- The Crisafulli Government is delivering nation-leading wages and conditions for Queensland's nurses and midwives in new EBA.
- Queensland nurses and midwives resoundingly supported the Crisafulli Government's offer for better pay and conditions, new allowances, and incentives for rural and remote nurses and midwives.
- Medical Officers also accepted an improved wages and condition offer for their certified agreement.
Over 83 per cent of Queensland Health's nurses and midwives who voted in a ballot accepted the Crisafulli Government's offer for nation-leading wages and conditions as well as more incentives that will attract and retain staff in rural and remote Queensland.
Nurses and midwives will have an 11 per cent wage increase over the agreement, including a 3 per cent Government Election Commitment uplift in the final year, along with a nation-first double-time-for-overtime rates for shift workers, and enhancements to the career structure to make it stronger and more attractive.
It ensures Queensland's 57,000 nurses and midwives continue to receive nation-leading wages and conditions, in line with the Crisafulli Government's election commitment.
The deal will now go forward to the Queensland Industrial Relations Commission for certification.
Minister for Health and Ambulance Services Tim Nicholls said the deal was nation-leading for Queensland nurses and midwives.
"Just as we promised, we have delivered a nation-leading agreement for our nurses and midwives, with an 11 per cent wage increase over three years and double-time for over-time," Minister Nicholls said.
"The deal has the interests of nurses and midwives working in rural and remote areas at its core, with a commitment to expand the Remote Area Nursing Incentive Package.
"Our health workers are critical to healing Labor's Health Crisis and we have delivered a nation-leading deal for our nurses and midwives, just as we said we would.
"What was on the table from the Crisafulli Government was designed to ensure nurses and midwives on the health frontline in public hospitals stay ahead on wages, conditions, penalty rates and cost-of-living.
"I'm pleased Queensland Health and the unions worked constructively to reach a deal now agreed to by the workforce which is focused on attracting, retaining, valuing and respecting nurses and midwives."
In addition, Queensland Health's Medical Officer workforce, including junior and senior doctors, registrars and specialists who work across emergency departments, surgical and specialist wards, and other Queensland Health and Queensland Ambulance Service facilities, have agreed to the Crisafulli Government's wages and conditions deal (MOCA7).
The deal is in line with the Government's central wages policy and includes CPI-linked increases if inflation exceeds guaranteed rates, provides certainty for workers, and ensures staff receive backpay from 1 July 2025.
Minister for Health and Ambulance Services Tim Nicholls said the agreement would help deliver health services when you need them, by backing doctors on the frontline.
"Queensland's medical officers are dedicated, resilient and unwavering in their commitment to delivering quality care in their communities.
"The agreement delivers for regional and remote Queenslanders, with targeted incentives to attract, recruit and retain doctors where they are needed most."
