Finalists announced for 2025 HESTA Australian Nursing & Midwifery Awards
A midwife from Victoria who pioneered a Midwifery Group Practice model, a nurse from NSW who helped reduce stigma around seeking mental health support, and a research centre who educated nurses in rural and regional Australia to perform skin checks are among nine finalists announced in the 2025 HESTA Australian Nursing & Midwifery Awards. Now […]
‘Essential healthcare’: Health organisations call for equitable and improved access to abortion
About one in three Australian women live in regions where no local GP provides medical abortion, while many public hospitals that provide maternity and women’s health services do not provide abortion care. These significant barriers to abortion access have driven 40 of the country’s health and medical organisations, including the ANMF, to today call on […]
Labor pledges 30% off the price of batteries in bid to slash energy bills
The federal government will reduce the cost of installing a typical home battery by 30% from 1 July 2025, if re-elected.
ANMF backs Fair Work investigation into 20 aged care providers
The Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (ANMF) has welcomed the Fair Work Ombudsman’s targeted investigations into 20 aged care providers across the country. The FWO last week revealed it is investigating 20 organisations – a mix of residential aged care providers, home care organisations, and digital platforms that provide home care workers – to ensure […]
Radio silence: Australia needs urgent answers on nuclear
The Coalition’s controversial nuclear proposal has taken a backseat in recent weeks, and many Australians are beginning to wonder: what is going on? Not long ago, the federal Opposition was positioning nuclear energy as its solution for decarbonising Australia’s energy grid. Nuclear was promised to be modern, reliable, and safe. But less than a month […]
Calling operating room nurses: What does your post-pandemic nursing practice look like?
How has your nursing practice changed in the operating room since the COVID-19 pandemic? What are your expectations for the future of perioperative nursing? A nationwide survey conducted by Monash University researchers wants to hear from you. The aim of the research is to explore Australian operating room nurses’ working conditions and nursing practices in […]
What can your poo reveal about your heart health?
Human and microbial proteins found in poo could help doctors detect a long-term risk of deadly cardiovascular conditions in otherwise healthy patients, avoiding the need for costly and invasive diagnostic procedures, according to new research. A recent study from Monash University linked the presence of certain faecal proteins to conditions like heart failure and found […]
Government invests in more nurses and midwives with planned hospital upgrades
The Albanese Labor Government has pledged hundreds of millions to expand major public hospitals in Western Australia and South Australia in a bid to improve healthcare access and increase the number of highly skilled health workers, including nurses and midwives, to meet growing demand. The federal government today announced it will invest $150 million, matched […]
Victorian nurses and midwives stand in solidarity with healthcare workers in Palestine
Since December 2023, a committed group of Victorian nurses and midwives has gathered every Sunday in Melbourne to protest in solidarity with Palestinian healthcare workers impacted by the ongoing destruction in Gaza. Tragically, more than 1,200 healthcare workers in Palestine have lost their lives, and over 384 are currently illegally detained in Israeli prisons. The […]
Nursing and midwifery peaks launch 7-point plan for immediate effective health reform
Australia’s peak nursing and midwifery groups are calling on the major parties at this federal election to commit to immediate and effective health reform.