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Midwifery
NSW reports 10% midwife workforce growth
NSW has increased its midwifery workforce by more than 10 per cent since 2023, while expanding continuity of care models…
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Workforce
Women 70% of global health workforce
Women have driven the remarkable growth of the global health workforce over the past three decades, but a new study…
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Midwifery
Vitamin K uptake falls as experts urge awareness
Declining vitamin K uptake among newborns in Australia and overseas has prompted renewed attention on a treatment widely recommended at…
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Wages
SA nurses, midwives vote down pay deal
South Australian nurses and midwives have voted to reject the state government's proposed enterprise agreement, despite union leaders recommending its…
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Health & Wellbeing
Assaults, falls hospitalising healthcare workers
New AIHW data shows workplace assault hospitalisations among healthcare workers have doubled over the past decade, with violence now ranking…
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Funding
$10m maternity upgrade for Darwin hospital
Territory families are set to benefit from a $10 million upgrade of Royal Darwin Hospital’s maternity services, with new facilities,…
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Industry & Reform
NSW taskforce to target hospital violence
The NSW Government has launched a taskforce aimed at eliminating violence in hospitals, with health unions warning aggression towards nurses…
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Wages
ANMF backs SA nurse pay deal
South Australian nurses and midwives are being urged to back a proposed enterprise agreement delivering a 16 per cent pay…
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Wages
Nurse, midwife wages under review
The ANMF has opened a Fair Work case seeking higher award wages and updated classifications, saying nurses and midwives have…
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Health & Wellbeing
Qld Health revokes Special Pandemic Leave
The QNMU says removing Special Pandemic Leave amounts to a “gender‑based attack” on Queensland’s predominantly female nursing workforce and warns…
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