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Australia: New South Wales nurses speak out on healthcare crisis in fourth statewide strike

Australia: New South Wales nurses speak out on healthcare crisis in fourth statewide strike

Thousands of New South Wales (NSW) public sector nurses took part in a statewide strike on Wednesday. In a long-running industrial dispute with the NSW state government, they are demanding nurse-to-patient ratios to deal with overcrowding in hospitals and the relentless workload due to cuts in public health funding and the massive shortage of staff. …

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Australia blames Russians for health insurance data theft

Australia blames Russians for health insurance data theft

By ROD McGUIRK, Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Moscow must be held accountable for Russian cybercriminals accused of hacking into Australia’s largest health insurer and dumping customers’ personal medical records on the dark web, officials said Friday. Australians. The Australian Federal Police have taken the unusual step of assigning responsibility for the unsolved cybercrime …

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