The country’s largest union, the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (ANMF), congratulates Anthony Albanese and the Australian Labor Party (ALP) on last night’s federal election victory.The ANMF and its membership of over 310,000 nurses, midwives, … Read More
As Australia heads to the polls tomorrow, the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (ANMF) is reminding voters how the Morrison Government’s disgraceful lack of action to fix aged care has led to hundreds and hundreds … Read More
The NSW Nurses and Midwives’ Association (NSWNMA) has welcomed today’s historic passage of the Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2021 in the NSW parliament, extending choice to those suffering from terminal and incurable illnesses to die … Read More
More than 70% of aged care workers still haven’t received their $400 bonus, as promised by Prime Minister Scott Morrison back in February, the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (ANMF) revealed today.Results of a national … Read More
The incredible courage of nurses and their unwavering dedication to patient care is being recognised this International Nurses’ Day (12 May). As tens of thousands of aged care, public and private sector nurses celebrate, they … Read More
The NSW Nurses and Midwives’ Association (NSWNMA) has urged the NSW government to not delay adopting the recommendations of a public inquiry into rural, regional and remote health services, and called for the allocation of … Read More
As midwives, nurses and other health professionals pause to recognise International Day of the Midwife, many midwives across NSW are grappling with the challenges they face without safe staffing ratios.The NSW Nurses and Midwives’ Association … Read More
Ongoing pressure inside public hospital emergency departments (EDs) has prompted renewed calls by the NSW Nurses and Midwives’ Association (NSWNMA) for staffing ratios to be mandated on every shift.The NSWNMA wants the NSW government to … Read More
As Fair Work Commissioners visit residential aged care facilities during the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation and Health Services Union’s historic 25 per cent award wage case, many NSW-based aged care nurses are considering how … Read More