Nurses and midwives rally outside Wollongong Public Hospital on July 25, 2024, as they call for a one-off 15 per cent pay rise. Video by Nadine Morton
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00:00What do we want?
00:0215%!
00:03When do we want it?
00:04Now!
00:05This is what midwives do when they're under attack.
00:07Stand up, fight back!
00:09Stand up, fight back!
00:15Nurses and midwives in Newfoundland Wales are now the lowest paid public sector nurses or midwives in Australia.
00:23We are losing nurses and midwives to Queensland, to Victoria all the time because not only do they have ratios, they also get paid more for doing the same job.
00:36I've got to be honest, I'm saddened that I have to actually be here today.
00:40Why should I have to come out and beg for money?
00:43The government knows that we're dedicated and they punish us for that.
00:50The community needs us and we're not going to be here if they don't pay us.
00:55We're on 2008 wages in 2024.
01:00I don't know why we're out here, we shouldn't be out here, but we will be and we will fight until we get what we deserve.
01:10Stand up, fight back!
01:19Stand up, fight back!