Stretch your salary further – without working extra shifts
As a nurse or midwife, you spend your time caring for others – but your income doesn’t always stretch as far as you need it to. With salary packaging for nurses, you may be able to increase your take‑home pay by paying for everyday expenses using your pre‑tax income. That means you could reduce the tax you pay and keep more […]
Medicare Mental Health Check In: Free digital mental health support
Australians can now access free, confidential, high-quality mental health support online, with no referral or diagnosis needed, to help deal with life’s ups and downs. The federal government, in partnership with St Vincent’s Health Australia, has launched Medicare Mental Health Check In, a free national service providing practical support for people aged 16 and over […]
Lived expertise and the hidden cost of disclosure in nursing research
Diversity and inclusion are being championed across the healthcare and tertiary education sectors. The innovative problem-solving and unique insights that diverse minds bring to contemporary research and clinical practice are increasingly recognised in health and education settings. However, a gap between this rhetorical welcome and the rigid, entrenched frameworks that continue to govern scholarly spaces […]
New stroke clinical care standard released
The Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care has released an expansion of the Stroke Clinical Care Standard, with new guidance aimed to support people recovering from stroke after they leave hospital. For 46,000 people likely to have a stroke in Australia this year, the updated national standard outlines steps to equip them […]
ANMF calls for stronger parental leave and safety protections in National Employment Standards
The Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (ANMF) has urged federal MPs to strengthen the National Employment Standards (NES), arguing that current provisions fail to meet the needs of a highly feminised workforce and fall short of the Fair Work Act’s objectives of job security and gender equality. ANMF representatives yesterday appeared before the House of Representatives Standing […]
ANMF launches landmark Work Value Case for nurses and midwives
The Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (ANMF) has commenced its landmark Nurses and Midwives Work Value Case before the Fair Work Commission, seeking long-overdue wage increases that better reflect the value, complexity and responsibility of nursing, midwifery and care work. The case follows the ANMF’s successful aged care work value case, which delivered minimum award […]
The Nurses and Midwives Work Value Case: why the award matters
The Nurses and Midwives Work Value Case brought by the ANMF is being heard in the Fair Work Commission this week (10-16 June 2026). So, what is it — and why does this matter for you? In 2024, the ANMF’s landmark Aged Care Work Value Case delivered significant wage increases for nurses and AINs across […]
Victorian government appoints first Chief Midwife
An experienced clinician with a background spanning hospital services and Safer Care Victoria, the state’s peak healthcare quality and safety improvement agency, has been appointed Victoria’s first Chief Midwife. Elisa McDonald, who has previously worked as Senior Maternity Adviser, Safer Care Victoria, and as a midwife at Western Health, is regarded as a true advocate […]
New infusion rate calculator launches in Australian Injectable Drugs Handbook
Nurses and midwives are invited to attend a national webinar next month to explore latest updates to the 10th edition of the Australian Injectable Drugs Handbook which officially launches on 1 July 2026. The 10th edition of the Australian Injectable Drugs Handbook (AIDH10) introduces a redesigned digital app featuring a new Infusion Rate Calculator, developed […]
A member-led future for nurses and midwives in WA
After three decades spanning corporate management, clinical nursing and health leadership, Romina Raschilla never expected to find herself at the helm of Western Australia’s largest union. But following a turbulent period that has reshaped the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation WA, Ms Raschilla now leads a sweeping rebuild focused on what she describes as getting […]