The Epoch Times
The Epoch Times
AD
The Epoch Times
Support Us
Australia News

Rural Birth Care ‘Crisis’ Looms Amid Staff Shortages

Rural Birth Care ‘Crisis’ Looms Amid Staff Shortages
A pregnant woman holds her stomach June 7, 2006 in Sydney, Australia. Ian Waldie/Getty Images
AAP
AAP
3/28/2025|Updated: 3/28/2025
0:00

One rural birthing unit “teeters on the brink” and goes from “one disaster to the next” due to severe staff shortages.

Another maternity service in a farming town of 15,000 closed four years after opening its doors, forcing specialists and medical workers out of town.

AAP
AAP
Author
Australian Associated Press is an Australian news agency.
Author’s Selected Articles

AG to Repay Taxpayers for Family Holiday

Dec 13, 2025
AG to Repay Taxpayers for Family Holiday

Koala ‘Misinformation’ Cry as Population Counts Soar

Dec 13, 2025
Koala ‘Misinformation’ Cry as Population Counts Soar

‘Smash-Hit’ Battery Scheme Topped Up, Subsidies Trimmed

Dec 13, 2025
‘Smash-Hit’ Battery Scheme Topped Up, Subsidies Trimmed

Supermarkets Say Price Gouging Ban Does Not Check Out

Dec 13, 2025
Supermarkets Say Price Gouging Ban Does Not Check Out
Add to My List
Save
The Epoch Times
Copyright © 2000 - 2025 The Epoch Times Association Inc. All Rights Reserved.