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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

McGrath Foundation expansion provides nurse support for all cancers

January 17, 2025

Category: News
/ Tag: All Nurses And Midwives, Career, Women’s health

The federal government kicked off 2025 with commitment for $2.3 million to the McGrath Foundation to expand an online tool that connects patients with expert cancer care nurses. Nurses take the chaos out of a

Historic pay rise for aged care workers comes into effect

January 10, 2025

Category: News
/ Tag: Aged Care, All Nurses And Midwives, Pay and conditions

The first historic pay rise for aged care workers came into effect on 1 January after the Fair Work Commission approved a pay rise of between 2.3 and 13.5% in 2025. Some 340,000 aged care

Extra $440 million to support in-home aged care

December 24, 2024

Category: News
/ Tag: Aged Care

The federal government has committed an extra $440 million to support more older Australians to stay at home, including expanding culturally appropriate aged-care services for First Nations people. The three-year investment, announced yesterday, adds to

Electric scooter warning ahead of holiday season

December 19, 2024

Category: News
/ Tag: All Nurses And Midwives, Emergency nursing, Public health

Queensland’s paediatric trauma service team is urging caution with electric scooters this holiday season following a spike in serious injuries and fatalities this year. An e-scooter city-hire scheme was introduced in Brisbane in November 2018.