The World Health Assembly, the decision-making body of the World Health Organization (WHO), has designated 2021 as the International Year of Health and Care Workers.
The third annual Status of Women Report Card shows Australia is making strides to achieve gender equality, including economic equality for women and girls.
Organisations representing over 350,000 emergency services workers have today called on Peter Dutton and the Coalition to drop their nuclear energy plan.
In a rapidly evolving world of technology, artificial intelligence (AI) is presenting us with an increasing uncertain future. What is certain is that our lives will be dramatically changed when AI becomes a feature of our workplaces.
New Minister for Aged Care and Seniors, Sam Rae, has highlighted the government’s commitment to with frontline aged care staff following the deferment of the start of the new Aged Care Act by four months.
The Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation and the Australian Digital Health Agency have joined together again for the second webinar in their digital health series,
The Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (ANMF) welcomes prioritised funding in the Budget for health and aged care including: $8.5 billion to strengthen Medicare; $2.6 billion for wage rises for aged care nurses; $1.7 billion for the nation’s public hospitals; a pipeline of new Urgent Care Clinics and a landmark $573 million women’s health package.
Catelyn Richards has been appointed the ANMF’s new Federal Assistant Secretary, marking a significant step in strengthening national leadership of the country’s largest union.
The ANMF is calling for major improvements, including 10 days paid reproductive health leave and an expanded definition of shift workers to ensure more employees working irregular hours are fairly compensated.
The ANMF has urged federal MPs to strengthen the National Employment Standards (NES), arguing that current provisions fail to meet the needs of a highly feminised workforce and fall short of the Fair Work Act’s objectives of job security and gender equality.
