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ANMF welcomes new support payments for student nurses &...
May 6, 2024
The Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (ANMF) has commended the Albanese Government on new support payments for student nurses and midwives undertaking clinical placement training. Under the ‘Commonwealth Prac Payment’, eligible undergraduate nursing and midwifery students and diploma of nursing students will be paid $319.50 a week during their mandatory clinical and professional training periods.…
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Climate Change and Environment
Air pollution may be making us less intelligent
January 6, 2020
Not only is air pollution bad for our lungs and heart, it turns out it…
Aged Care
Aged Care industry losing the trust of older Australian...
January 3, 2020
A recent report has shown that older Australians don’t trust the Aged Care sector, seeing…
Registration
Registration fees to increase for 2019-2020
January 3, 2020
The Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia (NMBA) has resolved to increase registration fees to…
Workplace News
Major staffing concerns at Griffith Base Hospital
December 21, 2019
Less than a week out from Christmas and the New Year, members of the NSW…
Public Health
145 lives saved in Queensland by Christmas – thanks t...
December 20, 2019
A new study conducted by the Queensland University of Technology and the University of Pennsylvania…
Registration
Requirements for certifying photo ID: what you need to...
December 20, 2019
There have been recent changes to what needs to happen when you have your photo…
Drug and Alcohol
Cap your alcohol at 10 drinks a week: new draft guideli...
December 19, 2019
New draft alcohol guidelines, released today, recommend healthy Australian women and men drink no more…
Midwifery
Midwife’s registration cancelled over false renewal d...
December 19, 2019
A midwife’s registration has been cancelled by the State Administrative Tribunal of Western Australia, after…
General
HIV vaccine on the way by 2021
December 19, 2019
The upcoming decade could mark another turning point in the fight against HIV/AIDS, with current…