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Jeff Bourman MLC questions Minister for Disability Lizzie Blandthorn
It's a grim countdown to the end of the government's $2.1 billion subsidy to protect Disability worker's hard-fought-for wages and...
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Oct 3, 20251 min read
David Ettershank MLC addresses the Disability Crisis in Victorian Parliament
Recently, David Ettershank MLC directly addressed the impending Disability sector crisis in Victorian parliament, calling out the...
HACSU Communications
Oct 3, 20251 min read
Channel 9: Disability Sector Crisis
Health and Community Services Union State Secretary Paul Healey and Delegate Peter Romer, were recently on WIN News speaking about the...
HACSU Communications
Oct 3, 20251 min read
Front Page of The Age: Thousands with disabilities face eviction from homes
The Health and Community Services Union State Secretary, Paul Healey, spoke with The Age on 7 September about the funding crisis in...
HACSU Communications
Oct 3, 20251 min read
ABC Radio: Paul Healey on the crisis coming for Victorian Disability Services
The Health and Community Services Union State Secretary, Paul Healey, appeared on ABC again to discuss the dire situation that the...
HACSU Communications
Oct 3, 20251 min read
Disability Workers in Canberra with HACSU
At the end of August, the Health and Community Services Union (HACSU) was with members in Canberra talking to MPs and Senators about the...
HACSU Communications
Oct 3, 20251 min read
ABC Radio: Disability Worker with 35 years experience speaks on the impending crisis
Tony Dunn, a Disability Support Worker and Health and Community Services (HACSU) member, is a staunch Disability advocate who has written...
HACSU Communications
Oct 3, 20251 min read
Health and Community Services Union: Disability Plan
The Health and Community Services Union (HACSU) launched their new Disability Plan at their recent Disability Campaign Bootcamp. The plan...
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Oct 3, 20251 min read
Health and Community Services Union: Disability Bootcamp
On 15 August, the Health and Community Services Union (HACSU) hosted a Disability Campaign Bootcamp at the AMWU building for HACSU...
HACSU Communications
Oct 3, 20251 min read
ABC Radio: Paul Healey on Scope Disability House Closures
At the start of August, State Secretary of the Health and Community Services Union (HACSU), Paul Healey, was live on ABC Mornings with...
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Oct 3, 20251 min read
Life Without Barriers House Visit
In July, the Health and Community Services Union (HACSU) Assistant State Secretary, Rebecca Sprekos and Disability Policy Officer,...
HACSU Communications
Oct 3, 20251 min read
New survey shows crisis as disability workers flag exits, burnout and understaffing
A new survey of almost 500 disability support workers reveals an acute workforce crisis, with overwhelming concern about pay, chronic understaffing and burnout, and clear evidence that support and care quality is suffering.
HACSU Communications
Sep 16, 20252 min read
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