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Culturally Informed Care
‘I’m dreading birthing in such a system’: what Indigenous women globally think of birth care and what they’d like to see instead
Evidence shows many Indigenous families globally face unfair treatment during pregnancy and birth.
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Clinical Practice
Soaring flu cases prompt warning from nation’s peak health bodies
Australians have been urged to get a flu vaccination as cases surge across the country, almost doubling in one state.…
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Top Stories
Times up: Qld nurse and midwife strikes looms as tens of thousands of wage contracts expire
The Queensland government is on the brink of a major union showdown, as wage contracts for tens of thousands of nurses…
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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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Industry & Reform
Government rolls out free vaccine program for pregnant Australians
Expectant mothers will have access to free vaccines against respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) from next month under a major expansion of…
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NSW Premier says nurse pay rise “unlikely to happen” after upping police wages 19%
More than 50,000 nurses and midwives walked off the job for 24-hours last week as pay disputes with the NSW…
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Specialty Focus
Free jab program expected to reduce RSV hospitalisations by “up to 90%”
The government is spending $174.5 million on a ”world-leading” program, which will see pregnant people and newborn babies access free…
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Commission says NSW nurses‘ strike “unnecessary”
New South Wales public sector nurses and midwives are preparing to walk off the job again in the latest union-led…
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Primary care involves more than GPs. A new review shows how patients can better access care
Stephen Duckett, The University of Melbourne Australians today are more likely than previous generations to live with complex and chronic…
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Collaborative Arrangement laws scrapped so more nurses can work to full scope
Legislation to remove Collaborative Arrangement laws that will allow nurse practitioners and endorsed midwives to work to their full scope…
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