One of Australia's largest nurse unions has launched a campaign to push for safe staff-to-patient ratios ahead of the state election. The NSW Nurses and Midwives Association (NSWNMA)'s launched a statewide television advertisement this week to generate awareness around low ...

For the fourth time, nurses and midwives have coloured the streets from Tweed Heads to Albury navy blue as they proudly wore their scrubs while advocating for better work conditions. The NSWNMA's statewide 24-hour strike on September 1 came in ...

Nurses across NSW are preparing to walk off the job for the first time in almost a decade after two years of sacrifices throughout the Covid-19 pandemic. Thousands of nurses and midwives from more than 150 public hospitals voted in favour of a ...

On the frontlines of hospitals and emergency units around New Zealand, nurses and midwives are suffering from deteriorating working conditions.  Nurses claim they are at breaking point, reporting severe exhaustion, dangerous staffing levels and unacceptable pay and conditions. “People, including ...

New Zealand nurses and midwives have wrapped up industrial action this morning. The strike was held following an online vote by the New Zealand Nurses Organisation’s (NZNO) 30,000-strong membership through which the majority rejected the latest proposed District Health Boards ...

NSW nurses vote to strike. NSW Premier Kristina Keneally has urged the nurses union to heed the industrial umpire's ruling and call off a strike planned for Wednesday (November 24). The NSW Nurses Association is calling for a major overhaul ...