How super works: Strengthening public understanding
Three quarters of Australians believe super is important to their future wellbeing – yet public understanding of how super works to grow savings remains low, according to new research. For example, the survey found seven in 10 Australians don’t know the current super guarantee rate (11.5%), 75% couldn’t nominate super’s low tax rate, while a […]
Australia falling short in supporting military veterans with the basics, study finds
Australia isn’t doing enough to support military veterans once they finish serving, according to a new study. Flinders University and La Trobe University researchers argue that too much emphasis is being placed on psychiatric and psychological support and medical interventions for mental health care, yet not enough is being done to ensure veterans have the […]
Woman sentenced for working as a nurse without registration at Gold Coast hospital
A Gold Coast woman who worked without registration at a Gold Coast Hospital for two years after her registration lapsed has been fined $5,000 and ordered to pay $1,750 in legal costs. The Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (Ahpra) prosecuted the woman for holding herself out as an enrolled nurse when she was not registered, […]
Researchers make a breakthrough in antibiotic resistance
Researchers have used advanced data science to describe and predict when resistance to antibiotics will emerge during treatment for a bacterial infection, based purely on the knowledge of pre-existing bacterial resistance mutations. The development of medicines to treat infections cannot keep up with the rise in antimicrobial resistance, one of the top global public health […]
Research into recently graduated RNs’ nutritional knowledge, attitude, and practice
Nurses are uniquely positioned to deliver nutrition-focussed patient education related to health promotion and disease management yet widespread evidence of sufficient nutrition instruction in the nursing curricula is not available. A research team from Deakin University (Dr Claire Margerison, Assoc Professor Ewa Szymlek-Gay, Dr Jennifer McCann, and Masters of Human Nutrition Candidate Cathy Stanguts) are […]
Gender disparity in loss of exercise habits
Forming a long-term recreational exercise habit as a young person has a beneficial impact on physical and mental health later in life, but some groups, such as females and academic high-achievers, miss out on these benefits disproportionately. A University of Adelaide study found females, people with low self-efficacy, reluctant exercisers, higher academic achievers, and those […]
Historic merger of nursing associations in 1924 lays foundations for ANMF
The Australasian Trained Nurses’ Association, with branches in New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Western Australia, and Tasmania, and the Royal Victorian Trained Nurses’ Association, which operated solely in Victoria, merged to benefit the profession in 1924. Both associations had long recognised the advantages of a merger, but various differences posed challenges. However, by June […]
Remembering Evelyn Augusta Conyers
A pioneering ANF leader and a force in Australian nursing (1870-1944). Many of the original members of the ANF were visionary leaders and activists for nurses and women, far ahead of their time. They laid the foundation for the ANMF’s achievements today. Evelyn Augusta Conyers, an attendee of the Australian Nursing Federation’s inaugural 1924 meeting, […]
Applications open for free nursing and midwifery degrees in Victoria
Applications for the third round of the Victorian government’s undergraduate (entry to practice) scholarship program, offering free education for new domestic students enrolling in a professional entry-level nursing or midwifery course in 2023 and 2024, are now open. The scholarship is part of the government’s $270 million Making It Free to Study Nursing and Midwifery […]
Electronic communications must be available for voluntary assisted dying
The Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (ANMF) has released a joint statement with other national peak health organisations calling on the government to urgently amend the Commonwealth Criminal Code to allow electronic communications, including telehealth, to be made available for voluntary assisted dying. Voluntary Assisted Dying (VAD) is now legal across most parts of Australia […]