Aged Care
23% pay rise for aged care AINs
April 11, 2024
Years of campaigning by the ANMF NSW and other unions has delivered a 23 per cent increase to award wages for Certificate III aged care workers. The Fair Work Commission has ordered new pay increases for aged care workers in further recognition that this mostly female workforce has been historically undervalued. On 15 March, the…
22 days ago
Aged Care
Unionised nursing homes have lower COVID mortality rat...
September 25, 2020
The presence of strong labour unions in nursing homes has been shown to have a direct effect…
Aged Care
Nurses and doctors say that aged care can’t wait
September 25, 2020
Doctors and nurses have united to call on the Federal Government to take urgent action…
Aged Care
Workers demand Action for Aged Care
September 21, 2020
The unions representing aged care workers, and Australian Unions have launched a comprehensive plan to…
Aged Care
The government has thrown another $171 million at the p...
September 8, 2020
As deaths in aged care continue to rise, the community may find the Morrison government’s…
Aged Care
The role of ‘profit’ is the elephant in the...
August 31, 2020
Scott Morrison finds himself besieged on two fronts in the political war over aged care.…
Aged Care
More nurses in aged care could save lives through COVID...
August 20, 2020
A recent study has shown that the chances of an elderly resident in an aged…
Aged Care
Morrison government needs to improve, rather than defen...
August 17, 2020
The state of aged care preparation in the era of COVID-19 is, it seems, in…
Aged Care
Report shows funding for non-profit aged care operators...
August 14, 2020
A new report, Caring for Growth, Australia’s largest non-profit aged care providers, by the Centre…
Aged Care
Government must implement ANMF’s aged care action...
August 13, 2020
The Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (ANMF) today is calling on the Morrison Government to…