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News Feedback sought on national registration scheme for personal care workers
Wednesday 19 February 2025
The federal government is seeking views on the design of a national registration scheme to support personal care workers...

News Closing Loopholes one year on: delivering better work-life balance
Friday 14 February 2025
It is one year since the second tranche of Closing Loopholes legislation passed Federal Parliament. While still early da...

News ANMF welcomes primary healthcare careers campaign
Wednesday 12 February 2025
The ANMF has welcomed the first ever Australian government advertising campaign to showcase the diverse and rewarding ca...

News ANMF Best Practice Guidance for Medicines Use by Nurses in Aged Care
Wednesday 05 February 2025
The ANMF is excited to announce the release of the revised ANMF Best Practice Guidance for Medicines Use by Nurses in Ag...

News Aged Care Work Value Outcome for Nurses Working in Aged Care
Wednesday 05 February 2025
Changes coming into effect on 1 March 2025 The Fair Work Commission (FWC) has published its final determination in the w...

News Shaping the future of care: ANMF priorities for 2025
Wednesday 22 January 2025
The Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (ANMF) is focused on driving meaningful change in 2025 to ensure better ...

News Regulator cracks down on aged care providers failing to meet care minutes
Tuesday 21 January 2025
Regulatory action is being taken against residential aged care providers that have persistently failed to meet their man...

News The mighty ANMF turns 100: Tears, pride, joy
Thursday 31 October 2024
Tears of joy together with feelings of pride, camaraderie and nostalgia were on display amongst nursing and midwifery st...

News Application to alter ANMF Rules
Monday 14 October 2024
On 3 October 2024, the ANMF lodged a notice with the Fair Work Commission setting out particulars of alterations to the ...

News New Aged Care Act doesn’t go far enough, ANMF argues
Thursday 10 October 2024
The federal government’s proposed new Aged Care Act hasn’t gone far enough to ensure a sustainable, accountable and high...

News Marking 100 years: The ANMF celebrates
Wednesday 09 October 2024
This year, we proudly celebrate the 100-year anniversary of the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (ANMF), whic...

News Anti-Poverty Week 2024
Monday 07 October 2024
For more than 20 years Anti-Poverty Week has operated in Australia around the 17th of October, the UN Day for the Eradi...

News Application to alter ANMF Rules
Friday 30 August 2024
On 30 August 2024, the ANMF lodged a notice with the Fair Work Commission setting out particulars of alterations to the ...

News Joint Statement: Electronic communications must be available for voluntary assisted dying
Monday 29 July 2024
The Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (ANMF) have signed a Joint Statement, coordinated by Go Gentle Australia...

News ANMF Statement on Professional Indemnity Insurance (PII) for Privately Practising Midwives (PPMs)
Monday 01 July 2024
In response to recent developments regarding Professional Indemnity Insurance (PII) for Privately Practising Midwives (P...

News Tips on achieving mandatory continuous practice development
Friday 21 June 2024
Continuous Practice Development (CPD) is a crucial aspect of professional practice for nurses and midwives in Australia....

News Making person-centred care digital: Nursing and Midwifery leaders discuss
Thursday 20 June 2024
The latest Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (ANMF) podcast, produced in collaboration with the Australian Dig...

News Application to alter ANMF Rules
Friday 10 May 2024
On 7 May 2024, the ANMF lodged a notice with the Fair Work Commission setting out particulars of alterations to the ANMF...

News PLACEMENT POVERTY: Why nursing and midwifery students must be paid for clinical placements
Thursday 28 March 2024
A growing number of undergraduate nursing and midwifery students nationwide are voicing concerns about the significant c...

News Aged Care nurses visit Parliament to call out providers
Wednesday 27 March 2024
Around 60 aged care nurses and carers from across the country have travelled to Canberra to address the ongoing failures...

News Application to alter ANMF Rules
Monday 05 February 2024
On 1 February 2024, the ANMF lodged a notice with the Fair Work Commission (the Notice) setting out particulars of alter...

News The Nurse and Midwife Health Program Australia (NMHPA): What you need to know
Tuesday 30 January 2024
Due to the nature of the work, nurses, and midwives as well as students of the professions face significant risks to the...

News ‘Force for Change’: ANMF 16th Biennial National Conference
Thursday 19 October 2023
The collective might of the country’s largest union, the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (ANMF), was on full...

News Anti-Poverty Weeks 2023
Sunday 15 October 2023
For the first time in its 21-year history, Anti-Poverty Week will run for two weeks from 15-27 October, incorporating Ch...

News Open Letter: A Voice to Parliament will improve health outcomes
Monday 25 September 2023
The Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (ANMF) joins more than 100 leading health and medical organisations as s...

News Nurses, midwives and personal care workers say Yes to the Voice
Wednesday 20 September 2023
Nurses, midwives and personal care workers joined tens of thousands of Australians to Walk for Yes on Sunday in support ...

News ‘Our time’: Prime Minister announces Voice to Parliament referendum date
Wednesday 30 August 2023
Australians will cast their vote at a landmark referendum to decide whether to enshrine an Aboriginal and Torres Strait ...

News Scope of practice review set to ‘unleash’ nurses’ full potential
Monday 28 August 2023
For too long, nurses and other health professionals haven’t been able to work to their full scope of practice. Now, the ...

News Working Together to Deliver Better Staffing in Aged Care Facilities
Thursday 10 August 2023
The Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (ANMF) and its members have welcomed new data showing that the overwhelm...

News Work Shouldn't Hurt - Workplace Health and Safety Survey
Friday 28 July 2023
Australian Unions are conducting their third national survey seeking input about your experience of health and safety in...

News Why this nurse is voting ‘Yes’ on the Voice to Parliament
Monday 17 July 2023
Later this year, Australians will vote in a landmark referendum to decide whether to amend the Constitution to recognise...

News QNMU Secretary Beth Mohle retires after 32 years with Union
Monday 03 July 2023
After 32 years working on behalf of nurses and midwives, Queensland Nurses and Midwives’ Union (QNMU) Secretary Beth Moh...

News Major changes to rebuild the Aged Care sector start tomorrow
Friday 30 June 2023
The Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (ANMF) applauds two significant achievements to rebuild the aged care se...

News ANMF Voice To Parliament Webinar
Monday 19 June 2023
Why is the referendum important for nurses, midwives and carers? This ANMF webinar discusses the importance of the Voice...

News ANMF Statement Re: Ms Brittany Higgins
Friday 16 June 2023
“The ANMF has listened to the extraordinary conversations in our Federal Parliament over the last couple of weeks in rel...

News ANMF and ADHA Cyber Security Digital Health Webinar
Wednesday 07 June 2023
The Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation and the Australian Digital Health Agency have joined together again for ...

News Aged Care Industry Labour Agreements
Thursday 25 May 2023
On 5 May 2023, Minister’s Giles and Wells announced a new tripartite approach to address workforce shortages in aged car...

News Time to ‘scrub up’ on your deductions
Wednesday 17 May 2023
Tax time is right around the corner – do you know what deductions you could be claiming? Well, good news, the Australian...

News Joint statement: Time for equal access in discrimination claims
Tuesday 02 May 2023
We all deserve to be safe at work and free from discrimination and sexual harassment. While sexual harassment is pervasi...

News The ANMF Save Enrolled Nurse Positions at Southern Cross Care Tasmania
Thursday 20 April 2023
The Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (ANMF) Tasmanian Branch can confirm that following a Fair Work Commissio...

News Rollout begins on new National Nurse and Midwife Health Service
Friday 07 April 2023
A project team has been appointed and work is afoot on the rollout of a new national support service for Australia’s nur...

News ANMF Election Results
Monday 27 March 2023
Election for the offices of ANMF Federal President, ANMF Federal Vice President, ANMF Federal Secretary and ANMF Federal...

News Unions get behind ‘Yes’ campaign on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice to Parliament
Friday 17 March 2023
In 2023, Australia will hold a referendum to decide whether an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice should be ens...

News Prosecution case launched over broken health system
Wednesday 15 March 2023
The NSW Nurses and Midwives’ Association (NSWNMA) has filed a major prosecution case in the Supreme Court against the st...

News Southern Cross Care Tasmania Delay Decision Making Amid Growing Staffing Crisis
Friday 03 March 2023
The Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (ANMF) Tasmanian Branch are increasingly concerned about the safety and ...

News ANMF to provide fee-free training for future nurses and care workers
Thursday 02 March 2023
The Australian Nursing and Midwifery Education Centre (ANMEC), a service of the ANMF (SA Branch), has been selected to ...

News Member Update on the Aged Care Work Value Case
Tuesday 28 February 2023
Aged Care Work Value Case – a big win to increase award wages – ANMF will be working to ensure the final outcome for al...

News Overhauls needed to slow nurse and midwife exodus
Wednesday 15 February 2023
There are fresh calls to address widespread burnout and trauma amongst nurses and midwives or risk a devastating loss o...

News Update on Electronic National Residential Medication Chart (eNRMC) Webinar
Tuesday 14 February 2023
Join the Australian Digital Health Agency and Department of Health for an update on Electronic National Residential Med...

News Nurse Practitioners in rural and remote Australia will have HELP debt wiped or reduced
Friday 10 February 2023
A nurse practitioner or doctor who lives and works in rural and remote Australia will have their HELP debt wiped under l...

News ANMF Roundtable - Rostering and Parenting: A Juggling Act
Friday 03 February 2023
Juggling work and parenting responsibilities can be tough. With the added pressure of a roster that changes and shifts ...

News ANMF Elections
Monday 30 January 2023
Elections for the office of ANMF Federal President, ANMF Federal Vice President, ANMF Federal Secretary and ANMF Federal...

News Southern Cross Care concede to flawed consultation – while Enrolled Nurses remain in limbo
Friday 13 January 2023
The Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (ANMF) Tasmanian Branch attended the subsequent Fair Work Commission ...

News ANMF Priorities 2023
Monday 09 January 2023
On the back of a positive 2022 with action to start improving conditions in our health, aged care and welfare sectors, t...

News Nurse Practitioner Week 12-18 December 2022
Monday 12 December 2022
In 2022, Nurse Practitioners (NPs) in Australia celebrate Nurse Practitioner Week from the 12-18 December 2022. The them...

News 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence
Friday 25 November 2022
The International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women on 25 November will mark the launch of the UNiTE cam...

News NSW nurses and midwives are angry and hurting without ratios
Wednesday 23 November 2022
Thousands of nurses and midwives walked off the job for 24-hours today, the fourth statewide strike this year, desperate...

News ANMF Tasmanian Branch calls on Prime Minister to intervene in Southern Cross Care Change
Tuesday 22 November 2022
The Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation Tasmanian Branch (ANMF) has written to Prime Minister, Anthony Albanese ...

News Supporting Australia's nurses and midwives through burnout and exhaustion
Tuesday 15 November 2022
The Albanese Government has invested $25.2 million to establish and run the National Nurse and Midwife Health Service to...

News Introduction to Aboriginal Cultural & Community Awareness Course
Thursday 10 November 2022
Cultural awareness training will help build your knowledge and understanding to provide culturally appropriate and sensi...

News Stillbirth Clinical Care Standard
Tuesday 08 November 2022
The Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (ANMF) has endorsed and supports the release of the new Stillbirth Clini...

News ANMF (Vic Branch) begins work on a Reconciliation Action Plan
Friday 04 November 2022
ANMF (Vic Branch) has begun work on a Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP). The ANMF Federal Office has endorsed their Feder...

News ‘It’s vital’: RN 24/7 becomes law
Thursday 27 October 2022
Aged care homes will be required to have a registered nurse on duty 24/7, and make sure residents receive a minimum amou...

News ANMF Federal Secretary appointed to Council for the Order of Australia
Thursday 20 October 2022
The Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation has welcomed the appointment of its Federal Secretary Annie Butler to th...

News Stillbirth Clinical Care Standard Launch
Tuesday 18 October 2022
Join the online launch of the first national Stillbirth Clinical Care Standard, developed by the Australian Commission o...

News Focus on Child Poverty in 20th year of Anti-Poverty Week
Sunday 16 October 2022
Anti-Poverty Week will be held from the 16th to the 22nd of October 2022. In its 20th year of acting on poverty, Anti-Po...

News Reminder: ANMF National Online Education Website Closing 1 November
Wednesday 05 October 2022
Reminder that the ANMF Federal Continuing Professional Education (CPE) website at https://anmf.cliniciansmatrix.com/ wil...

News Webinar: Thrive by Five - a campaign being heard
Thursday 29 September 2022
In August the new Prime Minister of Australia stood at the National Press Club and talked about the benefits for a natio...

News QNMU survey identifies ways to build a sustainable nursing and midwifery workforce
Monday 26 September 2022
A new survey has identified safe workloads, ensuring minimum staff ratios and skills mix, overdue wage increases and saf...

News Dementia Action Week - A little support makes a big difference
Monday 19 September 2022
Dementia Action Week 2022 is from Monday 19 September to Sunday 25 September. This year, the community is encouraged to ...

News Key takeaways from the Jobs and Skills Summit
Friday 09 September 2022
Led by Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, the summit brought together prominent leaders from across Australia including po...

News Walk n' Talk with the ANMF for Jean Hailes Women's Health Week
Wednesday 07 September 2022
As part of Women’s Health Week, the ANMF hosted an event on Wednesday, 7 September 2022 for its Victorian members, encou...

News NSW government must do better to retain nurses and midwives
Monday 29 August 2022
The NSW Nurses and Midwives’ Association (NSWNMA) has urged the NSW government to follow Victoria’s lead and future-proo...

News Victoria’s visionary strategy to build nursing and midwifery workforce
Sunday 28 August 2022
The Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (Victorian Branch) has welcomed the Andrews Government’s detailed plans ...

News ANMF partners with Jean Hailes Women’s Health Week to support the wellbeing of nurses and midwives – How to get involved
Friday 19 August 2022
The Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (ANMF) is proudly partnering with Jean Hailes for this year’s Women’s He...

News Important notice - ANMF National Online CPE Closure
Monday 15 August 2022
Following an executive review of the ANMF’s Continuing Professional Development (CPD) offerings nationally and considera...

News New leadership at the helm of NSWNMA
Thursday 04 August 2022
The NSW Nurses and Midwives’ Association (NSWNMA) has announced General Secretary, Brett Holmes, will conclude his leade...

News Homelessness Week 1-7 August 2022
Friday 29 July 2022
In Australia there are over 116,000 people experiencing homelessness on any given night. Homelessness Week aims to raise...

News Australia facing nursing shortage as more than two years of COVID takes its toll
Friday 22 July 2022
Australia is in the midst of a health crisis — one it cannot staff. More than two and a half years into the pandemic, C...

News Tiredness, fatigue and sleep
Wednesday 20 July 2022
What we have been through in recent years – and are still going through – has left many people feeling exhausted and fat...

News Maggie Beer – The champion for quality food in aged care
Friday 15 July 2022
As one of Australia’s most iconic cooks, Maggie Beer is passionate about changing the wellbeing of the elderly through a...

News Health care is a human right
Monday 11 July 2022
How a nurse-led initiative is bringing hope and dignity to disadvantaged communities... And why nurses are 'awesome'. Re...

News Dr Rosemary Bryant reflects on the evolution of nursing over the past 50 years
Tuesday 05 July 2022
Australia’s first Commonwealth Chief Nursing and Midwifery Officer, Dr Rosemary Bryant, has shared her reflections on th...

News National NAIDOC Week
Wednesday 29 June 2022
National NAIDOC Week celebrations are held across Australia in the first week of July each year (Sunday to Sunday), to c...

News Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultural awareness training
Wednesday 01 June 2022
Cultural awareness training will help build your knowledge and understanding to provide culturally appropriate and sensi...

News Digital Health
Tuesday 31 May 2022
Nurses and midwives play a vital role in digital health. They are the largest users and the key enablers in influencing ...

News National Reconciliation Week
Friday 27 May 2022
National Reconciliation Week (NRW) is a time for all Australians to learn about our shared histories, cultures, and achi...

News Winners crowned in a celebration of Australia’s nurses and midwives for 2022 HESTA Awards
Friday 20 May 2022
A Victorian nurse practitioner who has worked tirelessly to support women with ovarian cancer and their families and a F...

News Application to alter ANMF Rules
Thursday 14 April 2022
On 14 April 2022 the ANMF lodged a notice setting out the particulars of alterations to it rules with the Fair Work Comm...

News ANMF joins call for more investment in global vaccine equity and pandemic preparedness
Friday 18 February 2022
ANMF Federal Secretary Annie Butler has joined with other leading Australian voices calling for more investment in globa...

News Open Letter to the Prime Minister from aged care providers and unions
Thursday 10 February 2022
The ANMF has joined with other unions and aged care providers in an open letter to the Prime Minister, calling on him to...

News Staff shortage emergency requires more than a two-payment bonus
Tuesday 01 February 2022
We acknowledge the announcement of a retention bonus to be paid to aged care workers in two stages. However, the announc...

News Staff shortage emergency: providers and unions call for ADF support and COVID-19 wage payment
Wednesday 19 January 2022
Aged care providers and unions have united to call on the Prime Minister to deploy the Australian Defence Force (ADF) to...

News ANMF Financial Report for the year ended 30 June 2021
Wednesday 03 November 2021
The ANMF Financial Report for the year ended 30 June 2021 can be viewed at the link below. Financial Report for the yea...

News Application to alter ANMF Rules
Thursday 23 September 2021
On 23 September 2021 the ANMF lodged a notice setting out the particulars of alterations to it rules with the Fair Work ...

News ANMF letter to Prime Minister on National Plan for Re-opening Australia
Wednesday 01 September 2021
The ANMF has written to the Prime Minister on behalf of members across Australia to raise our significant concerns regar...

News Stop blaming aged care workers for government failures on vaccines - Providers and unions unite
Thursday 08 July 2021
Aged care providers and the union movement have united to reject the current blame shifting on vaccination, saying it is...

News ANMF letter to Prime Minister on Mandatory COVID-19 Vaccination in Aged Care
Wednesday 30 June 2021
The ANMF has written to the Prime Minister on behalf of our members across Australia, who are currently working in priva...

News New Research: Commonwealth Can Afford $10b for Aged Care Recommendations
Friday 07 May 2021
Implementing the recommendations of the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety will require additional Commo...

News Australia’s rollout of the COVID-19 vaccine begins
Monday 22 February 2021
Today marks the beginning of Australia’s rollout of the COVID-19 vaccine. Nurses and aged care residents have started re...

News Application to alter ANMF Rules
Thursday 04 February 2021
On 3 February 2021 the ANMF lodged a notice setting out the particulars of alterations to it rules with the Fair Work Co...

News 2021 designated as the International Year of Health and Care Workers
Wednesday 16 December 2020
The World Health Assembly, the decision-making body of the World Health Organization (WHO), has designated 2021 as the I...

News Follow-up correspondence to Department of Health re PPE for protection of health care workers
Thursday 26 November 2020
On 9 September 2020 the ANMF wrote to the Department of Health concerning the use of protective personal equipment (PPE)...

News Letter sent by Global Nurses United to the World Health Organization
Friday 20 November 2020
The ANMF has joined with other nurse and health care worker unions around the world in signing a letter sent by Global N...

News ANMF Financial Report for the year ended 30 June 2020
Friday 20 November 2020
The ANMF Financial Report for the year ended 30 June 2020 can be viewed at the link below. Financial Report for the yea...

News ANMF letter to Department of Health re PPE for protection of health care workers
Monday 14 September 2020
The ANMF recognises that the COVID-19 pandemic is challenging for all involved in health care delivery and that the evid...

News National survey: assessing the impact of COVID-19 on nurses, midwives and carers
Wednesday 12 August 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic has had an enormous impact on all Australians and significantly on the health and aged care profes...

News Application to alter ANMF Rules May
Thursday 14 May 2020
On 14 May 2020 the ANMF lodged a notice setting out the particulars of alterations to it rules with the Fair Work Commis...

News Letter to ANMF and ACN from President of International College of Nurses
Tuesday 07 April 2020
The President of the ICN has written a letter to the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation and Australian College ...

News ANMF statement on COVID-19 strategy to surge ICU nursing workforce
Thursday 02 April 2020
Nurses are on the frontline of Australia’s emergency health response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Registered nurses and mid...

News Application to alter ANMF Rules March
Friday 06 March 2020
On 6 March 2020 the ANMF lodged a notice setting out the particulars of alterations to it rules with the Fair Work Commi...

News Joint letter from Global Nurses United to the World Health Organization concerning coronavirus
Friday 31 January 2020
Leaders of nurses’ unions from 22 countries including the ANMF have co-signed a letter from Global Nurses United to the ...

News Open letter calls on every federal parliamentary candidate to address climate health emergency
Friday 19 April 2019
Protect health and save lives: Open letter calls on every federal parliamentary candidate to address climate health emer...