The Nurses and Midwives Work Value Case: why the award matters
The Nurses and Midwives Work Value Case brought by the ANMF is being heard in the Fair Work Commission this week (10-16 June 2026). So, what is it — and why does this matter for you? In 2024, the ANMF’s landmark Aged Care Work Value Case delivered significant wage increases for nurses and AINs across […]
Victorian government appoints first Chief Midwife
An experienced clinician with a background spanning hospital services and Safer Care Victoria, the state’s peak healthcare quality and safety improvement agency, has been appointed Victoria’s first Chief Midwife. Elisa McDonald, who has previously worked as Senior Maternity Adviser, Safer Care Victoria, and as a midwife at Western Health, is regarded as a true advocate […]