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

Assistant Federal Secretary of the Australian Nursing Federation (ANF), Lee Thomas said comments by the Federal Opposition Leader made about the union in Federal Parliament yesterday (3:10pm 8 Feb.)… Read more

Aged care nurses and nursing home residents from across Australia are coming to Canberra to issue a united plea to the Federal Government: make Budget 2010 the aged care budget. ANF Federal… Read more

The Australian Nursing Federation and the Australian College of Nurse Practitioners has called for calm amid hysterical and offensive dialogue coming from some healthcare sectors on the issue of… Read more

The Australian Nursing Federation is calling on the federal government to protect rural aged care nurses who are often underpaid and over worked. ANF Federal Secretary Ged Kearney said the aged… Read more

Paying aged care nurses and carers a fair wage will encourage more women into the sector and improve future workforce participation. The Australian Nursing Federation has applauded the Prime… Read more

The Australian Nursing Federation is deeply disappointed at a decision by the Australian Industrial Relations Commission to reject a two-year delay to the award modernisation process for NSW and… Read more

The Australian Nursing Federation is calling on the Government to act quickly on vital health reforms and illness prevention initiatives in 2010. Australian Nursing Federation Acting Federal… Read more