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Health
Zac Crellin

The pandemic has taken its toll on Australian nurses, and now hospitals are scrambling for staff

The nurse staffing shortage is reaching a critical point. Photo: Getty

Australia is in the midst of a nurse shortage, and not even healthcare professionals are able to gauge the full extent of the crisis.

Nurses are leaving in droves from a profession that is fragmented across federal, state and private institutions.

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