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A s.185 (Enterprise Agreement) application by the Migrant Women’s Emergency Support Service Inc T/A Immigrant Women’s Support Service for its Migrant Women’s Emergency Support Service Inc Collective Agreement 2017-2020 has been approved by Commissioner Saunders in Newcastle on 5 February 2018.

St John of God Health Care will defend a s.365 (Application to deal with contraventions involving dismissal) in front of Commissioner McKinnon in his Melbourne chambers (Franklin).

A s.185 (Enterprise Agreement) application by Perth Clinic Pty Ltd T.A Perth Clinic for its Perth Clinic Enterprise Agreement 2018 has been waved through by Fair Work Commissioner McKinnon in Melbourne on 2 February 2018.

ResMed Limited has a s.372 (Application to deal with other contravention disputes) with which it must deal before Fair Work Commissioner Riordan in Hearing Room 12 – 1 – Level 12 in Sydney (Yen) at 11am.

A s.185 (Enterprise agreement) application by Healthe Care Australia Pty Ltd for its Healthe Care (Abbotsford Private Hospital & Blackwood River Clinic) Nurses’ Enterprise Agreement 2017 has been approved by Fir Work Commissioner Johns in Melbourne on 2 February 2018.

A former Royal Darwin Hospital staffer whose elaborate scheming conned the taxpayer out of more than $140,000 will serve just over two years in jail.

Two paramedics had to be taken to hospital after a truck crashed into their ambulance. The paramedic was travelling under flashing lights on their way to an emergency when it collided with a truck at the intersection of Hugh and Woolcock streets, Currajong, about 11am yesterday. It is understood the ambulance was travelling through the red light at a slow speed after halting to allow motorists to know it was passing but the truck was unable to stop in time due to the weight of the load. “It was actually a very high impact event and our crews were very lucky to walk away,” Townsville Ambulance senior operations supervisor Tony Kirkham said. “The crew were under urgent duty driving conditions and they were using their lights and sirens.” A female paramedic was seen being treated for an arm injury before she and her male colleague were taken to hospital for observation. The ambulance was not carrying any patients. The driver of the truck was uninjured.

A Sydney dentist who potentially exposed almost 1000 patients to infection by failing to properly sterilise his equipment has allegedly treated at least one patient after he was investigated and barred from practising. NSW Health authorities last week contacted 930 patients who had invasive dental procedures performed by Dr Nicholas Southall at Cronulla Dental Surgery. Patients were urged to undergo testing for hepatitis b, hepatitis c and HIV after an investigation found evidence of poor cleaning and sterilisation of dental equipment in his practice.