Report: workers $2.87 billion worse off under Coalition due to penalty rate cuts
A new report by the McKell Institute investigating the impact of Australia’s two major political parties’ penalty rate policies has found workers would be $2.87 billion worse off under a re-elected Coalition Government than Labor. The research paper found hospitality workers would receive $837 million less, retail workers would get $1.64 billion less, and pharmacy […]
Nurses and midwives outline key federal election priorities to improve health
Australia’s peak nursing and midwifery bodies have released a set of joint federal election priorities calling on all political parties to work together with the professions to better recognise and utilise the workforce so it can support the health and wellbeing of communities. Signatories include the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (ANMF), the Australian College […]
Mentoring matters
Mentoring in nursing and midwifery offers meaningful rewards for both parties. The collaborative confidential relationship gives mentors the opportunity to give back to the professions and support career development. On the flipside, mentees gain knowledge, become empowered to build confidence, and develop skills to set and achieve goals. When utilised in nursing and midwifery mentoring […]
Federal Budget: A ‘missed opportunity’ to support aged care
The Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (ANMF) has called the Federal Budget a missed opportunity to provide safe, quality care for older Australians and says it fails to support nurses and carers who work in the sector. The $21.6 billion for the aged care sector provides a patchwork of fragmented solutions but does not address […]
Australia must invest more in nurse practitioners
Australia should be investing more in increasing the number of nurse practitioners (NPs) within its health workforce to reap the improved outcomes that the advanced role can bring, a leading academic has argued. James Buchan, Adjunct Professor of the World Health Organization (WHO) Collaborating Centre at the University of Technology Sydney, made the call while […]
How nurses and midwives can support Save the Children
Independent aid organisation Save the Children seeks to give a powerful voice to children and champion their rights. It does so in Australia and around the world, and in 2017 reached more than 56 million children in 121 countries. It aims to protect the rights of children across several key areas – health, education, child […]
Nurses urged to lead the way on planetary health
A leading primary healthcare academic has challenged nurses to think big and take the lead in making a difference to the health of the planet as the United Nations’ 2030 deadline for achieving its Sustainability Development Goals approaches. Speaking at the opening session of the 15th National Rural Health Conference in Hobart last Sunday, Professor […]
The value of clinical supervision in nursing and midwifery
Clinical supervision educator, clinical supervisor and mental health nurse Julie Sharrock credits the reflective collaborative practice of clinical supervision as the reason she has been able to maintain a successful clinical career over almost four decades. “If I had no place to wash off the emotional grind, the emotional challenges and the cognitive and ethical […]
National student strike calls for climate change action
Thousands of Australian students will skip school this Friday to take part in nationwide rallies demanding political action on climate change. Teenage Swedish student Greta Thunberg sparked the global School Strike 4 Climate movement in August last year after protesting outside Parliament in Stockholm to convince her country to comply with its Paris Agreement commitments. […]
Why the ANMF supports the Uluru Statement from the Heart
The Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (ANMF) has declared its national support for the historic Uluru Statement from the Heart calling for a ‘First Nations Voice’ enshrined in the Constitution. The ANMF officially pledged its support at a Federal Executive meeting in November last year. The decision to publicly back the Uluru Statement from the […]