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Western Sydney nurse struck off after vile act involving dementia patient
A western Sydney nurse masturbated in front of a dementia patient after turning the lights off and closing the curtains…
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Industry & Reform
Albanese’s big health pledges: $1.7bn for public hospitals, $573m for women’s health
The Albanese government has unveiled a $1.7bn funding boost for state-run hospitals amid “pressures” hampering the country’s health system. The…
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Aged Care
$18.4m for clinical placements in aged care
The Albanese government has announced that it will invest $18.4 million to support more nursing students to enter the nation's…
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Career & Learning
The experts’ guide to CPD
Nursing is one Australia’s most in-demand professions, despite nurses and midwives already representing over half of the nation’s health workforce.…
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Aged Care
Give aged care nurses a voice in digital transformation: Research
Researchers are calling for nurses to have more say in the digital transformation of aged and palliative care, as the…
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Aged Care
STI rates are increasing among midlife and older adults. We need to talk about it
Jennifer Power, La Trobe University Globally, the rates of common sexually transmissible infections (STIs) are increasing among people aged over…
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Top Stories
Albanese pledges free TAFE to help ease workforce shortages
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has thrown Labor’s first election pitch at a major campaign rally in Adelaide on Sunday, saying…
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Specialty Focus
Lessons for the next pandemic
With COVID still classified as an ongoing pandemic, it’s difficult to contemplate the next one. But we need to be…
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Wages
‘National scandal’: Only 1-in-100 rentals are affordable for essential workers
Barely one-in-100 rentals in Australia are affordable for the average nurse, construction worker, early childhood educator or hospitality worker. Anglicare Australia…
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Both paid and unpaid carers sacrifice their own wellbeing, data shows
Concerning figures have been released regarding the mental, physical and financial wellbeing of the nation's carers. The Palliative Care Australia…
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