The Australian College of Nursing (ACN) chief is one of the three executives who have been suspended pending an independent investigation of "potential financial irregularities" within the organisation. Complaints were brought to the ACN board's attention, subsequently leading to the ...

The Australian College of Nursing (ACN) has opened scholarships to help boost the aged care nursing workforce. Last week, scholarship applications for aged care nursing and allied health opened at ACN – a move labelled by ACN as “vital”. ACN’s ...

To honour the memory and sacrifice of Vivian Bullwinkel and the massacred Bangka Island nurses, the Australian College of Nursing (ACN) announced a new scholarship for nurses.  ACN announced 22 scholarships to commemorate the sacrifice of the 21 nurses who ...

Peak nursing and midwifery bodies have countered warnings around regulations restricting who can prescribe the abortion pill in Australia. Obstetricians and Gynaecologists president Dr Gino Pecoraro recently told the media that allowing nurses to prescribe the abortion pill would see ...

Cost of contraception, lack of workforce training and a insufficient services in rural areas are among the greatest barriers women face when accessing reproductive healthcare in Australia, according the findings of a Senate inquiry. Last month, the Senate released a ...

Australia's migration system has been branded 'crazily complex' in a landmark review published last week calling for major reforms to better attract overseas aged care and nursing staff. The aged care sector is projected to have a shortfall of nearly ...

Nursing and public sector unions have urged NSW's newly elected Premier to keep his end of the bargain on removing wage caps for essential workers, with negotiations scheduled for Monday. NSW Labor leader Chris Minns was elected the state's 47th ...

The Northern Territory government will strengthen alcohol restrictions in Alice Springs following a rise in alcohol-fuelled crime. Frontline workers, including a nurse, have opened up to the media about their experiences during shifts, which included cases of child abuse and ...

The Australian War Memorial will exhibit its first statue of a female nurse by the end of 2023 in honour of wartime nurses and their services to the country. Former World War II nurse and prisoner of war Vivian Statham ...

The government's medicare overhaul could give nurses a more prominent role in diagnosing and prescribing medication for patients in healthcare settings. Last week, Labor flagged the Medicare system as 'unfit for purpose' after data revealed that bulk-billing rates had plummeted ...