In September, HSUWA was invited to appear before the Education and Health Standing Committee at State Parliament as the committee investigated a potential inquiry into the scope of practice for health professionals in WA. Jonathan Nugent (HSUWA Vice President and Chief Pharmacist), Julien Graciet (Head of Department Physiotherapy and Exercise Physiology), and Naomi McCrae (Secretary…
HSUWA Delegates, Activists and Leaders across both the public and private health sectors gathered for the 2026 HSUWA Conference on Friday 16 October at the University Club of WA for a day of inspiration, strategy and collective action. Members shared a number of powerful stories about how they addressed issues in their workplace or stuck…
Union Members campaigned to make much needed changes to the federal Health Professionals and Support Services Award (Award) for Allied Health Professionals under the Gender-based undervaluation priority Awards review. Most members will already be paid above the rates defined in the Award because Members have fought for better wages and conditions through their union negotiations. Now,…
Today, the Federal Government announced the expansion of the scheme to support students doing unpaid placements to a further ten courses. These are: Physiotherapy; Occupational Therapy; Clinical Psychology; Pharmacy; Podiatry; Speech Pathology; Audiology; Radiography; Rehabilitation Therapies and Paramedicine. This is a terrific and welcome announcement by the Albanese Government after sustained advocacy by HSU Members…
HSUWA will host paid union meetings across public sector workplaces in August and September to prepare for your 2027 Union Agreement negotiations. If you’d like to have a say about your future pay and conditions, make sure you attend a session.
WA’s three peak health sector unions have welcomed an audit of the Infant Child and Adolescent Taskforce, critiquing failures by the Mental Health Commission to implement reforms that would protect vulnerable children and their families.
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This week is the last chance to sign the petition to Protect Allied Health Care at Joondalup Health Campus, before it is tabled in WA State Parliament. Members are campaigning to challenge cuts to Allied Health teams at Joondalup Health Campus. Last week, the State Government announced the opening of 60 new public beds at Joondalup, but the reduction in staffing is leaving AHPs stretched too thin and concerned for…
Focus on Optometry is our new national campaign giving optometrists a clear, collective platform to push for recognition and respect across the profession. Corporate ownership has reshaped optometry into a business model that puts sales targets ahead of patient care. Optometrists across Australia are being systemically undervalued and not treated as the highly trained health professionals they are. Optometrists…
This week, after additional months of union advocacy at the Fair Work Commission (FWC), the FWC published the long-awaited Final Determination for the Health Professionals and Support Services (HPSS) Award for Allied Health Professionals, undertaken as part of the Priority Award Review. This decision settles a number of issues that were considered following earlier interim…
It’s time to prioritise your future and VOTE! The vote for Allied Health Professionals working in public health is NOW OPEN and will close at 5pm on Friday, 5 June 2026. All Allied Health Professionals working in public health are asked to take part in an important vote to choose one of two options for career pathways….
The Health Services Union of WA (HSUWA) calls on the State Government to act urgently to better protect health workers after the release of the figures regarding physical violence and aggression from the Department of Health this week. Sadly, these alarming figures of an average of 12 incidents a day in 2025 are not surprising…
Recently, HSUWA Members joined together with ANMF WA Members and petitioned the State Government of WA to recognise existing service and preserve entitlements from working at Mt Lawley Hospital, should they transition to employment by East Metropolitan Health Service upon the hospital’s return to public hands. Today, the Health Minister wrote to HSUWA to confirm that if appointed to EMHS, employees will receive: Thanks to…
HSUWA Members are invited to join UnionsWA and the WA Union Movement at the 2026 May Day Festival in Fremantle. It’s a free and fun event to meet fellow unionists and show our union colours in a march through the streets of Freo. This year we’ll all celebrate the 80th Anniversary of the Pilbara Strikes…
HSUWA will host a series of paid union meetings in April and May for Allied Health Professionals working in public health. Register for your preferred meeting below to receive reminders.
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