Mental health has attracted a significant amount of new investment in the federal government’s latest budget. Nurses have applauded the federal government for delivering a well-balanced investment in mental health, but questioned where the staff will come from for the ...

Aged care funding must close the nurse wage gap, says union. Last week’s federal budget failed to include a number of key workforce issues which would help deliver quality care for older Australians, says the ANF Yvonne Chaperon, ANF assistant ...

A Queensland nurse has been awarded the Florence Nightingale Medal. Australian Red Cross nurse and aid worker Noela Davies has received nursing’s highest international honour, the Florence Nightingale Medal. Davies, a registered nurse and midwife, has worked for Red Cross ...

Changes to midwives laws pass lower house. Draft laws aimed at ensuring the insurers of self-employed midwives are taxed correctly have been passed by parliament's lower house. The legislation also aims to make sure self-employed midwives can access the Midwife ...

Indigenous life expectancy gap largely attributable to chronic diseases, finds new report. While some inroads have been made in the health and wellbeing of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, there are still many areas where large disparities exist, according ...

Nurses are the ‘front line’ answer to tackling NCDs but need greater support, says survey. Nurses want to lead in the global fight against the further spread of non-communicable diseases but workload and time constraints are holding them back, according ...

Two thirds of Australia’s nurses and midwives due to renew registration. Nurses and midwives who have yet to renew their registration, which is due May 31, are being urged to do so on time or risk not being able to ...

All new mums in Queensland are to receive follow up care from midwives by 2012. More new mums in Queensland are getting help at home with post-natal care, thanks to a state government initiative. Health Minister Geoff Wilson used Mothers' ...

Tonight’s budget announcements are expected to include a boost to mental health funding. A mental health expert predicts a new $2 billion funding package in tonight's federal budget will help transform the sector. Treasurer Wayne Swan reportedly will reveal details ...

Nurses would support the introduction of the physician’s assistant, as long as opportunities for the nursing profession were not compromised. Significant medical workforce shortages, particularly in rural and remote locations, have prompted a range of responses in Australia at both ...