Generations of doctors have been robbed of their rightful wages: This is my story
It’s wonderful to see the junior doctors of Victoria and NSW finally winning their class actions for longstanding wage theft by their health department employers.…
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Meet the GP registrar who led junior doctors to victory in $230 million class action
“I didn’t know much about class actions; all I knew was it was a big deal.” Dr Amireh Fakhouri did not expect to lead a…
Junior doctors win $230 million settlement after wage-theft class action
More than 25,000 junior doctors can apply for a share of $230 million after NSW Health agreed to Australia’s largest payout in a wage-theft class…
‘Treated like interns working all hours’: What happened to GPs after the aged care royal commission?
One of the aged care facilities where I see residents has a car space under a shady tree reserved for doctors. It seems a welcoming…
‘Hospitals could owe some junior doctors $60,000’: Dr Gaby Bolton’s class action triumph
“Doctors could easily be owed $60,000. And for some registrars — particularly those in very heavy overtime surgical specialties — I think it would be…
Win for junior doctors as hospital bosses abandon court fight over unpaid overtime
Junior doctors appear to have won their battle over unpaid overtime with Peninsula Health, which runs Frankston Hospital, withdrawing its appeal against last year’s landmark…
Seeing the same GP dramatically reduces demand for future consults, major study finds
A major study has shown the dramatic benefits of continuity of GP care in terms of patients’ future care needs as well as future healthcare…
$552,000 vs $30,000: How much are doctors in other countries earning?
Research into the earning power of doctors around the world is frequently vexed — and usually the headline figures need to be treated with caution.…
Dr Gaby Bolton vs hospital bosses: The junior doctor on her landmark fight for paid overtime
In a landmark decision, the Federal Court of Australia this month ruled that Victoria’s Peninsula Health contravened the Fair Work Act by not paying overtime…
Junior doctors celebrate landmark class action win on unpaid overtime
Junior doctors have claimed victory in a class action on unpaid overtime, which lawyers are calling a landmark case for Australia. Two years after the case began,…
