Nursing in Australia

22/09/2021

Exclusive: State is offering incentives for short-term contracts in the west and is planning to fast-track approvals of overseas qualifications

05/09/2021

The ABC asked healthcare workers on the COVID-19 front line to talk to us about their experiences. These are their stories.

22/08/2021

The State’s nurse shortage is so dire that private hospitals are offering generous cash handouts just to get a nurse in the door.

08/08/2021

The additional investment will boost the government’s 2021-22 Budget commitments to the state’s pressured health system to about $4 billion.

26/07/2021

A new documentary series on the ABC follows a group of women vying to be crowned Australia's Strongest Woman. The documentary is part of a social impact campaign led by the Australian Sports Foundation, .

28/06/2021

Workplace violence is “a daily occurrence” for emergency nurse Jackson Heilberg. “It’s confronting, it’s challenging, and when you speak to most senior nurses and doctors, it’s getting worse,” he says. The escalating crisis is laid bare in the first episode of a new online video mini-s...

21/06/2021

For our first piece in the Work It Out series on Lifehacker Australia, we explore what it's like to be a nurse in Australia.

15/06/2021

From Mount Isa to Toowoomba, Queenslanders have been recognised for their community service in today's Queen's Birthday honours.

01/06/2021

Having sufficient numbers of nursing staff leads to better patient care and safety. This, in turn, lessens the financial burdens placed on the healthcare system, a study has found.

25/05/2021

Government of Western Australia: Important staffing and bed expansion for Perth Children’s Hospital

Department of the Premier and Cabinet, Media Statements

16/05/2021

https://www.mediastatements.wa.gov.au/Pages/McGowan/2021/05/Rockingham-aged-care-nurse-wins-2020-Nurse-of-the-Year.aspx

Department of the Premier and Cabinet, Media Statements

12/05/2021

ANMF pays tribute to nurses across the globe

On International Nurses Day the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (ANMF) has called on the community to acknowledge and celebrate the critical contribution nurses make in caring for the community each and every day. Speaking at a press conference post Budget at Parliament House today, ANMF...