Nurses and midwives highlight challenges in using electronic medical records (EMRs)
Health services should prioritise gaining a deeper understanding of the experiences of nurses and midwives in using electronic medical records (EMRs). By doing so, they can develop user-friendly systems which reduce stress and burnout and enhance clinical and safety outcomes, new research has found. The study, published in the September–November 2024 issue of the Australian […]
‘More bags of IV fluid’: Government injects $20 million to shore up local supply
The federal government will invest $20 million to help Australia’s only local manufacturer of IV fluids expand its operations to shore up the country’s supply of the critical hospital medicine. Since 2023, Australia, along with hospitals worldwide, has experienced a shortage of intravenous (IV) fluids due to increased demand, manufacturing issues, and global supply chain […]
When nurses breach public trust: The importance of cultivating confidence and care in a conspirative world
In February 2025 two NSW nurses, Ahmad Rashad Nadir and Sarah Abu Lebdeh, had their registration suspended (effective 13 February 2025) after a video recording emerged in which they threatened harm to Israeli patients at the hospital where they worked. The video recording was posted by Israeli influencer Max Veifer’s, the content creator, who had […]
Nearly 3 in 4 of all employers have a gender pay gap favouring men, new data shows
Nearly three out of four of all employers in Australia have a gender pay gap that favours men, new analysis from the Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA) has found. High-paying employers are most likely to have a gender pay gap in favour of men and a larger gender pay gap. Just 1 in 5 (21%) […]
Government invests $28 million to build new nurses and midwives academy at Epworth Hospital
The Albanese Government will invest $28 million to build a new ‘world-class’ nurses and midwives academy facility at Epworth Hospital in Melbourne. Established in 2023, the Epworth’s Brookes Academy provides innovative clinical education and training pathways to Epworth nurses and midwives aimed at advancing their skills and practice. About 800 staff have already undertaken training […]
Government commits to opening 50 new Medicare urgent care clinics
The federal government has pledged to invest $644 million to open an additional 50 free Medicare urgent care clinics across the country.
Hundreds of thousands of workers secure permanent jobs thanks to IR reforms
Two hundred and thirty thousand workers are now in permanent jobs thanks to the Albanese Government’s Closing Loopholes IR reforms, according to a new report released by the Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU) today. The report reveals 9 in 10 of all new jobs created during this government’s term have been permanent, reducing the […]
What is a ‘model of care’? Enhancing understandings of contemporary nursing practice
A re-elected Albanese Government will inject $8.5 billion into Medicare to give all Australians access to bulk-billing.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander nurses experience harmful racism in workplaces
Racism is a persistent and damaging issue that negatively affects Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander nurses’ careers, physical and mental health, and overall well-being. Despite being widespread and persistent in healthcare and in nursing, little research attention and wider acknowledgement has been focussed on this damaging and hateful phenomenon that is driving First Nations nurses […]
Victoria improves nurse and midwife to patient ratios
Victoria’s landmark nurse and midwife-to-patient ratios are set to be expanded. Health Minister Mary-Anne Thomas introduced amendments to the Safe Patient Care (Nurse to Patient and Midwife to Patient Ratios) Act into parliament earlier this week, paving the way for the improvements. If passed, the new ratios will deliver: Nurse to patient and midwife to […]