Elderly nursing home residents, nursing and care staff are the victims of the “blame game” between Southern Cross Care (SCC) and the Federal Government over a decision by SCC to slash over 2000 crucial nursing hours from its aged care facilities, according to the Australian Nursing Midwifery Federation (ANMF). Read more

The country’s largest union, the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (ANMF) is calling on the Aged Care Minister to stop a national aged care provider from carrying out wide-ranging nursing cuts and underpaying other workers at its aged care facilities. Read more

Ethical Clothing Australia (ECA) is an accreditation body working towards a more sustainable garment industry—one that values ethical business practices and the hands behind our clothes. The ECA program protects local garment workers who are often from migrant backgrounds and can be unaware of their rights as Australian workers. Our mission is to ensure that they receive their legal entitlements, work in safe conditions and are able to lead dignified lives. Read more

The Joan Hardy Scholarship for post graduate nursing research, established by the National Tertiary Education Union (NTEU), is being offered again in 2017. Applications close on Friday 28 July 2017. Read more

The country’s largest union, the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (ANMF) has joined the chorus of criticism over the hefty pay increases being handed out to federal politicians - on the same weekend that thousands of workers across three different sectors will have their all-important Sunday penalty rates cut. Read more

Help re-shape the ANMJ by completing our communication survey and go in the draw for an Apple Watch series 2 valued over $500 thanks to our generous sponsor Ausmed. Read more

The country’s largest union, the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (ANMF) has welcomed the Opposition’s pledge to reverse crippling cuts to Sunday penalty rates for hundreds of thousands of workers. Read more

The wide-ranging recommendations of a Senate Inquiry into Australia’s under-resourced aged care workforce should finally be enough for the Federal Government to take urgent action to introduce minimum nurse and staffing requirements in nursing homes, according to the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (ANMF). Read more

The Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (ANMF) says it’s time for the Government to fix the crisis in aged care, in the wake of a new damning report which contains disturbing evidence showing how the lack of minimum staffing regulations and appropriate skills mix has resulted in the abuse of elderly, vulnerable nursing home patients. Read more

The Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (ANMF) has expressed its sympathy over the tragic death of South Australian nurse Kirsty Boden – one of seven victims of the London terrorist attack on the weekend. Read more

Today’s Fair Work Commission ruling to grant a 3.3 per cent increase in the minimum wage for Australia’s low-paid workers will do “precious little” to help nursing, midwifery and care staff on the national Nurses Award 2010 keep up with the rising cost of living, according to the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (ANMF). Read more

Career Australia Group Limited has been placed into administration resulting in the closure of education facilities and the stand down of employees. ANMF has advised the Administrator, PBB Advisory that we are communicating and supporting our members where possible. Read more

New research showing that the number of deaths in nursing homes from preventable causes has increased by 400 per cent over the last 13 years again highlights the urgent need for mandated nurse and carer to patient ratios, according to the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (ANMF). Read more

National Reconciliation Week (NRW) runs annually from 27 May – 3 June. These dates mark two milestones in Australia’s reconciliation journey: The 1967 referendum and the historic Mabo decision, respectively. The theme for #NRW2017 is ‘Let’s Take the Next Steps’. Read more

Members would have recently received advice from Healthscope that it intends to commence negotiations with the ANMF to replace the Healthscope Medical Centres and ANMF, Practice Nurses Enterprise Agreement 2013 (the Agreement). Read more

James Cook University PhD candidate Ms Ylona Chun Tie is seeking input into a survey looking at Internationally qualified and Australian qualified registered nurses working in the Australian healthcare system. Read more

The Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (ANMF) says today’s International Nurses Day (IND) is a chance for the whole community to acknowledge and applaud the crucial contribution nurses make to the Australian health system each and every day. Read more

The Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (ANMF) says nursing and midwifery students, and nurses and assistants in nursing (AIN) working in the under-resourced aged care sector are the big losers in last night’s Federal Budget. Read more

The Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (ANMF) has welcomed a Review into the aged care sector’s regulatory systems recently announced by Federal Aged Care Minister Ken Wyatt. Read more

Further analysis shows that nurses, midwives and assistants in nursing, particularly those working in the low-paid aged care sector, are vulnerable to the Fair Work Commission’s crippling cuts to penalty rates. Read more