HSU SA/NT

13/10/2026

HSU leaders including our SA/NT Branch Secretary Billy Elrick are in Canberra for Allied Health Day!

Pictured below with South Australian Member for Spence Matt Burnell MP

Can you guess the South Australian Senator that will be meeting Billy next?

07/10/2026

Sign our petition if you haven't already!

Psychologists are a critical part of our health and community services, supporting people across mental health, hospitals, child protection, education, neuropsychology and many other essential services. Yet despite the scale of the proposed changes, more than 70% of organisations that made public su...

04/10/2026

Happy Labour Day, SA! ✊💜💚

Enjoying the public holiday? Thank a union member.

Labour Day exists because workers organised and fought for a fairer working life, including the eight-hour day.

And a little SA history: Labour Day here was originally celebrated in February, long before it found its current home in October.

The date changed. The reason for it didn’t.

Weekends, leave, penalty rates, safer workplaces and decent wages weren’t simply handed over. Workers joined together and won them.

That’s why being a union member still matters. The more of us who stand together, the stronger we are, and there’s still plenty worth fighting for.

So if you’re off today, enjoy the sleep-in, the BBQ, the family time or doing absolutely nothing. You’ve earned it.

And to everyone working today, especially those keeping our hospitals and health services running, thank you.

Enjoy what unions have won. Join your union to win what comes next.

30/09/2026

Psychology in Australia is facing major change, and we need to act now.

The Psychology Board of Australia (PsyBA) wants to replace the current six-year training pathway with a five-year pathway to general registration.

Reform is needed, but this proposal does not have broad support. The HSU reviewed the publicly available organisational submissions: more than 70% opposed the proposal outright, around 25% offered only conditional support, and just 5% directly supported it.

Despite this, PsyBA is pushing ahead.

But this is not a done deal. The Australian Government still has a role to play and can stop the proposal from progressing.

We need to send a clear message now: reform must strengthen psychology, protect professional standards and safeguard the services our communities rely on.

Sign our petition and help us protect psychology before it’s too late.

Protect Psychology, Protect our Community.

Mark Butler MP Australian Psychological Society Australian Association of Psychologists inc. The Australian Educational and Developmental Psychology Association

Psychologists are a critical part of our health and community services, supporting people across mental health, hospitals, child protection, education, neuropsychology and many other essential services. Yet despite the scale of the proposed changes, more than 70% of organisations that made public su...

03/08/2026

The HSU SA/NT welcomes NT Labor’s health discussion paper and its commitment to negotiate a standalone Allied Health Enterprise Agreement.

For too long, Allied Health professionals have been covered by a one-size-fits-all agreement that fails to properly recognise their qualifications, responsibilities and essential contribution to patient care.

HSU members have fought for better wages, conditions and recognition. This commitment is an important step towards giving Territory Allied Health workers the agreement they deserve.

23/07/2026

🎉 HSU WIN!

HSU SA/NT members have helped secure paid placements for 10 allied health professions, a major victory for students who have long faced financial hardship while completing mandatory placements.

The Federal Government has announced that student paramedics and those studying physiotherapy, occupational therapy, clinical psychology, pharmacy, podiatry, speech pathology, audiology, radiography and rehabilitation therapies will become eligible for the Commonwealth Prac Payment of around $338 per week from 1 June 2027.

This expansion will help more students complete their qualifications and enter the health, aged care and disability workforces.

This is a win for all our allied health branches and a testament to the power of members standing together and campaigning for change.

But the fight isn't over. HSU will continue campaigning until all allied health students undertaking mandatory placements receive the financial support they need.

📸 HSU leaders, allied health members and students from across Australia who have helped drive the campaign for paid placements.

22/07/2026

🎧 The optometrists punished for putting patients before sales.

HSU members are bravely sharing their experiences to help expose the pressures facing optometrists in corporate practice, including pressure to rush appointments and put profit ahead of patient care.

Following her exclusive report last week, health reporter Rachel Rasker takes a deeper look at these issues in this podcast episode.

As momentum builds for change across the industry, optometrists are coming together to secure the recognition they deserve. Last week, we took the first step towards that goal by applying to have the profession recognised under the Health Professionals and Support Services Award.

Take a listen via the link in the comments, and learn more at focusonoptometry.com.au

17/07/2026

16/07/2026

14/07/2026

What a decade. What a union.

Today we're celebrating a major milestone: 120,300 HSU members across hospitals, aged care, disability services, allied health and more.

In 2016, the Health Services Union had 74,465 members. That's growth of more than 45,000 members in a decade – thousands of health and community services workers choosing the collective strength of their union.

Our growth reflects the power of workers coming together to win better pay, stronger workplace rights, safer conditions and a bigger voice at work.

Thank you to every member, delegate, organiser and activist who has helped build our union over the past ten years. This achievement belongs to our entire union family – eight branches who show up every day to support workers and build a stronger union.

120,300 members strong – and still growing.

Not a member yet? Join the HSU today and be part of the fastest-growing health union in Australia.

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