Applications open for free nursing and midwifery degrees in Victoria

Applications for the third round of the Victorian government’s undergraduate (entry to practice) scholarship program, offering free education for new domestic students enrolling in a professional entry-level nursing or midwifery course in 2023 and 2024, are now open. The scholarship is part of the government’s $270 million Making It Free to Study Nursing and Midwifery […]

Electronic communications must be available for voluntary assisted dying

The Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (ANMF) has released a joint statement with other national peak health organisations calling on the government to urgently amend the Commonwealth Criminal Code to allow electronic communications, including telehealth, to be made available for voluntary assisted dying. Voluntary Assisted Dying (VAD) is now legal across most parts of Australia […]