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Government’s historic pay increases wildly misleading according to western area nurses.

28/04/2026 by The Coonamble Times

PHOTO: RN’s across NSW felt let down by Government pay policies.

Despite Government braying about historic pay increases for nurses and midwives, western area nurses say they have been left feeling unheard and unseen.

A recent ruling from the independent industrial umpire, Industrial Relations Commission, boasts a record breaker for nurses and midwives.

According to the ruling, nurses and midwives will receive an historic pay rise of between 16 and 28 per cent…

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