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Chief executive Teresa Anderson is leaving Sydney Local Health District.

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Teresa Anderson’s departure comes less than a year after medical staff at Concord Hospital revolted against her leadership, sparking a ministerial review.

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The latest NSW Health respiratory surveillance report released on Thursday shows the JN.1 variant now accounts for almost all COVID-19 cases in NSW.

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Pro-Palestine protest and encampment at University of Sydney’s quad lawns.

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The Queensland Teachers’ Union work bans have been canned after a hearing in the Queensland Industrial Relations Commission.

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University of Sydney’s pro-Palestinian encampment.

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