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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Mostafa Rachwani Community affairs reporter and Australian Associated Press

‘Very clearly gendered’: furious NSW nurses and midwives reject pay rise deal amid 24-hour strike

A protester rallies in Sydney during a previous 24-hour strike calling for a pay increase in September.
A protester in Sydney during a strike in September. NSW nurses and midwives began a 24-hour strike on Wednesday morning amid a bitter pay dispute. Photograph: George Chan/Sopa Images/Rex/Shutterstock

Striking nurses have rejected an offer to fund their requested pay rise in return for delaying the rollout of their “big ask” for more staff, the New South Wales health minister says.

Nurses and midwives across NSW were “infuriated” before a 24-hour strike that began at 7.30am on Wednesday, days after NSW police won a pay deal that will see wages rise by up to 40%.

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