Queensland Health Offers $147,000 Part-Time Role for Midwife to Oversee Abortions

Published on October 14, 2024

A month after the state Labor government declared it was relaxing legislation to allow nurses and midwives to provide abortion services, the Labor government is also advertising for part-time “midwifery navigators” to oversee terminations in regional Queensland. The part-time role, advertised by Queensland Health via jobs website Seek, offers remuneration of up to $147,790 (US$99,000) per year and a $20,000 relocation payment for a midwifery navigator to oversee pregnancy terminations in Bundaberg and Hervey Bay in the state’s Wide Bay region. This is despite the the fact medical abortion access is already available through a general practitioner visit, and despite Queensland Health saying services are running smoothly....

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