Australia’s largest health union, the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (ANMF), is urging renewed action on climate change after a new report has revealed its deadly impacts across the world. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report, titled Climate Change 2014: Impacts, Adaptation, and Vulnerability, states that “the impacts of climate change have already […]
Public meeting at the Multi Purpose Centre 123 Flora Street, Sutherland 6.30pm for 7pm start, Tuesday 29 April 2014 The Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPP) is a free trade agreement involving Australia, the US and 10 other countries. Negotiations are secret and the agenda is being driven by the US on behalf of its global corporations. […]
At 7pm exactly tonight, the Sydney Alliance City Assembly will begin. This is one of the many things that is different about the Sydney Alliance – meetings always start and end on time. It’s a tip of the hat to the importance of professionalism for civil society – and a mark of respect for the thousands of people […]
Is the growth in public spending on health making Medicare unaffordable? Just because the Government says something, doesn’t make it true. The reality is that in the coming decades, spending on healthcare will grow but incomes will also grow. Households will decide for themselves how to spend that real income growth but it can be […]
Queensland University of Technology and University of Technology Sydney are undertaking an important study into the activities and level of nursing and midwifery practice in different positions, titles and grades. The survey is open to all Australian registered nurses and midwives currently employed in a clinical/health care environment. The online survey is open until Sunday 6 […]
Are you sick of the way politics is done? Disenchanted with our political parties? Join other nurses and midwives as well as people from all walks of life in Sydney Town Hall on a weekday evening for the Sydney Alliance Assembly – Wednesday March 26. You can register here – remember to choose NSWNMA as […]
International Women’s Day is tomorrow, Saturday 8 March. There will be a rally at 11am at Sydney Town Hall. After a parade to Hyde Park, there will be speakers, entertainment, music and dance. NSWNMA President Coral Levett will be one of the speakers on Zoe’s Law. Look for the NSWNMA flags to join the nurses and midwives’ contingent.
Australians are being encouraged to help find and honour the nation’s leading aged care professionals by nominating them in the 2014 HESTA Aged Care Awards. Nominations are open until Friday 30 May 2014 and the winners will share in a $30,000 prize pool, generously provided by long-term HESTA Awards supporter, ME Bank. HESTA CEO Anne-Marie […]
The Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia (the National Board) will launch its 2014 registration renewal campaign in mid-March and is urging nurses and midwives to update their contact details. Nearly 354,400 nurses and midwives across Australia are due to renew their general or non-practising registration with the National Board by 31 May. The National […]
THE state government does not intend to offer redundancy payments to disability sector workers who decline to move to the private sector under the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS). By Ian Kirkwood in the Newcastle Herald, 3 March 2014. [NSWNMA public forum on disability privatisation at Newcastle Panthers, Tuesday, March 11, at 6pm. Read more reports on […]
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