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Career & Learning
Nurses face career ‘guesswork’
The Australian College of Nursing has launched a national career pathways resource after nurses reported their career progression often relies…
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Industry & Reform
950 nurses to join NSW hospitals
NSW will recruit 950 additional nurses as minimum nurse-to-patient ratios expand to more than 360 hospital wards, extending one of…
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Career & Learning
Career ‘guesswork’ driving nurse frustration
A new Australian College of Nursing report has found many nurses view career progression as “guesswork”, with workforce leaders warning…
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News
$93.1m for mental health nurses in Qld
A $93.1 million Queensland Government investment will fund 53 specialist mental health nurses in emergency departments, with recruitment already underway…
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Industry & Reform
First National Nursing Workforce Strategy launched
Australia’s first National Nursing Workforce Strategy has been launched, with nursing organisations welcoming the roadmap while calling for funding, accountability…
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Health & Wellbeing
Australia could be short 80,000 nurses by 2035
Australia’s nursing workforce is facing mounting pressure, with workforce projections, burnout data and rising early-career attrition highlighting the scale of…
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Wages
Aged care nurses receive final wage increase
Aged care nurses have received a fifth wage increase, completing a series of Fair Work Commission-ordered pay rises that have…
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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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Health & Wellbeing
ED nurses face systemic ‘moral distress’: Study
A new study has linked moral distress among emergency department nurses to burnout, emotional exhaustion and higher intentions to leave…
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Industry & Reform
Nurses, midwives showcase skills at Parliament
More than 20 nursing and midwifery organisations gathered at Parliament House to demonstrate how full‑scope practice could strengthen primary care,…
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