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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

Navigating natural disasters: Midwives are critical in every crisis

May 6, 2025

Category: News
/ Tag: Action, Emergency, Midwives

This year’s theme for International Day of the Midwife on 5 May is Midwives: Critical in Every Crisis. Midwives are trusted first responders within their communities who can prepare health systems for any crisis.

ANMF congratulates Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on historic election win

May 5, 2025

Category: News
/ Tag: All Nurses And Midwives

The ANMF says it looks forward to working with Prime Minister Anthony Albanese to continue to deliver improved outcomes in health and aged care, following his historic election win.

Coalition’s vaping plan risks dismantling protections for young people

May 2, 2025

Category: News
/ Tag: All Nurses And Midwives, Health

The Liberal-National Coalition’s plan to raise revenue from vape taxation will undo years of public health progress, warns the public health community. The public health community has called on the Coalition to retract its plan,

Coalition to slash paid clinical placements for student nurses and midwives

May 2, 2025

Category: News
/ Tag: Clinical placement, Students

A $331 per week ‘Prac Payment’ to support student nurses and midwives during clinical placements, set to come into effect in July, would be axed under a Dutton government, costings released just two days out