Finalists announced for 20th year of HESTA Australian Nursing & Midwifery awards
Nine finalists have been announced in a milestone year for the 2026 HESTA Australian Nursing & Midwifery Awards. A Victoria-based midwife ensuring Aboriginal families receive culturally safe support from pregnancy through to postnatal care and a South Australian nurse who has improved outcomes for children and families experiencing adversity are finalists in this year’s awards. […]
Fuel crisis driving nurses to call in sick, as soaring costs outweigh travel allowance
Rising fuel costs are forcing some nurses who use their own cars for travel on the job to call in sick, according to a district nurse, who says it has become a choice between staying home or working and being left out of pocket. In a typical week, Victorian district nurse Lachlan Timms covers around […]
Shift work disrupts liver function rhythm
Shift work and irregular eating patterns could affect liver function and disrupt its delicate circadian rhythm. The timing of food intake plays a critical role in maintaining the natural rhythm of the liver to secrete proteins, University of Queensland researchers have found. “We saw that people who ate regular meals maintained healthy liver rhythms but […]