Coalition’s vaping plan risks dismantling protections for young people
The Liberal-National Coalition’s plan to raise revenue from vape taxation will undo years of public health progress, warns the public health community. The public health community has called on the Coalition to retract its plan, arguing it will see the legalisation of vape sales through retail outlets and dramatically increase access to vapes by young […]
Coalition to slash paid clinical placements for student nurses and midwives
A $331 per week ‘Prac Payment’ to support student nurses and midwives during clinical placements, set to come into effect in July, would be axed under a Dutton government, costings released just two days out from the federal election have revealed. A range of other cuts, aimed at improving the nation’s budget bottom line, include […]
Nurse led success stories – Increased access by Tasmanian NP
Kerrie Duggan is the co-owner, managing director, and a nurse practitioner at Cygnet Family Practice in Tasmania’s Huon Valley. She stepped in as co-owner with the support of philanthropic investors to save the practice after the previous owner decided to close it. Now a thriving multidisciplinary clinic, Cygnet Family Practice has a team of over […]