Press releases
The QNU responds to a range of issues affecting nurses and midwives and our profession through a variety of media forums.
See below for the QNU’s press releases:Savage job losses to hit privatised Maryborough nursing home
Queensland Nurses Union (QNU) workplace delegates from Wide Bay-Fraser Coast hospitals and health services last night unanimously condemned the State Government, Wide Bay-Fraser Coast’s LNP members, the federal LNP members for Hinkler and Wide Bay and the federal Liberals and Nationals for proposing the sale of Queensland public hospitals and community health services.
Cairns meeting: Tell Newman & Abbott our public hospitals are not for sale
Queensland Nurses Union (QNU) workplace delegates from far north Queensland hospitals and health services will tonight meet to discuss the State LNP and federal Liberals and Nationals policy of selling Queensland public hospitals and community health services.
Townsville rally: Tell Newman & Abbott our public hospitals are not for sale
Queensland Nurses Union (QNU) workplace delegates from north Queensland hospitals and health services last night unanimously condemned the State Government, north Queensland’s LNP members, the federal LNP member for Herbert and the federal Liberals and Nationals for proposing the sale of Queensland public hospitals and community health services.
Tell Newman and Abbott our public hospitals are not for sale - campaign update
Queensland Health Minister, Lawrence Springborg’s, failure to answer a direct question on whether he supports hospital privatisation or not, from Steve Austin on ABC Radio’s morning program in Brisbane today, is unacceptable and continues a pattern of dodgy statements and allegations from the Newman Government on public hospital and community health service privatisation and funding issues, the Queensland Nurses Union (QNU) said today.
Tell Newman & Abbott our public hospitals are not for sale
QNU launches $300,000 two-week radio advertising campaign against the privatisation of Qld’s public hospital and community health system.
Mater Public nurses and midwives reject private/NGO operator’s attempt to start scaling back pay rates
Nurses and midwives at the Mater Public Hospital in Brisbane have overwhelmingly rejected an attempt by the hospital’s non-government operators to implement nurse and midwife employment conditions that are inferior to Queensland Health employment arrangements for nurses and midwives.
Mater Public refuses to match Queensland Health nurse pay rates - Major rally outside the facility today
The Mater Public Hospital in Brisbane is refusing to match nurse and midwife pay and professional development rates at other Queensland public hospitals and also wants to remove the no-forced redundancies clause from its nurses and midwives agreement, the Queensland Nurses Union (QNU) said today.
Newman and Springborg continue to dismantle Qld's free public hospital and community health system
Staff, clients and other concerned people will this afternoon rally outside Queensland Health’s Biala facility in Roma Street, to protest against the proposed closure of the State’s largest sexual health-HIV clinic, which is based at Biala.
Community campaign against Sunshine Coast hospital privatisation to be launched in Nambour this morning
The Queensland Nurses Union (QNU) will today launch a community campaign against the privatisation of the new Sunshine Coast University Hospital.
The campaign will be launched at a public meeting in Nambour this morning.
Toowoomba nurse staffing protest rally to go ahead today
Queensland Nurses Union (QNU) members at Toowoomba Hospital will go ahead with a protest rally at lunchtime today, 13 March, as the full impact of a medical ward closure and nursing reductions becomes more apparent.
Update: Dismantling of Qld’s free public hospital system and the closing and selling of State Government health and aged care assets
Queensland Nurses Union (QNU) members will join other union members and concerned Queenslanders, opposed to the Newman Government’s ongoing dismantling of Queensland’s free public hospital system and its job and service cuts in public community health and aged care facilities, at protest rallies in Brisbane and Cairns tomorrow, 27 February.
The QNU won't be diverted from its campaign to protect Queensland's public hospitals and healthcare
It is about time the Newman Government was confronted over its policy of dismantling Queensland’s free public hospital and community health services and State Government aged care services and if the Federal Government is prepared to do that properly then it will be welcome, the Queensland Nurses Union (QNU) said today.
Dismantling of Qld’s free public hospital system and the closing and selling of State Government health and aged care assets
The State Government’s dismantling of Queensland’s free public hospital and community health system continues with more job and service cuts announced at the Gold Coast, Robina, QE II and Princess Alexandra hospitals this week.
Townsville LNP politicians must stand up for local health services
Queensland Nurses Union (QNU) members and other local people concerned about the Newman Government’s reduction of services and jobs across the Townsville Hospital and Health region will hold a protest rally outside the State Member for Thuringowa, Sam Cox’s, electorate office this morning demanding he and his fellow Townsville LNP members stand up for local public health services and jobs.
1000 health jobs threatened in Brisbane's north
Queensland Nurses Union (QNU) members at the State’ largest hospital, the Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital (RBWH), will proceed with a lunchtime rally today, 25 January, to protest against State Government job and service cuts at the tertiary facility and around the State.
QNU releases latest health job and service cuts: Eidsvold Hospital, Moura and other rural hospitals
The Queensland Nurses Union (QNU) today released its latest public hospital and community health job and service cuts list, which shows a growing number of health service closures, reductions and privatisations and job and position cuts across Queensland.
Moura Hospital staff meeting confirms LNP privatisation agenda: Townsville, Eidsvold, Maryborough
Central Queensland Hospital and Health Board officials have confirmed the Newman Government is seeking to privatise free public hospital services in Moura, by replacing the town’s public hospital and community health services with a fee-for-service private medical practice and other non-government services, the Queensland Nurses Union (QNU) said today.
QNU job and service cuts events: Princess Alexandra Hospital, Moura Hospital, Maryborough nurses
The Queensland Nurses Union (QNU) campaign against job and service cuts across the public health system intensifies today with events scheduled at Princess Alexandra Hospital, Moura Hospital, and Maryborough.
Wynnum Hospital nurses put at risk by ridiculous guidelines for dealing with overnight emergency presentations
Nurses at Wynnum Hospital are being asked to take significant personal and professional risks in ridiculous guidelines developed by hospital management to deal with overnight service cuts at the hospital, the Queensland Nurses Union (QNU) said today.
Another 60 nurses to go in Townsville - Big health job losses in Central Qld and Wide Bay
About another sixty full-time (FTE), front line nursing and midwifery positions could be lost in the Townsville Hospital and Health region, the Queensland Nurses Union (QNU) said today.
Newman should visit Moura as he travels the State this week
Queensland premier, Campbell Newman, should visit Moura on Thursday and come clean with the local people about the future of their hospital, the Queensland Nurses Union (QNU) said today.
Proposed Moura Hospital closure: QNU gets urgent conference in the QIRC this afternoon
The Queensland Nurses Union (QNU) has today sought and secured an urgent conference in the Queensland Industrial Relations Commission (QIRC) to discuss the future of the ten-bed Moura Hospital and the jobs of the nurses employed there (see application attached).
Channel 10 news story transcript: Closure of Moura Hospital
Prince Charles bed and job cuts bigger than first announced
Surgical bed closures and nursing job losses at Chermside’s Prince Charles Hospital are much bigger than announced by hospital management on Tuesday afternoon and will have a considerable impact on the hospital’s capacity to perform surgery, the Queensland Nurses Union (QNU) said today.
Qld Health payroll inquiry – QNU response
The holding of another inquiry into the Queensland Health payroll system is a waste of money and smacks of an attempt to deflect attention from the State Government’s job and service cuts across the State’s public health and aged care system, the Queensland Nurses Union (QNU) said today.
State Government health job cuts are out of control
The State Government’s budget and job cuts across Queensland Health are out of control, are not based on any serious clinical plan, have been announced without proper consultation with nurses and midwives or their union and are starting to threaten patient safety, the Queensland Nurses Union (QNU) said today.
Campaign against Wynnum health and aged care cuts intensifies. Community meeting at Wynnum tonight
A community meeting will be held at Wynnum tonight, 29 November, to form a local campaign committee to coordinate the campaign to overturn the State Government’s decision to close the Moreton Bay Nursing Care Unit and downgrade a range of services at Wynnum Hospital.
Community bridge walk tomorrow to protest aged care closures
Queenslanders are invited to join a community protest walk, across the Ted Smout Bridge at Clontarf-Brighton tomorrow morning (24 November), against the State Government’s closure of Eventide Brighton and other State Government nursing homes (SGNH) around the State.
QNU sought QIRC assistance to pin down Queensland Health assurances on pay and secure more facility-based payroll support
Today’s Queensland Industrial Relations Commission (QIRC) conference, dealing with Queensland Health payroll issues, broke up earlier this evening and a summary of Commissioner John Thompson’s directions and requests is as follows:
