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Editorial

It has been an honour to lead this magnificent union 

August 4, 2022
Brett Holmes has announced his retirement, having served the Association for 32 years, twenty of those as General Secretary. I depart from this magnificent union with immense pride in what we have achieved and who we are and do so with great confidence about the Association’s future. When I became leader of the NSWNMA it…
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Editorial

Let’s change the rules on staffing

May 3, 2018
The current rules on staffing in our public health system are clearly not working. Our…
Editorial

An aged care crisis that shames us

April 3, 2018
The NSWNMA will throw all its weight behind the national campaign to improve staffing ratios…
Editorial

Let’s keep fighting for a better public health system

March 22, 2018
Our successful campaign to stop the privatisation of five regional hospitals provides us with the…
Editorial

Let’s keep fighting for a better public health system

March 5, 2018
Our successful campaign to stop the privatisation of five regional hospitals provides us with the…
Editorial

Not-for-profits are not the answer

January 31, 2018
The Berejiklian government wants to give over the operation of the new Maitland hospital to…
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A wonderful win

November 29, 2017
Retaining Shellharbour and Port Kembla Hospitals in public hands is a significant victory.  When the…
Editorial

Enough is enough

November 1, 2017
Nurses and midwives have staged big rallies at Blacktown and John Hunter hospitals against chronic…
Editorial

Our public health system needs constant nurturing not n...

September 29, 2017
Nurse and midwife numbers are failing to keep up with increased demand and we can…
Editorial

Let’s take this union to another level

September 4, 2017
Unity within our own ranks and with other unions and the community is the key…
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