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National aged care survey reveals staffing shortages, e...
August 11, 2026
ANMF calls for mandated staffing ratios to ensure safe, quality care for aged care residents. A new survey of Australia’s aged care workforce has revealed, despite the Federal Government’s legislative reforms, the sector is still struggling with chronic understaffing, increased workplace violence, and a lack of transparency from providers for billions of dollars in taxpayer…
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What is a direct care activity
April 6, 2025
I’m an AIN in a nursing home and I’m being asked to help in the…
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More money in the pockets of aged care workers from Jan...
February 10, 2025
Aged care workers should have received their latest wage increase in their first full pay…
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Estia members overturn aged care language ban
February 10, 2025
Speaking a language other than English in the tearoom is no longer a punishable offence…
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Policy killed chat in tearoom
February 10, 2025
Sydney AiN Fane Poitaha was an Estia employee and NSWNMA member leader at the time.…
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The power of collective action
February 10, 2025
In an email to members, NSWNMA General Secretary Shaye Candish said the union wrote to…
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Union campaign wins better Opal deal
October 11, 2024
NSWNMA members at Opal aged care facilities have won an improved pay increase, more sick…
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The government has a new plan for residential aged care...
September 13, 2024
After months of negotiations between the major parties, the government has announced it will implement…
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Opal aged care workers vote to take industrial action
August 21, 2024
New South Wales Opal aged care workers have made history, voting overwhelmingly in support of…
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We have too few aged care workers to care for older Aus...
August 2, 2024
In a country like Australia, we all expect that when we get old, we’ll be…