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JAN-MAR 2026 ISSUE OUT NOW!
Kick off 2026 with ANMJ’s new issue, exploring the ANMF’s priorities for the year ahead, including workforce reform, aged care reform, healthcare equity, climate change, gender equity and industrial relations reform.
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Q&A with Immunisation Nurse Practitioner, Sonja Elia
One year on – real support from real nurses and midwives
After serving eight years as Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (ANMF) Federal Assistant Secretary, Lori-Anne Sharp has been appointed Chief Executive Officer of the Nurse Midwife Health Program Australia (NMHPA).
‘Educate and empower patients’: Meet APNA’s new president, Denise Lyons
The Australian Primary Health Care Nurses Association (APNA) recently appointed Denise Lyons as its new president. The ANMJ takes a look at her priorities looking ahead. You’ve worked across paediatrics,
Latest Career & Practice
The New Aged Care Act (2025): Reform or reality for nurses?
The Aged Care Act 2024, commenced on 1 November 2025. It has ushered in the most significant overhaul of aged care law in a generation. Grounded in rights, dignity and
Nurse-led model of care poised to tackle Australia’s skin cancer crisis
Australia needs to be innovative when it comes to skin cancer detection by embracing a nurse-led model that could save thousands of lives in the long run, according to a
University of Tasmania empowers nurses with Australia’s most flexible postgraduate nursing program
The University of Tasmania has officially launched its redesigned Advanced Nursing postgraduate program, a bold step forward in preparing nurses for leadership, expanded clinical roles, and interdisciplinary collaboration across Australia’s
Latest Digital Health
Electronic prescriptions to be trialled in primary care
Electronic prescriptions are set to be the standard method of prescribing in Australia, with the model to be trialled in primary care settings in 2026. Electronic prescribing by default replaces the earlier plan for mandatory electronic
Modernising My Health Record: Improved access to pathology and diagnostic imaging results
Australia is taking significant strides in modernising its healthcare system with My Health Record. This move is part of a broader effort to ensure better and faster access to health
Gain digital skills in a changing environment: eLearning packages
Get ahead in the digital space. The Australian Digital Health Agency Online Learning Portal offers a range of digital courses specific to nurses and midwives. Digital technologies are transforming healthcare
Latest Grads & Students
Tips for your new grad interview
NSW Nurses and Midwives Association (NSWNMA) President O’Bray Smith shares some tips for final year nursing and midwifery students in preparation for their new grad interviews. A common mistake that
New grad registered nurse: Navigating the world of mental health
As a newly registered nurse fresh out of university, I was thrilled to be accepted into the specialist Mental Health GradStart program at the Lower North Shore Assertive Outreach Team
Student Spotlight – Kayla
Kayla is studying nursing/midwifery at The University of Queensland. 1.What inspired you to choose a career in nursing/midwifery? I have always had a passion for healthcare. My dad worked for
Latest Research
Influenza and whooping cough vaccines safe in twin pregnancies
Women who receive the influenza or whooping cough vaccine during a twin pregnancy are not at higher risk of birth complications, new research shows. The University of Queensland study, which
Inappropriate use of non-sterile gloves increases infection risk and waste
The indiscriminate use of non-sterile gloves in hospitals and clinics is significantly adding to environmental pollution and healthcare-associated infections, with little evidence to prove that there are substantial benefits, according
Latest issue of Australian Journal of Advanced Nursing (AJAN) out now
Volume 42, Issue 4 of the Australian Journal of Advanced Nursing (AJAN) is now live. As the official peer-reviewed journal of the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (ANMF), the AJAN is committed to
Latest Justice & Action
ANMF PRIORITIES 2026: Workforce reform
Over recent years, nurses, midwives and care workers have helped drive significant reforms made to healthcare and the professions they work in. This has included advances in gender equity; industrial
ICN expresses solidarity with Venezuelan nurses
The International Council of Nurses (ICN) has expressed solidarity with Venezuelan nurses and calls for the protection of rights in crises. The ICN has reached out to the Venezuelan Nursing Association (Federation of
The campaign for a national Human Rights Act
Did you know that Australia has no national human rights framework? Australia has been a signatory to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights since 1948, but this has never been
Latest Wellbeing
Creating healthy habits to drive our daily actions
Healthier lifestyle changes may be less about starting from scratch and more about swapping one habit for another. New research shows 66% of our actions are habitual, indicating that habit,
Protect against Ross River Virus risk this summer
Australians are being urged to prevent mosquito bites this summer, with warmer temperatures increasing the risk of Ross River Virus outbreaks. The risk of outbreaks with warmer temperatures is especially
Health span vs life span: How to stay healthier for longer
Australians live, on average, 12 years longer than they remain in good health. What does this gap reveal, and how can we future‑proof our lives to enjoy lasting wellbeing in
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University of Tasmania empowers nurses with Australia’s most flexible postgraduate nursing program
The University of Tasmania has officially launched its redesigned Advanced Nursing postgraduate program, a bold step forward in preparing nurses for leadership, expanded clinical roles, and interdisciplinary collaboration across Australia’s healthcare system. With more than 20 specialisations, including the newly
About the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation
The ANMJ is a proud publication of the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation, the country’s largest union, with more than 345,000 members.
The ANMF is run by nurses and midwives with the purpose of advancing the industrial, political and professional status of its members.
The ANMF also actively promotes the need for high-quality, affordable and accessible healthcare for every Australian.
If you are a registered or enrolled nurse, midwife, assistant in nursing or delivering nursing work, the ANMF is the union for you. We invite you to join one of our branches, where we will be there when you need us.