Victorian Nursing Staff to Receive 28.4 Percent Pay Increase

Published on June 27, 2024

Victorian nurses and midwives will receive a wage increase of 28.4 percent by November 2027 as part of a new deal struck between their union and the Allan Labor government. The change was announced after Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (ANMF) members took industrial action for 51 days since May 7, including shutting down one in four hospital beds, to call for better pay and conditions. The pay rise comes while the Victorian government grapples with its spiralling debt, set to reach a record $187.8 billion by 2027-28. Servicing that debt could force the government to take tougher action on spending including budget cuts to health, which the opposition has warned will have a “devastating impact” on hospitals already struggling....

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