Courage under fire as a nurse leads through a bushfire crisis

The 2024 report Climate-Driven Extreme Weather Events: Australian Nurses’ and Midwives’ Experiences highlights the extraordinary leadership of nurses and midwives during some of Australia’s most severe climate-driven disasters.1  This three-part ANMJ series presents case studies that showcase how these incredible healthcare professionals lead responses in times of crisis, demonstrating resilience, adaptability, and compassion when their communities were at their […]

Coalition to slash paid clinical placements for student nurses and midwives

A $331 per week ‘Prac Payment’ to support student nurses and midwives during clinical placements, set to come into effect in July, would be axed under a Dutton government, costings released just two days out from the federal election have revealed. A range of other cuts, aimed at improving the nation’s budget bottom line, include […]

Albanese Labor Government commits to expanding and standardising RUSON/M Employment models if re-elected

The Albanese Labor Government has committed to progressing scoping work to provide greater access to and consistency to the Registered Undergraduate Student of Nursing/Midwifery (RUSON/M) employment models if elected. The successful model launched in Victoria in 2016 was extended to midwives in 2020, following strong advocacy by the Australian Nursing and Midwifery (ANMF Victorian Branch). […]

Ending nuclear weapons, before they end us 

This May, the World Health Assembly (WHA) will vote on re-establishing a mandate for the World Health Organization (WHO) to address the health consequences of nuclear weapons and war (1). Health professionals and their associations should urge their governments to support such a mandate and support the new UN comprehensive study on the effects of […]

Burnout before the beginning: Addressing the mental health crisis among Australia’s nursing students 

Australian health profession students are experiencing alarming rates of psychological distress. The Problem: Fragile Foundations in the Next Generation of Caregivers  National data has shown that nursing students face disproportionately high levels of depression, anxiety, and stress compared to their peers. 1,2 The contributing factors to this emotional burden are significant and multifactorial and is […]

A midwife’s experience in frontline care during a flood emergency

The 2024 report Climate-Driven Extreme Weather Events: Australian Nurses’ and Midwives’ Experiences highlights the extraordinary leadership of nurses and midwives during some of Australia’s most severe climate-driven disasters.1  This three-part ANMJ series presents case studies that showcase how these incredible healthcare professionals lead responses in times of crisis, demonstrating resilience, adaptability, and compassion when their […]

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