One of Australia’s leading academic journals on nursing has welcomed a new editor-in-chief. Professor Lisa Whitehead, who'll take up position of ACN's research journal by January next, has thirty years of experience in studying and providing work on nursing, rehabilitation ...

Federal Labor's first budget tackles key issues facing the nursing workforce such as gender inequity and cost of living, according the nation's nursing advocates, but skims over the essential needs of nurses and midwives. Treasurer Jim Chalmers handed down Labor's ...

People convicted of wounding or causing grievous bodily harm to a NSW frontline health worker will face up to 14 years in jail under tough new laws passed by the state government. As of October 19, legislation has passed creating ...

As flash flooding across five Australian states intensifies the community's reliance on emergency services, nurses have been urged to take care of their mental health. Emergency flood warnings for NSW, Queensland, Victoria, Tasmania and South Australia were issued in mid ...

Chronic demand for qualified nurses in Australia has prompted sector leaders to call for greater investment in workforce development and leadership. New statistics from the National Skills Priority List, released in early October, shows there are currently 9,266 advertised vacancies ...

Nursing groups have welcomed Victoria's proposal to pay off university debts for nursing and midwifery students but warn that a nationwide strategy is needed to tackle sector wide shortages and burnout. On Sunday, the Victorian government announced it would spend ...

With the federal election date set for May, peak nursing groups have called on politicians to address strenuous working conditions and direct more resources to the healthcare sector. Over the weekend, prime minister Scott Morrison called the election ballot, scheduling ...

This International Women's Day allows us to honour the achievements and contributions of women in health who have kept communities safe during the pandemic. And yet nursing, the most female dominated profession in the world, continues to grapple with record ...

On any given night in Australia, over 100,000 people are homeless. The impact of not having a permanent residence goes far beyond simply not knowing where you might safely lay your head to sleep. Homelessness makes it difficult for people ...

Nurses are coming together to let world leaders know that universal health coverage needs nurses working their full scope. The message is key to the Nursing Now campaign, spearheaded in Australia by the Australian College of Nursing (ACN) and Australian ...