The NSWNMA has filed a major prosecution case in the Supreme Court against the state of NSW for widespread and repeated staffing breaches of the Public Health System Nurses’ and Midwives’ (State) Award.
A new survey has identified safe workloads, ensuring minimum staff ratios and skills mix, overdue wage increases and safe working conditions, as the key solutions for recruiting more nurses and midwives to the understaffed Queensland health system.
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Australian workers are on collective agreements in record numbers and securing stronger wage growth outcomes, according to new wage data.
The highly-anticipated standard that will enable registered nurses in Australia to prescribe comes into effect today.
A project team has been appointed and work is afoot on the rollout of a new national support service for Australia’s nurses and midwives.
A delegation of union leaders and workers, including nurses, firefighters, and teachers, travelled to Canberra today to launch a new report Work Health and Safety in the Era of Climate Crisis.
A new workforce review is set to examine how to enable health practitioners to work to the full-extent of their skills and training, thus improving health access and outcomes.
Australia’s nine peak nursing and midwifery groups are advocating for reforms to improve care, reduce waiting times, and deliver better health outcomes.
Join us online for the South Pacific Nurses Forum (SPNF) conference Strengthening National Nursing Associations to Support Our Members: Amplifying Pacific Voices on 3 July 2026.
