Dear ANMF members and supporters,

As we come to the end of another huge year for the ANMF, we would like to thank each of you for all your work, and your participation and collaboration with us throughout 2024.

2024 has been an extraordinary year for the union and its members. We’ve celebrated the 100-year anniversary of the ANMF and the hard-fought wins we have all achieved for the advancement of the nursing and midwifery professions over this time. The strong foundations laid have resulted in the ANMF having grown to become the largest union in Australia with more than 326,000 members.

As we look back over 2024, we can also celebrate many wins – we’ve secured legislation that will come into effect in 2025 introducing means-tested clinical practice payments for nursing and midwifery students, superannuation on Commonwealth-funded paid parental leave, and historic pay increases for those working in aged care.

We’ve finally seen collaborative arrangements removed for NPs and endorsed midwives and in 2025 we’ll be working to remove the barriers preventing nurses and midwives from working to their full scope of practice and secure more gains for our female-dominated professions.

We’ve done this together.

Our best wishes to you and your loved ones for a safe and happy holiday season.

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