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Industry & Reform
First National Nursing Workforce Strategy launched
Australia’s first National Nursing Workforce Strategy has been launched, with nursing organisations welcoming the roadmap while calling for funding, accountability and implementation measures to ensure it delivers lasting workforce reform across the profession.
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Health & Wellbeing
Australia could be short 80,000 nurses by 2035
Australia’s nursing workforce is facing mounting pressure, with workforce projections, burnout data and rising early-career attrition highlighting the scale of the challenge confronting health services and policymakers over the next decade.
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News
Minns ED warning sparks backlash
The president of ASMOF has hit back at comments from NSW Premier Chris Minns, saying patients should never be discouraged from seeking emergency care despite mounting pressure on hospitals during the winter illness season.
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Wages
Aged care nurses receive final wage increase
Aged care nurses have received a fifth wage increase, completing a series of Fair Work Commission-ordered pay rises that have lifted annual earnings by up to $36,000 since 2022 and increased investment in workforce retention.
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Wages
SA nurses, midwives vote down pay deal
South Australian nurses and midwives have voted to reject the state government's proposed enterprise agreement, despite union leaders recommending its acceptance, sending the dispute towards arbitration.
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Industry & Reform
Paid Prac expanded for health students
Students training in 10 additional health professions will be eligible for paid placement support under a federal expansion designed to ease cost-of-living pressures and boost the healthcare workforce.
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Wages
ANMF backs SA nurse pay deal
South Australian nurses and midwives are being urged to back a proposed enterprise agreement delivering a 16 per cent pay rise over three years, with the ANMF saying the deal reflects the strength of member-led campaigning and industrial action.
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Industry & Reform
Nurses, midwives showcase skills at Parliament
More than 20 nursing and midwifery organisations gathered at Parliament House to demonstrate how full‑scope practice could strengthen primary care, reduce preventable hospitalisations and expand access to frontline services across rural, remote and urban communities.
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Culturally Informed Care
Jewish patients experience ‘real fear’ in hospitals
A royal commission has heard some Jewish patients fear disclosing their religion in hospital settings, with concerns about anti-Semitism affecting healthcare experiences and prompting renewed focus on ensuring culturally safe, inclusive care for all patients.
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Wages
Nurse, midwife wages under review
The ANMF has opened a Fair Work case seeking higher award wages and updated classifications, saying nurses and midwives have faced decades of gender‑based undervaluation despite rising workloads and increasingly complex patient needs.
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Industry & Reform
Nurses gain PBS prescribing powers
Registered nurses will be able to prescribe PBS-subsidised medicines for the first time from October, with the Federal Government and nursing leaders saying the reform will improve access to care, particularly in aged care and rural communities.
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Digital Health
Telstra outage reveals health system vulnerability
The Telstra outage disrupted more than emergency calls. Experts say modern healthcare’s dependence on mobile networks means telehealth, medical devices and access to health information may all have been affected.
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