Around 60 aged care nurses and carers from across Australia travelled to Canberra to address "ongoing failures" by providers, and to call for accountability. The group stood together to call out aged care providers, saying "they can't be trusted" to ...
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WA abortion laws reformed
Western Australia's new abortion laws came into effect last Wednesday, six months after they were passed last year. Abortion has officially been removed from WA's criminal code, putting an end to clinically unnecessary barriers, and improving access to reproductive healthcare ...
More »Vic nurses and midwives threaten to strike
After unanimously rejecting the government's wage and conditions offer, Victorian nurses and midwives have threatened to walk off the job following the start of protected industrial action by union members. On Thursday, Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (ANMF) members voted ...
More »Tough cold and flu season ahead
The forthcoming flu season is forecast to be just as bad or worse than 2023, with one in three people tipped to get a cold or influenza. Flu cases are already double the weekly rate of last year, but one ...
More »Older women choose nursing as second career
A recent TAFE graduate proves it's never too late to follow your passion after switching from a small business owner to a nursing graduate aged 46. Daniella Goodridge owned and operated a thriving swim school in the eastern suburbs of ...
More »Independent MPs and unions push for housing enquiry
Independent MPs and unions have formed an alliance in an effort to get a parliamentary inquiry into how the New South Wales government can deliver housing for essential workers, such as nurses, teachers, and paramedics. In a joint letter sent ...
More »‘Wage justice’: Big pay rise for aged care workers
Aged care workers have secured a “historic” pay rise – up to 28.5 per cent – in what has been called a “life-changing” improvement for one of Australia’s most undervalued workforces. The Fair Work Commission (FWC) delivered the major update on Friday ...
More »‘Death and destruction’: RN recounts her time in Palestine
Tasmanian registered nurse and aid worker Carol Nagy has recently returned from a six-week stint as an emergency medical coordinator with Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders (MSF) for their Palestine medical program. She has worked with MSF for 23 years ...
More »Labor to begin paying super on paid parental leave in major win for gender equality
Australian women are set to be thousands of dollars better off by the time they retire, with the government promising superannuation on paid parental leave in a landmark win for gender equality. After long citing budget restraints, the government will ...
More »New Qld laws – nurses able to prescribe abortion pill, and changes to midwife ratios
Queensland has passed new legislation to allow nurse practitioners, endorsed midwives, and registered nurses to prescribe termination-of-pregnancy drugs, as well as laws that reform midwife-to-patient ratios Last week, laws allowing nurses and midwives to provide the drug MS-2 Step passed ...
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