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Barada Barna Aboriginal Corporation is still wrestling with a brace of s.365 (Application to deal with contraventions involving dismissal (consent arbitration)) before Fair Work Commissioner Simpson in Hearing Room 4 in Brisbane (Dargan/Roos).

Eastern Melbourne Health Care Network Ltd T/A Eastern Melbourne PHN has had its EMPHN Enterprise Agreement 2017 application approved.

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.