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Foreign nurses bill on hold after committee deadlock and union pressure
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The proposed legislation allowing the employment of nurses from third countries was postponed on Thursday after the House health committee failed to reach agreement, effectively placing the bill on hold amid continued disagreement between stakeholders and mounting pressure from unions. The bill had been scheduled for discussion at 11.30am, but the debate did not proceed […]