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“Regrettable” funding announcement gets us no c...
December 3, 2020
The Morrison Government’s response to the Aged Care Royal Commission recommendations on COVID-19 will not provide the staffing levels, training, or transparency needed to end the crisis in aged care, according to unions involved in the aged care sector. As deaths began to pile up through the COVID-19 pandemic, the Morrison Government first refused to…
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Aged Care
Pandemic fight needs more staff
December 2, 2020
The Aged Care Royal Commission criticised the federal government’s lack of planning and leadership over…
Member Stories
You need compassion to be a nurse. A premier, apparentl...
December 2, 2020
Enrolled Nurse Robyn Mason shares her disgust at Premier Gladys Berejiklian’s wage cuts against nurses…
Member Stories
The government doesn’t appreciate our sacrifices
December 2, 2020
CNC Raelene Costello shares her dismay at the NSW Government’s wage freeze policy. As a…
Aged Care
Championing education for COVID-19
December 2, 2020
Nursing home “infection control champions” are on the frontline of the aged care sector’s response…
Member Stories
Let’s not give up
December 2, 2020
Nurse Elizabeth McCall from Byron Central Branch calls on nurses and midwives not to give…
Aged Care
Nursing homes told to open books
December 2, 2020
Pressure is mounting on aged care providers to show how they spend taxpayer subsidies. Federal…
Public Health
North Dakota governor asks COVID-19 positive nurses to...
December 2, 2020
Last month, North Dakota’s governor, Doug Burgum, asked nurses who had tested positive for coronavirus…
Public Health
Victorian response to COVID-19 an international envy
December 2, 2020
Victoria dealt with its second wave of COVID-19 extremely well by international standards. Only Vietnam and Hong…
Public Health
WHO launches global strategy to eliminate cervical canc...
December 2, 2020
For the first time ever, the world has committed to eliminate a cancer. A global…