Australian workers who currently earn up to $37,000 per year get a tax rebate from the Federal Government’s Low Income Superannuation Contribution (LISC). Eligible workers receive up to $500, paid annually back into their super account, on the tax paid on their superannuation contributions. The LISC rebate was introduced to make superannuation tax concessions more […]
A dispute over nurse staffing levels in John Hunter Hospital operating theatres is set to escalate despite a commitment in the Industrial Relations Commission on Friday that five more specialist nurses would be employed, reports the Newcastle Herald. The NSW Nurses and Midwives’ Association believes another 25 nurses are needed to meet accredited rostering standards – […]
For the past two years, workers and their unions have placed pressure on the NSW Liberal Government to reverse the cruel cuts they made to workers compensation in 2012. It looks like the Government is starting to listen. On 28 April they announced they might consider changing some aspects of their workers compensation cuts. Now is the […]
Your say is important to us. The NSW Nurses and Midwives’ Association is committed to representing your interests but we rely on you to tell us what’s important. Whether you’re a nurse or midwife, work in the public health system, aged care or private hospitals, the NSWNMA is committed to working with members campaigning for better wages and […]
Join us at 11.30am on Sunday May 4 outside NSW Parliament House in Macquarie Street, Sydney, for the May Day parade. We’ll be walking under the banners that mark all our current campaigns – make sure to wear your NSWNMA scrubs! There will also be parades in Newcastle and Wollongong (on Saturday May 3) and Orange […]
You are invited to attend the International Day of Mourning Service to honour those who have lost their lives at work. The service will take place on Monday, 28 April 2014, 11.45am for 12noon, Reflection Park*, Little Pier Street, Darling Harbour (*between Novotel Rockford Hotel and opposite Sydney Entertainment Centre) The service will be followed […]
The NSW Nurses and Midwives’ Association has been asked to speak at a local forum in Sutherland on 29 April. We’ll be speaking about the threatened increase to the cost of medicines in Australia. This threat comes from attempts by US pharmaceutical companies seeking that we change our Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme. This is yet another attack […]
The Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation is gathering information for a submission to the Federal Government’s expert panel which is reviewing current regulations on employers accessing skilled labour offshore, including nurses and midwives. The ANMF submission will focus, in particular, on the high numbers of new nursing and midwifery graduates who have been finding it […]
Expressions of interest are being sought from suitably qualified and experienced enrolled nurses and registered nurses for appointment to the Nursing and Midwifery Council of NSW from 1 July 2014. The Nursing and Midwifery Council of New South Wales is a statutory body established under the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law (NSW) to manage notifications […]
The Foundation for Alcohol Research and Education’s (FARE) Annual Alcohol Poll assesses Australians’ attitudes towards alcohol, alcohol consumption trends, awareness of the risks associated with alcohol use and perspectives on various alcohol policies. In 2014, the Poll was carried out by Galaxy Research for the fifth consecutive year. Read the full report here.
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