Victoria
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Wages
ANMF claims nurses pay “held to ransom”
The ANMF applied for a protected industrial action ballot order on Monday after Healthscope largely rejected its latest enterprise bargaining…
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Career & Learning
More than 2000 student nurses face unemployment
According to the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (ANMF) Victorian Branch, thousands of nursing and midwifery students are set to…
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Aged Care
Medication laws tightened for Vic aged care
In an Australian first, the Victorian government has introduced legislation to ensure only authorised health professionals can administer certain medications…
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Industry & Reform
Health wins big in Victorian state budget
The Victorian state government has released what is is calling a “responsible budget focused on what matters most.” Treasurer Jaclyn…
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Wages
Vic nurses reject new pay offer and call out secretary for comments
Victorian nurses and midwives have voted to reject a new pay offer with some calling for the branch secretary to…
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Wages
Victorian nurses and midwives ramp up pay fight
Hospital beds could be closed and and elective surgeries cancelled across Victorian public hospitals if a pay dispute is not…
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Top Stories
ANMFVIC says number of midwives at private hospital “grossly inadequate”
Midwives working at a private Victorian hospital have claimed staffing shortages are putting mothers and babies at risk. Last month,…
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News
Fight to save St John of God maternity ward
Uncertainty over the future of Bendigo private St John of God Hospital's maternity ward has led midwives and parents to…
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Industry & Reform
Does private health insurance cut public hospital waiting lists? We found it barely makes a dent
Yuting Zhang, The University of Melbourne; Jongsay Yong, The University of Melbourne, and Ou Yang, The University of Melbourne The…
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Top Stories
Meet HESTA’s Midwife of the Year
Midwife April Jardine has been honoured as HESTA's Midwife of the Year for her instrumental role in integrating the continuity…
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