Justice & Action
Informing on the latest industrial rights and action, nursing and midwifery’s collective force and social justice issues relevant to health
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‘Eighty years is enough’: Why Australia must sign the Treaty to ban nuclear weapons
- August 4, 2025
- Category: Justice & Action
- / Tag: All Nurses And Midwives

The Power of Starting a Green Group
- August 14, 2025
- Category: Justice & Action
- / Tag: All Nurses And Midwives
Why collective action is one of the best ways to lead change in your workplace and community. It started with cold curry in my lunch box and a ward office full of nurses. Our sustainability

First Nations women earn one third less than Australian men
- August 8, 2025
- Category: Justice & Action
- / Tag: Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islanders, First Nations
First Nations women have the largest gender pay gap in Australia, according to new workforce data released today. First Nations women earn on average 35% less than average Australian male workers, the Jobs and Skills

Speaking up on climate: How nurses and midwives can drive change
- July 31, 2025
- Category: Justice & Action
- / Tag: Climate Change
Last month, I had the opportunity to present at the Tasmanian Delegates Conference on climate action in nursing. These conferences play a vital role in shaping our collective movements. They bring together nurses from across

Gender affirmation, surrogate leave, among new progressive conditions won during enterprise bargaining
- July 30, 2025
- Category: Justice & Action
- / Tag: All Nurses And Midwives
What began in 1970 as the Family Planning Alliance of South Australia continues to lead the way advancing workplace conditions, thanks to an ANMF (SA Branch)-negotiated Enterprise Agreement that has introduced several progressive new provisions.
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