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AHPRA moves to reduce distress for practitioners facing complaints
- November 10, 2025
- Category: News
- / Tag: All Nurses And Midwives
Financial toxicity adds to stress of breast cancer diagnosis
- February 27, 2026
- Category: News
- / Tag: All Nurses And Midwives, Breast cancer, Cancer
Working-age Australian women diagnosed with breast cancer collectively lose an average of 1.5 years of full-time work for every person diagnosed, costing billions in wages and gross domestic product. Rising rates of breast cancer among working-age Australian
RN prescribing closer as Senate Committee endorses PBS reform
- February 27, 2026
- Category: News
- / Tag: All Nurses And Midwives, RN prescribing
A Senate legislative committee has backed a Bill that would allow designated RN prescribers to prescribe certain medicines under the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS). The Senate Community Affairs Legislation Committee has recommended the passage of
SA nurses secure interim wage rise, call off industrial action
- February 25, 2026
- Category: News
- / Tag: All Nurses And Midwives
After months of negotiations with the state government, the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (SA Branch) has won a 6% interim administrative wage increase, with planned industrial action suspended while Enterprise Agreement talks continue. The
ANMF appoints Catelyn Richards new Federal Assistant Secretary
- February 23, 2026
- Category: News
- / Tag: All Nurses And Midwives
The Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation’s Federal Executive (ANMF) has appointed Catelyn Richards as its new Federal Assistant Secretary, marking a significant step in strengthening national leadership of the country’s largest union. Ms Richards is
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