Editorial
A road map forward
April 7, 2021
The Royal Commission into Aged Care final report is not perfect but there are strong recommendations in key areas such as workforce and governance that can drive the sector to a much better place. There is much to digest in the commission’s final report which runs to eight hard-copy volumes and has an executive summary…
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Editorial
Bushfire information for nurses and midwives
January 8, 2020
Judith Kiejda, Acting General Secretary of the NSWNMA, extends the Association’s support to all those…
Editorial
Defending our right to speak and be heard
December 6, 2019
NSW nurses and midwives are respected and trusted by the community and should not be…
Editorial
Safer work, safer care
October 2, 2019
October has been nominated as Australian Safework Month. In this month’s Lamp, as in many…
Editorial
Our kids’ strike for climate deserves our support
September 3, 2019
When school kids are brave enough to “tell it like it is” and their claims…
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Stronger together
July 30, 2019
Over the last year strong campaigning by nurses and midwives has kept our high priority…
Editorial
Ratios remain our long-term goal
July 1, 2019
The NSWNMA welcomes the government’s commitment to fund more nurses in the 2019-20 budget but…
Editorial
We choose fairness not fear
June 3, 2019
The federal election result is a setback for the union movement but the issues and…
Editorial
An opportunity to change the rules
April 29, 2019
Australia needs policies and an economic direction that deliver a better life for working Australians.…
Editorial
Our campaign will still deliver more nurses and midwive...
April 1, 2019
Now that the Liberal National Coalition has been re-elected in NSW we will need to…