New South Wales Ministry of Health

And only recently, there was an alarming story in the Sunday Telegraph, which said that the number of people waiting for aged care will take up nearly one third of of hospital emergency department beds in New South Wales by 2032.

Now, as you can imagine, this is already putting an enormous strain on our health system, a strain that we often can't manage, and it's made the daily task of the staff at New South Wales Health even harder to navigate.

Ryan Park is the New South Wales Health Minister.

He's on the line for us this afternoon.

Minister, good afternoon.

That's a terrible, terrible way for Australians to spend their senior years.

That's not good for them, it's not good for their family, but it's terrible for our state's health system.

The voice you're hearing is Ryan Park, the New South Wales Health Minister.

It is an absolute mess.

And despite all the law enforcement, New South Wales Health, raids, whatever, I think the elephant in the room is the cost and the price of the tax.

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Listen to a public health announcement about the seasonal flu vaccination campaign.

This is a public health message from NSW Health.

As we head into the cooler months, influenza cases are already on the rise across the state, and this year's strain is proving particularly nasty for young children, older adults, and anyone with an underlying health condition.

The good news is, the flu vaccine is now available free of charge for anyone aged six months and over, and it's never too late in the season to get protected.

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Listen to a public health announcement about the seasonal flu vaccination campaign.

This is a public health message from NSW Health.

As we head into the cooler months, influenza cases are already on the rise across the state, and this year's strain is proving particularly nasty for young children, older adults, and anyone with an underlying health condition.

In 2023, they went for a job through New South Wales Health as a specialist child support program coordinator.

After the application was successful, they received a call from a NSW Health employee and they asked the transgender person to disclose the female name given to them at birth.

The trans person thinks this counted as dead naming.

They say they felt humiliated and the requirement to reveal their birth name compromised their dignity and privacy.

NSW Health has argued that checking their former name was essential because the job involved working with children.

Now, you'd think that would be the end of it, but no.

The New South Wales Civil and Admin Tribunal has ruled in favour of the transgender worker.