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Advertising blitz to boost primary healthcare workforce welcomed

February 12, 2025

Category: News
/ Tag: All Nurses And Midwives, Campaign, Career, Education, Graduates and early career nurses, Primary healthcare, Students

Hundreds of thousands of workers secure permanent jobs thanks to IR reforms

February 26, 2025

Category: News
/ Tag: Industrial

Two hundred and thirty thousand workers are now in permanent jobs thanks to the Albanese Government’s Closing Loopholes IR reforms, according to a new report released by the Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU) today.

Labor’s $8.5 billion Medicare boost to deliver 400 more nursing and midwifery scholarships and bulk-billing for all Australians

February 24, 2025

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/ Tag: All Nurses And Midwives

A re-elected Albanese Government will inject $8.5 billion into Medicare to give all Australians access to bulk-billing.

Victoria improves nurse and midwife to patient ratios

February 20, 2025

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/ Tag: All Nurses And Midwives

Victoria’s landmark nurse and midwife-to-patient ratios are set to be expanded. Health Minister Mary-Anne Thomas introduced amendments to the Safe Patient Care (Nurse to Patient and Midwife to Patient Ratios) Act into parliament earlier this

Nurse CEO leads first private hospital with no out-of-pocket costs

February 19, 2025

Category: News
/ Tag: Access, All Nurses And Midwives, Private healthcare

Australia’s only private hospital offering no out-of-pocket costs to eligible patients insured with participating health funds officially opened its doors this week. Groundbreaking agreements with Medibank and other funds mean that eligible members will not