The Australian Nursing Federation today welcomed the announcement that the newly constituted Australian Nursing and Midwifery Council will be the independent accrediting body for nursing and… Read more

Ged Kearney, Federal Secretary of the Australian Nursing Federation (ANF) has welcomed the decision by Prime Minister, Kevin Rudd to include aged care workforce issues in the Productivity… Read more

The Australian Nursing Federation congratulates the federal and state governments for reaching an agreement to seriously begin the health reform process. However the time has now come to deliver… Read more

The Australian Nursing Federation welcomes a much needed policy focus on aged care but is disappointed with the government’s first aged care announcement which focuses on financial initiatives… Read more

Ged Kearney, Federal Secretary of the Australian Nursing Federation (ANF) has welcomed the decision by Deputy Prime Minister, Julia Gillard to write to aged care providers reminding them of their… Read more

Australian Nursing Federation welcomes a new Federal Government announcement on block funding for diabetes care in general practice. Federal Secretary Ged Kearney said the announcement heralded a… Read more

The Australian Nursing Federation (ANF), NSW Nurses’ Association (NSWNA) and the Queensland Nurses’ Union (QNU) have today applied to Fair Work Australia for the first class action take… Read more

The Australian Nursing Federation has called on the government to place a greater emphasis on primary health care - this means employing more nurses in schools, general practice, the community and… Read more

The Australian Nursing Federation has called on the government to place a greater emphasis on primary health care in rural communities - this means employing more nurses in schools, general… Read more

The Australian Nursing Federation has congratulated ACTU President Sharan Burrow after she was nominated unopposed for an international union leadership position this week. ANF Federal Secretary… Read more

The Australian Nursing Federation said the prime minister won the health debate today because he focused on issues and solutions. But federal secretary Ged Kearney said she was disappointed with… Read more

The aged care workforce - comprised of 98% women workers - is one of the most unfairly remunerated in Australia. The Australian Nursing Federation federal secretary, Ged Kearney, said nurses,… Read more

The Australian Nursing Federation has welcomed the decision to pass legislation giving nurse practitioners and eligible midwives access to MBS and PBS. ANF Federal Secretary Ged Kearney… Read more

The massive $300 wages gap between aged care and public hospital nurses is set to become an election year issue with the launch of a national advertising campaign by the Australian Nursing… Read more

Health experts and unions including the Australian Nursing Federation, ACTU and a number of doctors are calling on Minister Chris Evans to halt the deportation of an elderly man, Edward Joseph, at… Read more

Ged Kearney, Federal Secretary of the Australian Nursing Federation said today that the reforms to heath care announced by the Prime Minister are the most significant to the health system since the… Read more

The Australian Nursing Federation, Australian College of Midwives and Australian College of Nurse Practitioners are calling on the senate to pass legislation that allows eligible midwives and nurse… Read more

The aged care sector needs an injection of funds because the hard working nurses and personal carers workloads are becoming unmanageable, said Australian Nursing Federation Acting Federal Secretary… Read more

The Australian Nursing Federation said the opposition’s talk of cutting penalty rates would - in practice - hurt nurses working weekends and late night shifts. ANF Federal Secretary Ged… Read more

Australian Nursing Federation’s Federal Secretary Ged Kearney said the opposition leader’s proposed plans for hospitals was a backward step and would take us to a system akin to that of… Read more