 and Conference Room D – Level 6 in Melbourne.

Two nurses were assaulted in Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital last night, allegedly by a visiting relative of a patient. Police say a 25-year-old man pushed one of them, causing her to fall. He then closed a door which allegedly struck another nurse. It happened about 9.30pm Monday night while the alleged was visiting a relative. The Osborne Park man was charged and will face court next month. Assaults on nurses are on the rise, with the McGowan Government launching a crackdown six months ago. It followed the stabbing of a nurse at Royal Perth Hospital in May.

Bluecross Community & Residential Services is defending a s.394 (Application for unfair dismissal remedy) in front of Deputy President Mansini in Court 4 – Level 6 in Melbourne at 4pm (Grewal).

Carers of Africa Inc is to endure a s.604 (Appeal of decisions) before the Fair Work Full Bench in Court 9 – Level 5 in Melbourne (Luong).

The Australian Foundation for Disability has a s.394 (Application for unfair dismissal remedy) on its legal plate before Deputy President Sams in Hearing Room 15-1 – Level 15 in Sydney (Singh).