ANMF forces Regis to pay aged care staff for unpaid mandatory training
In a major win, aged care provider Regis has committed to paying staff across all its 74 nursing homes nationwide for unpaid mandatory training.
ANMF endorses ICN’s new global definition of nurses and nursing
The Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (ANMF) has welcomed and endorsed the International Council of Nurses’ (ICN) newly released definitions of nursing and the nurse – a landmark update that formally reflects the profession’s contemporary scope, identity, and contribution to global health. Unveiled at the ICN 2025 Congress in Helsinki, where more than 7,000 nurses […]
International Council of Nurses (ICN) extends condolences after Bondi Beach mass shooting
The International Council of Nurses (ICN) has extended its deepest condolences to the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (ANMF) and the entire Australian nursing community following the tragic mass shooting at Bondi Beach. In a letter to the ANMF, signed by ICN President Dr Jose Luis Cobos Serrano, and CEO Howard Catton, the federation of […]
Palliative care patient outcomes in Australia have improved in the last 10 years
Palliative care supports people living with a life-limiting illness to have the best possible quality of life (1). This means providing: relief from distressing symptoms, support to make informed decisions, and care that aligns with what matters most to the person (1). In Australia, the Palliative Care Outcomes Collaboration (PCOC — uow.edu.au/PCOC) supports palliative care […]
Safer sharps, safer workflows: Understanding Australia’s new sharps container standards
Nurse Practitioner Sonja Elia, who works in immunisation at Austin Health, talks about her career and specialty.
2025 Climate and Health in Our Hands – Our top five WINS
As part of our 2025 stocktake, we’re so proud of our collective wins that shifted practice, policy and representation of nurses, midwives and carers in the climate and health space. This work came from the ground up, from nurses, midwives and carers! We spoke with healthcare workers, cross-checked evidence, linked teams across states, and built […]
Midwifery in Motion: Professional Indemnity Insurance for Intrapartum Care
From July 1, 2025, the Department of Health, Disability and Ageing introduced a professional indemnity insurance (PII) product for midwives providing intrapartum care. This insurance is available under the Midwife Professional Indemnity Scheme or MPIS and results in a PII product becoming available for all aspects of private midwifery care. Alongside this change to the […]
Australia sees modest pay gap progress as women earn $28,000 less than men
Australia’s gender pay gap continues to shrink, with new data revealing meaningful, though uneven, progress towards fairer and more equitable workplaces. The Workplace Gender Equality Agency’s (WGEA) 2024–25 Gender Equality Scorecard, released today, shows the national gender pay gap has fallen an above-trend 0.7 percentage points to 21.1%. It means that for every $1 earned […]
Stand up for the protection of healthcare in conflict zones
Thousands of messages of solidarity from ANMF members and the Australian community are on their way to nurses, midwives, and healthcare workers in Gaza, where they will be translated into Arabic and delivered through the International Committee Red Cross and the Palestine Red Crescent Society. The International Committee of the Red Cross expressed gratitude to […]
Australia’s Chief Nurse urges primary care nurses and midwives to complete APNA Workforce Survey
Australia’s Chief Nursing and Midwifery Officer, Professor Alison McMillan PSM, is calling on nurses and midwives working in primary health care to take part in the 2025 APNA Workforce Survey. Run by the Australian Primary Health Care Nurses Association (APNA) for two decades, the survey is the only national tool dedicated to capturing the experiences […]