Australian State Rewards Health Workers With $3,000 Appreciation Bonus

NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet speaks to media during an announcement at Liverpool Hospital in Sydney, Australia, on June 6, 2022. AAP Image/Flavio Brancaleone

The New South Wales (NSW) government has announced a one-off $3,000 (US$2,200) payment to health employees in recognition of their frontline work during COVID-19.

NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet announced the payment in addition to the new policy that will apply to industrial agreements struck from July 1, 2022.