Black tea and berries could contribute to healthier ageing
Higher intakes of black tea, berries, citrus fruits and apples could help promote healthy ageing, new research has found. Foods rich in flavonoids could help to lower the risk of key components of unhealthy ageing, including frailty, impaired physical function and poor mental health, according to a collaborative study involving Australian and international researchers. “Our […]
New ANMF Federal Vice President brings nursing and midwifery lens to national leadership team
With a diverse career in midwifery, advanced nursing practice and perinatal mental health, new ANMF Federal Vice President Astrid Tiefholz, from Tasmania, brings a unique voice to the union’s leadership. “It’s important that we have diversity of voices from across the nation. It is really important to me to be able to represent Tasmania and […]
Australian nurses under-prepared for mass disaster
While having responded to hundreds of disaster events over the last six years, new research suggests Australian nurses still aren’t ready for the impact of catastrophe. Almost one disaster event every 10 days has occurred in Australia since 2019, according to the research led by Charles Darwin University (CDU). A disaster is considered to be […]
ICN Congress: Nurses show solidarity for colleagues in conflict zones
On a global stage, nurses stood together in a moment of solidarity for their colleagues around the world living in terrible conditions of war, conflict and disaster, at the recent International Council of Nurses (ICN) Congress. Following video messages played from nurses in areas of conflict, the 7,000+ nurses from 130 countries attending the ICN […]
Renewed nursing definitions reflect modern nursing to embolden the profession
The International Council of Nurses (ICN) has unveiled a new, comprehensive definition of nursing that authoritatively articulates the profession’s scope, identity and contribution to global health, at its recent Congress. The new comprehensive Definition of Nursing and the Nurse, is grounded in disciplinary knowledge, ethical standards, and human connection affirming nursing as a science-based, people-centred, […]
TAFE nursing students: Commonwealth Prac Payments now open
TAFE nursing students can now apply for the $331.65 per week Commonwealth Prac Payment, introduced to help address placement poverty while undertaking mandatory clinical placements.
South Gaza’s lifeline must be preserved, warns medical humanitarian aid agency
Independent medical humanitarian organisation Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders (MSF) has called on Israeli authorities to allow unimpeded access to patients in Southern Gaza to avoid more deaths. “Our teams have received patients who have been critically injured while trying to get food, as a result of the shootings which have taken place around the […]
Webinar: Pathology and diagnostic imaging results in My Health Record – new legislation
New mandatory requirements for pathology and diagnostic providers to upload test results to My Health Record is the theme for a new digital health webinar. Come join us for this latest webinar, jointly run by the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation and the Australian Digital Health Agency as part of their digital health series. Consumer […]
National Reconciliation Week 2025: ‘Bridging now to Next’ in truth-telling
This year’s National Reconciliation Week theme, Bridging Now to Next, urges us to look ahead and continue the push forward as past lessons guide us. At a time when Australia faces uncertainty in its reconciliation journey, the National Reconciliation Week (NRW) theme calls on all Australians to step forward together. Fittingly, Australia’s first formal truth-telling process […]
ICN forms new alliance for students and early career nurses
An innovative new ICN body representing student and early career nurses aimed at amplifying their voices and increasing their input on policy has been established by the International Council of Nurses. ICN Senior Policy Advisor Erica Burton has been leading this work since 2017, including development of the strategy on how to further engage SECNs […]