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Our weekly appointments wrap includes Aaron Rankine, Ian Macliver, Carol Adams, Ashleigh Lyford, John Gillam, Suzanne Brown, and Romina Raschilla.

Australian Nursing Federation WA vice-president Romina Raschilla has replaced Mark Olson as state secretary of the union, after the latter was ruled ineligible for the role.

Our weekly appointments wrap includes Blair Marsh, Mark Reed, Mark Rodda, Gary Mack and Mark Olson.

Mark Olson announced he would not appeal the Industrial Relations Commission's decision to oust him as the Australian Nursing Federation state secretary after only six weeks in the role.

Millions of dollars in prospective fines cap off a tough year of bargaining for WA's nurses' union.

Janet Reah holds no regrets about calling for the ANF to strike over the objections of the state's industrial relations watchdog, despite the union now facing fines worth a cumulative $27 million.

Mark Olson's replacement as chief executive of the Australian Nursing Federation has been named.

Nurses have received public support from a major ally ahead of tomorrow's strike, while the opposition has called for unions to respect the industrial umpire's orders.

Some categories of elective surgeries will be postponed as early as tomorrow ahead of state-wide industrial action by the nurses' union on Friday.

Nurses must wait until later this month to vote on the state government's pay deal, after a ruling by the Industrial Relations Commission this afternoon.

The industrial dispute between the government and nurses has been resolved with ground given on both sides.

The premier has told nurses and midwives they've won their fight for better conditions and should end industrial action.

The Australian Nursing Federation has all but conceded its members will have to accept the state government's offer of a 3 per cent pay rise, rather than pursue a 10 per cent claim.

The nursing union has hit back at claims it is being disingenuous in its wages deal talks with the state government, arguing the package had a lot of weasel words but was light on detail.

The state government doesn't know how much it will cost to apply the nurse-to-patient ratios it promised the nursing union in an 11th-hour bid to avoid industrial action.

The Premier and the Health Minister say nurses and midwives have had the final pay offer from government.

The Australian Nursing Federation's Mark Olson calls time on a 24-year reign.

The planned February 5 reopening of the state's borders has been cancelled amid a surge in Omicron-driven hospitalisations on the east coast, but Mark McGowan has promised a more compassionate approach.

The ANF has pleaded with the government not to reopen the border on February 5 after detailing the conflicting advice received by healthcare workers linked to yesterday's COVID case.

OPINION: It is vital for the WA government to stick with its budget repair plans despite breaking an election commitment on pay rises.

The Barnett government is in no position to quell union unrest with generous pay deals.

A decision to lift the pay of some public hospital staff above inflation puts further strain on the government's budget position.

Savvy union leaders know they're in a strong position to negotiate for their members when an election's around the corner.

Coalition governments are happier to contract out responsibility for the running of government-financed hospitals like Peel because they believe it represents better value for taxpayers.

WITH Labor in power, Unions WA is automatically elevated to a powerful position in policy making. The relationship between the two groups has not all been plain sailing.

PRIVATE hospital chiefs have criticised a WA Government letter they say is aimed at “poaching” their nurses.