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Keeping active the best way to deal with low back pain
An education program on low back pain unveiled by NPS MedicineWise has dismissed the need for an X-ray, CT scan [...]
Thousands march at ACTU rallies across nation
A sea of 150,000 trade unionists flooded the streets of Melbourne this morning as part of a series of nationwide [...]
Lifesaving screen for babies
Babies born in NSW and the ACT are being offered screening for Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA), which is a leading [...]
ANMF joins call for evacuation of children from Nauru
Over 85 children and other families from the Nauru and Manus Island detention camps must be urgently evacuated the Australian [...]
Palliative resources to care for Indigenous people
A new palliative care and end-of-life resource portal for the workforce who support Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples has [...]
Queensland legalises abortion
Abortion will become legal in Queensland for the first time in 119 years from December after the state’s Parliament voted [...]
In Practice
New health administration qualification now available
A career in nursing is not only rewarding but also highly diverse. Many nurses have transitioned from clinical roles into [...]
An irregular heartbeat can lead to stroke
Australians are being urged to check whether they have an irregular heartbeat known as Atrial Fibrillation (AF), which dramatically increases [...]
Interviews
A successful transition from the city to a quiet life on the farm
When I embarked on my journey to become a nurse in 2001, I never in a million years thought I [...]
Justice & Action
Pioneer of nursing rights acknowledged
One of the great pioneers of nursing rights Margaret Ann (Gretta) Lyons, was recently acknowledged at the Victorian Alfred Hospital [...]
ANMF joins call for evacuation of children from Nauru
Over 85 children and other families from the Nauru and Manus Island detention camps must be urgently evacuated the Australian [...]
Nurses, gun control and why we have a stake
The possible loosening of gun control laws raised its menacing head in Tasmania during the 2018 state election. As most [...]
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