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A $1.2 billion workforce compact between government, providers and unions hopes to turn around the poor wages and working conditions in Australian aged care. By Darragh O Keeffe and Natasha Egan. The federal government’s aged care reforms are a victory ...

Nurses have served alongside Australia’s military forces in every conflict and peacekeeping mission since 1879. To pay tribute to their continuous service and legacy, the Perth Mint has released a special commemorative coin to coincide with Anzac Day. Designed by ...

Recent Florence Nightingale medal recipient Noela Davies talks to Linda Belardi about the highs and lows of being a conflict nurse. Flying over the vast swamp region of the Sudd in South Sudan during wet season is an awe-inspiring experience, ...

Now in its 62nd year, the Nurses Memorial Centre in Victoria is an important steward of Australia’s nursing history. By Linda Belardi. During a lengthy and arduous imprisonment in Japanese prisoner of war camps during WWII, an idea germinated that would ...

Fifteen countries have or are about to grant nurses prescribing rights. Marieke Kroezen traces the path to reform and asks whether the diversity in prescribing internationally will endure. When nurse practitioners here were given the authority to prescribe medicines in ...

As policymakers and politicians discuss the future of home birth in Australia, a new documentary screening here and in New Zealand illuminates the issues at the centre of the debate and lets women describe their experiences. By Linda Belardi. As ...

Developing important collaborative ties with nurses overseas can help Australia improve its nursing system here. Linda Belardi reports. Stepping into the hospital ward for the first time as a student nurse can be daunting, but do they immediately feel a ...

From dementia to palliative care, the ageing population will present myriad issues for the health system. Darragh O Keeffe asks nurse educators how they are preparing the future workforce to meet the challenge. Whether you are a nursing, medical or ...

It is critical that the current whooping cough epidemic should not undermine public trust in vaccination programs, write Jodie McVernon and Julie Leask. Even though we have had a whooping cough (pertussis) vaccine since the 1950s, the disease is proving ...

Health professionals have backed a Climate Commission report that warns of the threat to the young and old of a warmer planet. By Cathy Wever. Climate change has implications we are only beginning to truly comprehend. While natural resource depletion ...