Shaping the future of care – ANMF priorities 2025: Nursing and midwifery workforce reform
The Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (ANMF) is focused on driving meaningful change in 2025 to ensure better conditions for nurses, midwives, carers, students and to meet the health and aged care needs of the community Recognising the critical milestones we have already achieved like wage increases and mandated care minutes, we know progress is […]
Government pledges $573 million for women’s health, including subsidised contraceptives and more menopause support
Women will save hundreds of dollars a year thanks to a $573 million government package aimed at supporting women’s health.
Extra one-off $1.7 billion funding boost for public hospitals
Australia’s public hospitals are set to receive an additional $1.7 billion in funding during the next financial year, aimed at reducing waiting lists, cutting emergency room wait times, and managing ramping, the federal government revealed on Wednesday. The one-year deal will boost the Albanese Government’s spend on state-run public hospitals by 12%, raising the total […]
Explainer: Wage increases for aged care nurses to take effect in March
On 20 December 2024 the Fair Work Commission (FWC) published its final determination in the work value case for nurses working in residential and home care aged care. Work value background This is great news for all ENs and RNs working in aged care, as the Determination marks the final outcome of the aged care […]
Shaping the future of care – ANMF priorities 2025: Aged care
The Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (ANMF) is focused on driving meaningful change in 2025 to ensure better conditions for nurses, midwives, carers, students and to meet the health and aged care needs of the community Recognising the critical milestones we have already achieved like wage increases and mandated care minutes, we know progress is […]
Labor’s IR reforms boost wages, review finds
An independent review of the Albanese Government’s landmark Secure Jobs Better Pay reforms has found the new laws have successfully increased wages. The draft review, conducted by Emeritus Professor Mark Bray and Professor Alison Preston, found early evidence that the hard-won reforms are achieving the federal government’s aim of lifting wages, improving job security and […]
Shaping the future of care – ANMF priorities 2025: WORK VALUE 2 – The Nurses’ and Midwives’ Case
The Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (ANMF) is focused on driving meaningful change in 2025 to ensure better conditions for nurses, midwives, carers, students and to meet the health and aged care needs of the community Recognising the critical milestones we have already achieved like wage increases and mandated care minutes, we know progress is […]
Funding extended to support more nursing students with clinical placements in aged care
The federal government is investing an extra $18.4 million to support more nursing students to experience high-quality clinical placements in aged care. The renewed funding for the successful Aged Care Nursing Clinical Placements Program will enable up to 8,000 more nursing students to develop practical skills in the care of older people under the guidance […]
When it comes to health and wellbeing, women need to put themselves first more often
We all know how important it is, but how much time do we spend focusing on our own health? No one will deny that the healthier you are, the better it is for you, your family, your work, and the life you want to lead. When it comes to your super, your health is also […]
Shaping the future of care – ANMF priorities 2025: Gender equity: Central to the work of unions
The Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (ANMF) is focused on driving meaningful change in 2025 to ensure better conditions for nurses, midwives, carers, students and to meet the health and aged care needs of the community Recognising the critical milestones we have already achieved like wage increases and mandated care minutes, we know progress is […]