The Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (ANMF) has welcomed the Albanese Government’s expansion of Medicare bulk-billing incentives – improving access to affordable healthcare for all Australians. From 1 November, bulk-billing incentives will be paid to GPs for every eligible Medicare patient they bulk-bill for services, as part of the new Bulk Billing Practice Incentive Program […]
NSW Nurses and Midwives’ Association (NSWNMA) General Secretary, Shaye Candish has announced her resignation due to family reasons. Following more than 14 years at the NSWNMA, including a year as Assistant General Secretary and the past three years in the union’s top job, Ms Candish has delivered significant improvements to nurses, midwives and care workers […]
The Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (ANMF), in partnership with The Lancet Countdown on Health and Climate Change, has launched a national policy report calling on the Australian Government to place health at the centre of climate change policy, now and into the future. Building on the findings of the 2025 Global Report[1] of the […]
Following months of uncertainty for staff, the NSW Nurses and Midwives’ Association (NSWNMA) has welcomed news an in-principle agreement over the future of Northern Beaches Hospital has been reached between the state government and Healthscope. NSWNMA General Secretary, Shaye Candish, said today’s announcement has come as a relief to local nurses and midwives. “It has […]
The Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (ANMF) has launched a new petition calling on the Australian Government to take stronger action to protect healthcare workers in war zones, where they are increasingly under attack. The petition is the latest step in the ANMF’s Nurses and Midwives for Peace campaign to stand in solidarity with nurses, […]
The Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (ANMF) has launched a comprehensive national review of Australia’s aged care system – to assess the effectiveness of the implementation of the Aged Care Royal Commission’s recommendations announced in 2021. Announcing the review at the ANMF’s 17th Biennial National Conference on the Gold Coast today, Federal Secretary Annie Butler […]
The Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (ANMF) and its members are celebrating the third and final pay rise for Australia’s aged care workforce, as a result of the Fair Work Commission’s (FWC) landmark Aged Care Work Value Case. From today, AINs/PCWs receive their final pay increases, while nurses in aged care receive their second of […]
The NSW Nurses and Midwives’ Association’s (NSWNMA) landmark campaign to improve public sector nurses and midwives’ pay and conditions will culminate in one of the state’s biggest legal cases in decades, as a six week hearing gets underway in the NSW Industrial Relations Commission (IRC) today. After rejecting the state government’s offer of 9% over […]
Public sector nurses and midwives have voted to accept the NSW government’s interim pay and conditions offer, which includes an interim 3% pay increase back paid to 1 July 2025, and night duty penalty increase to 20%, as well as several no cost claims: two consecutive days off consultation before published roster changes no night […]
Racism experienced by nurses, midwives and carers in the workplace has been uncovered in a damning report released by the NSW Nurses and Midwives’ Association (NSWNMA). More than 3,200 NSWNMA members took part in a survey from across all sectors and health settings including public health, private hospitals and aged care. The survey found 64% […]
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