Introduction
According to Anand & Barnighausen (2014), shortage of human resource in the health sector dramatically influences the lives of the citizen who dearly depend on their gifted services. Lack of professional health personnel such as nurses poses a great barrier to the realization of the Millennium Development Goals aimed at scaling high the wellbeing of citizens.
Hernandez, Dräger, Evans, Tan-Torres, Edejer & Dal Poz (2015), concludes that nurses play a critical role in national and global health systems. Their shortage results in the ineffectiveness of health care system, notably in remote communities where health practitioners are scarce (WHO 2006: ICN 2004). Nurses’ shortages are reported in Australia among other countries including Canada. With regards to WHO nurses comprise 40-50% of the global health providers and in Australia nurses range up to 55% of the total health providers. It is, therefore, essential to understanding the distribution of nurses to plan o
Tougher laws needed for drug and alcohol driving in NSW
By Nicholas John Cruz|21 February 2021
Last year four young children walking on the footpath in Oatley in NSW were on their way to buy ice cream, and were tragically struck and killed by a vehicle. The driver of the vehicle was both high on drugs and alcohol, writes Nicholas John Cruz.
In response to this tragedy, NSW will introduce tougher penalties for high-range and mid-range alcohol and drug driving offences. An offence of “high range” alcohol and drug driving will face a maximum penalty of $5,500 or two-year term of imprisonment or both (first offence); or $11,000 or two-year term of imprisonment or both (second or subsequent offence).
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First-home buyers and families upgrading to bigger digs have boosted home lending and sent auction clearance rates to a 20-year high across the city, in a sign Sydneysiders are doubling down on city or suburban life.
Katie Bell and Stuart Bucknell bought their home in Loftus in the Sutherland Shire during the pandemic.
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The regional migration figures released by the ABS earlier this month show Greater Sydney lost a net 22,247 people over the first nine months of 2020 as some city dwellers took advantage of remote working arrangements implemented at the height of the pandemic and opted for a sea change or tree change.
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