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Budget delivers welcome funding for health and aged car...
May 15, 2024
The largest union in the country, the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (ANMF) welcomes the Albanese Government’s $8.5 billion in the Budget for health, including $2.8 billion to strengthen Medicare and $2.2 billion for aged care to continue implementation of the Royal Commission’s recommendations. The ANMF applauds new Medicare rebates for midwives to provide longer…
4 days ago
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It’s time for better ratios and a respectful pay rise...
April 7, 2021
After a tumultuous year, it’s appropriate the NSW government prioritises our public health system and…
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Unions halt Morrison Govt attack on workers’ rights
March 19, 2021
A concerted effort by workers and their unions have succeeded in stopping the Morrison Government’s…
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Morrison gives green light to wage theft
March 19, 2021
The Morrison Government has withdrawn legislation criminalising wage theft in Australia, essentially giving employers the…
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Aged care nurses and carers converge on Canberra
March 16, 2021
Aged care workers from across Australia converged on Parliament House, Canberra, today (16 March) calling…
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Global Nurses United Leaders urge WTO to support waiver...
March 10, 2021
Leaders of an international federation of nurse and health care worker unions from 27 countries,…
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Record low wage growth “a handbrake” on economic re...
March 4, 2021
Recent Australian Bureau of Statistics show that wage growth has stagnated in Australia for the…
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“Cruel” IR omnibus bill passes Lower House
February 25, 2021
The Morrison Government’s industrial relations omnibus bill has passed its first hurdle by being passed in…
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Travel exemptions for family members of nurses and midw...
February 4, 2021
Josh from the Immigration Advice and Rights Centre shares with The Lamp some information around…
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Scott Morrison’s workplace laws will hurt workers who...
February 3, 2021
Navigating the dangers of a global pandemic is not the only threat that Australian workers…