BRISBANE, Queensland, Aug. 24 -- The Queensland Department of the Premier and Cabinet issued text of the following statement:
Minister for Health and Ambulance Services
The Honourable Tim Nicholls
* Queensland Visiting Medical Officers have voted to support a new wage agreement with 91.5 per cent of participating employees supporting the new enterprise agreement.
* The agreement includes a wage increase in line with state wage policy, as well as enhanced allowances.
* The Crisafulli Government is backing health workers with pay and conditions, as part of its plan to restore health services when Queenslanders need them most, after Labor's Health Crisis.
A ballot of Queensland Visiting Medical Officers has found more than91 per cent of...