LATEST EDITION

SUMMER 2023

FEATURES

  • ACAU Conference | Senator Pocock Calls for Immediate Action on Presumptive Legislation for First Responders.

  • NSW | ‘Tipping point’ in paramedic pay row as budget nears

  • TAS | 1-in-10 shifts go unfilled, new figures show

  • WA | WA ambo exposes loophole in St John’s EBA to get eight days parental leave

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PREVIOUS EDITIONS

WINTER 2023

FEATURES

  • ACT | Paramedics pass second no-confidence vote in ESA Commissioner.

  • VIC | Ambulance Victoria Evolution Timeline.

  • QLD | Cooroy’s 100-year ambulance service.

  • NSW | Record strain on paramedics and emergency room staff.

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AUTUMN 2023

FEATURES

  • ACT | Violence pushing paramedics to the brink.

  • VIC | ESTA Enterprise Bargaining.

  • QLD | Indigenous paramedic cadets.

  • SA | Paramedics say 96-hour shifts endangers workers.

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SUMMER 2022

FEATURES

  • ACT | Paramedics commenced unprotected industrial action in November.

  • NSW | Body worn camera trial expanding to regional NSW.

  • TAS | Government off still a dud.

  • WA | Lack of drivers may force removal of ambulances from regional communities.

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WINTER 2022

FEATURES

  • QLD | State Wages Campaign Leads to a Win for Public Sector Workers.

  • TAS | EBA Bargaining with the Department of Health.

  • VIC | ESTA Service Challenges & Updates on Surge Arrangements

  • NSW | Inquiry into Ambulance Ramping

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AUTUMN 2022

FEATURES

  • SA | AEA brings down Marshall Liberal Government.

  • VIC | Ramping is a symptom, not a problem.

  • NSW Ambulance hits crisis level four times in one fortnight.

  • QLD | Health Authorities confirm Queensland ambulance ramping crisis is worsening.

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SUMMER 2021

FEATURES

  • One NT Ambo assaulted on the job every 5 days

  • Tributes for QLD Ambos after fatal crash

  • In-home paramedics blazing a new trail

  • People Matter Survey results

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WINTER 2021

FEATURES

  • NSW paramedics still lowest paid in the country

  • Helping Indigenous Australians become paramedics

  • Regional ambos at breaking point

  • AEAV Support

  • Ramping leaves RFDS patients stuck in shed for hours

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AUTUMN 2021

FEATURES

  • SA Ambos, Firies Rally for More Resources

  • NSW Ambulance Call Taker Abuse

  • Queenslanders Cramming Emergency Departments with GP Queries

  • Travel Allowance Dispute Remains Unsolved

  • Triple 0 Mental Health Calls in Victoria

  • Congratulations Lisa Munday

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SUMMER 2020

FEATURES

  • New Zealand Special Report

  • Paramedic found not guilty

  • Paramedics have on of Australia’s most dangerous jobs

  • Don’t let ketamine cost you your job!

  • Update on COVID trainees and delayed inservice

  • Your right to representation

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WINTER-SPRING 2020

FEATURES

  • Leon Cartledge

  • My day starts the night before

  • Time for the government to take over New Zealand ambulance services

  • Pandemic Kindness Movement

  • The politics of a COVID-19 vaccine

  • I’m an ambo, and I’ve got symptoms

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