Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation

21/02/2026

Starting out as a graduate nurse or midwife can be exciting, overwhelming and everything in between. Recent graduates reflect on what helped them find their feet – and the advice they’d pass on to those just starting out.
👇 Read the tips with the ANMJ link in the first comment below.

20/02/2026

“You don’t have to walk this road alone”, says mental health nurse Nkem Obele, part of Canberra’s mental health crisis response team.

This Mental Health Nurses’ Day, we recognise the expertise, skills, and compassionate care that mental health nurses deliver, supporting people and strengthening health and communities across Australia.

20/02/2026

Evidence is essential. Take part in research about nurses and midwives' working lives.
Researchers at the University of Melbourne are seeking hospital-based health professionals to take part in a national survey about their experiences of nature and greenspace in the workplace. Nurses, midwives who are employed in clinical or non-clinical roles in Australian hospitals can participate.
Find the survey link 👇 in the comments below.

19/02/2026

To all our members observing this holy month, gathering with family and community, may this Ramadan bring you and your family harmony, love and light.

19/02/2026

Nurses, midwives and direct care workers face microbial resistance in hospitals, aged care and other health settings.

The sixth national report from the Australian Centre for Disease Control (CDC) brings together 2022-24 data from hospitals, aged care settings and the wider community on how antibiotics are being used and where resistance is fast emerging.

Read the full snapshot in the ANMJ. 👇 Link in the comments below

19/02/2026

If nurses, midwives and direct-care workers are unable to afford to live near where they work, hospitals and aged care homes will struggle.

Priced out with high rents and housing prices, unable to save for a deposit, and enduring long, draining commutes on top of their skilled, demanding work, our members across Australia are reporting their struggles with housing affordability.

In a system that works for investors, not essential workers, it's time to address tax concessions that are effectively pricing workers out of housing.

Can you imagine the daily grind of finishing a 15-hour shift with a 90-minute commute? This is the reality facing essential workers like nurses who are often being priced out of the communities they work in.

This needs to change, and the best way to win change is to join your union and fight for both better wages as well as housing tax reform, including:

⭐ limit negative gearing tax breaks to just one investment property
⭐ reduce the Capital Gains Tax discount from 50% to 25%
⭐ grandfather existing arrangements for five years

18/02/2026

There are many paths to take in nursing and midwifery. One of them is finding yourself providing critical care in the air, in helicopters, planes, and other transport solutions for patients.

This Critical Care Transport Nurses Day, we recognise the speciality of delivering timely, high-quality, patient-centred care that can be fast-paced, involving critical decision-making and adaptability, ensuring patients reach their appropriate destination quickly and safely.

Have you worked in this field?

17/02/2026

with ANMF SA Branch members taking action this week.
Working together in union amplifies your voice, actions and demand for respect!

Today, members at Lyell McEwin Hospital unanimously voted on the below resolution:

That members of the Lyell McEwin Hospital resolve to undertake a 24-hour site stoppage commencing 7:00am Thursday, 19 February, in support of enterprise bargaining negotiations.

This decision is made following months of negotiation in which the Government’s offer has failed to align with national market wages and conditions necessary to attract and retain nursing and midwifery staff in South Australia.

Members confirm that:

👉 The action is taken reluctantly and as a last resort.
👉 The Emergency Department and ICU will remain fully operational.
👉 Essential and emergency surgical services will continue.
👉 All other services will operate on night duty safe staffing levels with patient safety remaining key.
👉 The remainder of the South Australian hospital system will continue to operate as normal.
👉 All mandated 1:1 ratios, including in critical care, must be maintained.

Members further note that failure to achieve nationally competitive wages and conditions risks ongoing workforce attrition.

Without meaningful reform, reduced service capacity for 24 hours risks becoming permanent due to inability to attract and retain staff.

This action is taken in defence of safe, sustainable healthcare for the South Australian community.

16/02/2026

Wishing all a joyful Lunar New Year with good health and well-being!
May all our members who celebrate enjoy this special time with family and friends and have a safe and prosperous 2026 Year of the Horse!

16/02/2026

Today, we remember Australian nurses at the Radji Beach massacre on Banka Island, Indonesia, during World War II.

After the ship SS Vyner Brooke was bombed and sunk, 22 Australian nurses, along with wounded soldiers and civilians, made it to Radji Beach. Japanese soldiers arrived, bayoneted the men, and ordered the nurses to walk into the ocean, where they were shot mercilessly from behind.

As they marched into the water, Matron Irene Drummond provided these final words to her nurses.

Today, we remember these fallen nurses and work towards global peace, human rights and the protection of all healthcare workers in war zones.

15/02/2026

Nurses, midwives, and healthcare workers in conflict zones are risking everything to save lives. Let’s stand with them.

To protect healthcare workers and uphold international humanitarian law, we are calling on the Australian Government to:

1. Continue to press for full protection of healthcare workers under the Geneva Conventions, ensuring these international laws are upheld in every conflict.

2. Use Australia's voice on the global stage to demand accountability and safety for nurses, midwives and all those who provide essential care.

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14/02/2026

We know you work your heart out for your patients, shouldering long shifts and responsibility for life and death, with incredible highs, lows, and everything in between. Today, together, we see you and will always stand up for you and the work you do. 💙