Latest issue of Australian Journal of Advanced Nursing (AJAN) out now
Volume 42, Issue 3 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), AJAN is committed to publishing high-quality scholarly work that is of critical relevance to nursing and midwifery audiences in professional, clinical, research, education, management, and policy roles. In this issue […]
Explainer: Why aged care wages are rising on October 1
If you are a direct care worker or nurse working in aged care, you may notice an extra dollar or so has been added to your hourly rate of pay. While the small increase may not seem like much, it all adds up, and helps with cost-of-living pressures. Why did my pay increase? The […]
National Boards and Ahpra set registration fees for 2025/26
The National Boards and the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (Ahpra) have published annual registration fees for practitioners for 2025/26. For nurses and midwives, the cost of renewing general registration for nurses and midwives will increase from $185 to $193. The fee will cover the registration period from 1 June 2026 to 31 May 2027. […]
ANMF powerhouse: The Biennial National Conference
The Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation will be holding its Biennial National Conference (BNC) on the Gold Coast in October. What is the BNC, who attends and why is it important to nurses, midwives and care workers? The ANMF is Australia’s largest union with over 345,000 nurses, midwives and care workers who are members of […]