Tuesday 23rd February, 2010
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
Monday 22nd February, 2010
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
Wednesday 17th February, 2010
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
Sunday 14th February, 2010
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
Tuesday 9th February, 2010
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
Wednesday 3rd February, 2010
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
Saturday 30th January, 2010
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
Tuesday 19th January, 2010
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
Monday 18th January, 2010
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
Thursday 7th January, 2010
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
Tuesday 5th January, 2010
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