Immigration Minister Peter Dutton is today releasing a report – five months after he received it – that shows the Federal Government is dangerously negligent when it comes to controlling asbestos importation in Australia. The report from Swedish firm KGH Border Services highlights problems not only with staff resourcing in the Australian Border Force, but […]
Australian Marriage Equality today welcomed the decision by the NSW Nurses & Midwives’ Association (NSWNMA) to get behind the marriage equality campaign in the lead up to a possible national plebiscite. “We welcome the support of the NSWMA to work alongside AME in achieving equality for every Australian”, Australian Marriage Equality, National Spokesperson, Shirleene Robinson […]
The Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia (NMBA) now recognises that nurses with relevant qualifications may hold registration as both a Registered Nurse (RN) and as an Enrolled Nurse (EN). Holding registration as both an RN and an EN is called concurrent registration. A nurse holding concurrent registration should be mindful of the registration type […]
The Climate and Health Alliance (CAHA) has published a Discussion paper on the proposal for a national strategy on climate, health and wellbeing and there is an accompanying survey. This survey is a one-off link, so if you want to review the questions before filling it in, look at the Appendix on p21 of the discussion paper. […]
The NSWNMA is seeking expressions of interest from enthusiastic members to join our Climate Change Action Reference Group (CCARG). The Association needs the support and advice of members who are climate activists. We have committed to working with Fiona Armstrong, Executive Director of the Climate & Health Alliance (CAHA), in regard to promoting the National Strategy for […]
On July 13th the National Press Club hosted an Aged Care Forum on the topic ‘The Aged Care Conundrum: Meeting The Care Needs of an Ageing Population Without Blowing the Budget’. ANMF Federal Secretary Lee Thomas addressed the National Press Club about the developing crisis in aged care in Australia. With neither major political party […]
The Australian Law Reform Commission is conducting a Federal Inquiry into Elder Abuse. They are keen to hear the stories and experiences of nurses in regard to elder abuse to inform their inquiry. We would like to include your views and stories in our submission. We would appreciate it if you could take the time to […]
Invitation to participate in a study examining whether concerns about legal and ethical risk affect the provision of pain and symptom relief to end of life patients. Nurses from all areas – nurse practitioners, palliative care nurses, intensive care nurses, respiratory nurses, renal nurses, oncology nurses, nurses working in general medical wards or other speciality […]
More than half the nurses, assistants in nursing (AIN) and members of the community who participated in the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation’s (ANMF) national survey on aged care would change their vote in the upcoming federal election if a major party restores the devastating funding cuts to the aged care sector to improve […]
Most political parties in Australia do not have a clear commitment to tackling the risks of climate change on health and wellbeing, recent polling and policy analysis shows. The Climate and Health Alliance (CAHA) has today released a scorecard rating the policies of Australia’s main political parties on climate change and health. The results show […]
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