Doctors to go on strike at some of Victoria's biggest public hospitals
Doctors at major public hospitals in Melbourne, Australia, are planning a work stoppage on August 13 due to a long-standing pay and conditions dispute. Emergency services will remain operational, but non-urgent appointments will be rescheduled.
Why it matters
Industrial action in the healthcare sector directly impacts public service delivery and highlights labor tensions in the Australian medical system.
The work ban will affect the Royal Melbourne Hospital and several other major public hospitals in Melbourne. ( ABC News: Natalie Whiting )
Doctors will walk off the job at several major public hospitals in Melbourne next week as a pay dispute with the government continues.
The industrial action will see doctors stop work on August 13 from 12:30pm until 4pm, forcing hospitals to reschedule appointments.
Doctors working in emergency medicine will not take part in the strike.
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It will be the first protected industrial action at Victorian public hospitals for 20 years.
The Australian Medical Association Victoria (AMAV) said public hospital doctors will stop work at hospitals in Parkville and Melbourne's CBD for several hours on August 13.
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