Tag: The Australian
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Royal Hobart Hospital offers double pay for gender surgery while emergency staff get less
An article by The Australian’s senior reporter Rachel Baxendale, published on 25 October 2026, reveals that Royal Hobart Hospital is offering nurses double-time pay to staff Saturday operating lists for gender-related elective surgeries, while nurses working Saturday shifts on emergency cases receive time-and-a-half. The arrangements follow the closure of Hobart Private Hospital’s surgical services after…