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Nurses and Midwives: Know Your April Public Holiday Pen...
March 28, 2024
With 12 public holidays in NSW this year (and a few coming up for Easter), nurses and midwives asked us to clarify what they’re entitled to. We’ve collated this information to help. Public holiday dates can be found on the IR NSW website. The public holidays for April are Good Friday – Friday 29 March,…
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Unions
If we want workers to stay home when sick, we need paid...
July 2, 2020
Australians have been told they can no longer be “heroes” and go to work if…
Public Health
Relaxing of lockout laws reckless for Newcastle
July 2, 2020
The NSW Nurses and Midwives’ Association (NSWNMA) has urged the Berejiklian Government to resist pressure…
Work
5 tips for meditating more effectively for nurses and m...
July 2, 2020
Fitness nutritionist and personal trainer Anthea Strachan gives a run-down on her top tips for…
General
“More positive view”: most Australians see health w...
June 30, 2020
COVID-19 has changed Australians’ perspectives on fellow members of their community, and none more so…
Unions
Nurses and midwives’ super under threat from backbenc...
June 30, 2020
Australian Unions has called on the Prime Minister to reject calls from Liberal Party backbenchers…
Member Stories
Christopher Patterson: our June nurse of the month
June 29, 2020
Professor Lorna Moxham RN nominated Christopher Patterson as our June nurse of the month. Christopher…
Public Health
Frontline workers to slash spending if wage freeze proc...
June 24, 2020
As public sector unions prepare to fight the state government’s proposed wage freeze in the…
Life
5 tips for nurses and midwives on exercising even when...
June 23, 2020
Fitness nutritionist and personal trainer Anthea Strachan shares her SMART FIVE tips for exercising even…
Unions
“Australian workers won’t cop a cut to their take h...
June 22, 2020
Australian Unions Secretary Sally McManus has made an impassioned plea to the Committee for Economic…