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The Health Services Union and Healthscope Operations Pty Ltd will duke out a s.739 (Application to deal with a dispute) before Commissioner Bissett in Court 5 & Conference Room D – level 6 in Melbourne mid-morning.

A s.185 (Enterprise agreement) application by Australian Red Cross Blood Service (a division of the Australian Red Cross Society) T/A Australian Red Cross Blood Services for its Australian Red Cross Blood Service Enterprise Agreement South Australia 2017 has been granted by Commissioner Lee in Melbourne on 24 November 2017.

Centacare Catholic Country SA Limited has a s.372 (Application to deal with other contravention disputes) before Commissioner Platt in his Adelaide chambers at 1pm (Stuart).

A savage attack has taken place against paramedics and police in Townsville after they tried to help a woman. About 6.30pm yesterday paramedics from the Queensland Ambulance Service were called to units in Ralston St, West End to reports a woman was having a mental breakdown. She was treated as an involuntary patient — which allows authorities to handle patients without consent. As she was being taken away by the ambulance crew family members and friends of the woman attacked. A 45-year-old male paramedic was punched in the face and placed in a headlock. His 23-year female partner was punched in the back of her head. District duty officer Senior Sergeant Scot Warrick said police were called for assistance. “When they arrived at the scene the group also attacked police. “A female constable was struck in the face with a closed first.” It’s believed the first responders did not sustain serious injuries.

The Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation and WMC Health Pty Ltd have a s.739 (Application to deal with a dispute) on foot before Deputy President Hamilton in Court 3 & Conference Room B – Level 6 in Melbourne.

A s.185 (Enterprise agreement) application by Arcare Pty Ltd T/A Arcare for its Arcare Pty Ltd, ANMF and HWU (Victoria) Enterprise Agreement 2017 has been approved by Commissioner Harper-Greenwell in Melbourne on 24 November 2017.

The Salvation Army is facing a s.372 (Application to deal with other contravention disputes) before Deputy President Millhouse in Court 3 & Conference Room B – level 6 in Melbourne (Hiah).

A former aged carer has pleaded guilty to stealing more than $150,000 from an elderly man to fund her “lavish life of luxury”. Manjula Kempster, 56, fronted Melbourne Magistrates’ Court this morning with the support of her two sons. After missing several other court dates, the well-groomed woman wiped away tears after admitting to three charges of fraud. She pleaded guilty to the three charges before Magistrate Suzanne Cameron. The court heard she had written and cashed dozens of cheques in the name of her frail elderly former client Raymond Woff, of Brighton East, who has since died. The Moorabbin woman’s most expensive spending spree was funded by $113,897.50 from 20 cheques she wrote fraudulently between January 11 and December 15, 2015. Other documents presented in court showed she dishonestly obtained money by writing dozens of cheques, each ranging in value from hundreds of dollars to more than $11,000. She presented the cheques to Mr Woff’s wealth management company, who then transferred the cash into her own bank account. Police prosecutor Alex Albert told the court there were more cases to be investigated before Ms Kempster appears again in the County Court next year.