Thursday, 18 June 2026

 Sarah MANSFIELD (Western Victoria) (14:07): (2420) My constituency question is for the Minister for Health. I have recently been contacted by staff from Barwon Health with regard to the Health Services Union’s bargaining for better campaign. Medical scientists, hospital pharmacists, psychologists, dieticians, audiologists, genetic counsellors, medical physicists and clinical perfusionists have been seeking a wage increase comparable to the 28.4 per cent uplift secured by Victorian nurses in 2024. Minister, after more than 15 months of bargaining following a Fair Work Commission decision supporting a wage uplift to address the gender-based undervaluation of these professions, why hasn’t the Labor government made a serious offer yet?