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We’re Australia’s largest national union and professional nursing and midwifery organisation.

In collaboration with the ANMF’s eight state and territory branches, we represent the professional, industrial and political interests of over 345,000 nurses, midwives and care-workers across the country.

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Media Release This election, our politicians must stand-up for nurses and midwives

With the election to be held on 3 May, the ANMF has called on MPs and Senators from all political parties and Independents, to commit to supporting the Albanese Government’s policies that will benefit nurses and midwives and deliver better health and aged care across the community.

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With the election to be held on 3 May, the ANMF has called on MPs and Senators from all political parties and Independents, to commit to supporting the Albanese Government’s policies that will benefit nurses and midwives and deliver better health and aged care across the community.

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Join your local ANMF branch When you join the union, you not only add to the collective strength of your local branch but also to the strength of the national union, increasing our ability to ensure the work of ANMF members across the country is respected, recognised, valued and rewarded. Visit your local branch to read about the many benefits of membership and the many gains that members have achieved.

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Annie Butler

Annie Butler, Federal Secretary

As we approach the upcoming election, it’s important to reflect on the progress we’ve made over the past three years in advancing the nursing and midwifery professions and strengthening Australia’s healthcare system.

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Government invests in more nurses and midwives with planned hospital upgrades

News Government invests in more nurses and midwives with planned hospital upgrades

02 April 2025

The Albanese Labor Government has pledged hundreds of millions to expand major public hospitals in Western Australia and...

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IR reforms delivering stronger wages for workers on collective agreements

News IR reforms delivering stronger wages for workers on collective agreements

28 March 2025

There are more workers on collective agreements who are now getting better pay rises due to therecent IR reforms that ha...

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Nuclear energy in Australia: A nurse’s perspective

News Nuclear energy in Australia: A nurse’s perspective

28 March 2025

After all the budget hype, it is important that the Coalition’s plan to introduce nuclear energy into Australia’s’ energ...

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