National minimum wage to rise by 3.5%

Millions of Australians will get a 3.5% pay rise from 1 July, following the Fair Work Commission (FWC) annual wage review, handed down this morning. The national minimum wage will increase by: The increase will mostly benefit part-time and lower-paid workers covered by modern awards across sectors including retail, accommodation and food services, administration, and […]

Supporting deprescribing with the AMH Aged Care Companion

Optimising medicine use in older people is a complex balance between disease management and avoiding medicine-related problems As a person ages (particularly after the age of 70) they are more likely to have multiple chronic conditions, leading to the use of multiple medicines—commonly referred to as polypharmacy. While medicines can improve a person’s ability to […]

Nurses and midwives foster parental trust for improving childhood vaccination

New data from the Australian National Centre for Immunisation Research and Surveillance on vaccination coverage reveals a continuing decline in vaccination rates among Australian children and adolescents since the onset COVID-19 pandemic.1 The drop spans a broad range of vaccines including for whooping cough, diphtheria, tetanus, rotavirus, pneumococcal disease, polio, hepatitis B, multiple strains of […]

National Reconciliation Week 2025: ‘Bridging now to Next’ in truth-telling 

This year’s National Reconciliation Week theme, Bridging Now to Next, urges us to look ahead and continue the push forward as past lessons guide us.  At a time when Australia faces uncertainty in its reconciliation journey, the National Reconciliation Week (NRW) theme calls on all Australians to step forward together.  Fittingly, Australia’s first formal truth-telling process […]

How to get the most from your tax return as a nurse or midwife in 2025 

What are some common mistakes that nurses and midwives make when completing their annual tax return? Mark Chapman, H&R Block Director of Tax Communication, shares his tips. Don’t embellish deductions…. Tax time is here and whether you plan to use a professional to complete your return or do it yourself, it’s vital that you claim […]

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