The Australian Primary Health Care Nurses Association (APNA) has released survey data showing almost 40 per cent of primary health care nurses and midwives are considering leaving the sector in the next two to five years. The APNA National Workforce ...

From taxes and minimum wages to energy costs and superannuation, Australia’s financial landscape will change dramatically from July 1. All Australians will get a cash boost as the stage three tax cuts kick in, however low and middle income earners stand to benefit ...

The Northern Queensland Primary Health Network (NQPHN) is calling for community members, healthcare professionals, politicians, and sector representatives to have their say on the health and service needs of the region. The Joint Regional Needs Assessment (JRNA) survey, which is ...

Australian nurses are leaving permanent employment for contracting work at an unprecedented rate. With a survey from APNA revealing that 87% of nurses feel stressed at work, 80% report exhaustion and 73% say they work too much, it’s no surprise ...

A lack of car parking spaces for the "largest ever investment in regional NSW" hospital has caused chaos and anger at the new Tweed Valley Hospital. The hospital has been operating for three weeks, but its 1500 car parking spaces ...

The NSW government has offered public sector workers, including nurses, a three-year pay rise worth 10.5 per cent, which is well under the demands of some of the unions. The Minns government announced the offer last Monday, and it applies ...

The 2024-25 Federal Budget was announced by Treasurer Jim Chalmers last Tuesday night, with $8.5bn being invested into health. There are many indirect and direct measures, such as for placement payments for students studying nursing, that the Australian College of ...

The chief of a nursing peak body has been fired following an investigation finding alleged "financial irregularities" within the organisation. Last month, Kylie Ward and two other Australian College of Nursing (ACN) executives were suspended following an independent investigation by ...

Tonight, the second Labor Budget will be delivered by Federal Treasurer Jim Chalmers. Mr Chalmers has said the Budget will focus on easing financial pain and bolstering new growth without worsening inflation. "This is not the time for scorched earth ...

Nurses and midwives at Hawkesbury District Health Service hospital have secured their leave entitlements following months of bargaining. From July, Hawkesbury District Hospital Health Service – which had been operated by St John of God Health Care for eight years ...