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AHPRA moves to reduce distress for practitioners facing complaints

November 10, 2025

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/ Tag: All Nurses And Midwives

State of the World’s Nursing 2025 report: Inequities threaten global health goals

May 12, 2025

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/ Tag: All Nurses And Midwives

While the global nursing workforce continues to grow, widespread disparities in the availability of nurses remain across regions and countries, exacerbating inequities, according to the State of the World’s Nursing 2025 report, released on International Nurses Day.

Navigating natural disasters: Midwives are critical in every crisis

May 6, 2025

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/ Tag: Action, Emergency, Midwives

This year’s theme for International Day of the Midwife on 5 May is Midwives: Critical in Every Crisis. Midwives are trusted first responders within their communities who can prepare health systems for any crisis.

ANMF congratulates Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on historic election win

May 5, 2025

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The ANMF says it looks forward to working with Prime Minister Anthony Albanese to continue to deliver improved outcomes in health and aged care, following his historic election win.

Coalition’s vaping plan risks dismantling protections for young people

May 2, 2025

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/ Tag: All Nurses And Midwives, Health

The Liberal-National Coalition’s plan to raise revenue from vape taxation will undo years of public health progress, warns the public health community. The public health community has called on the Coalition to retract its plan,