Overview

• The strike, set to begin Tuesday, April 8, 2025, will include up to 9,000 public hospital doctors after 18 months of failed negotiations with the NSW government.
• ASMOF, the doctors' union, has rejected the government's offer of a 10.5% pay increase over three years, insisting on a 30% raise to address staff shortages and align with pay in other states.
• The Industrial Relations Commission ordered a halt to industrial action for three months, but the union is proceeding with the strike, citing unsafe working conditions and long unpaid hours as key issues.
• Elective surgeries and outpatient services are expected to be disrupted, though emergency and critical care will operate at public holiday staffing levels to ensure patient safety.
• NSW Health Minister Ryan Park has criticized the strike as jeopardizing patient safety and urged the union to resolve the dispute through the Industrial Relations Commission.