Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation

23/12/2025

Thank you for being part of the ANMF community, and for all that you contribute to our union and to Australia’s health and aged care systems.

✨ A message from the ANMF Federal Secretary Annie Butler.

22/12/2025

The new Complaints and Whistleblower Protections Toolkit is now available to strengthen awareness and understanding of rights under Australia’s Aged Care Act.

It provides practical guidance, videos, discussion guides and ready-to-use resources to support transparency, accountability and safety in aged care.

Whether you’re an aged care worker, provider, advocate, or family member, this toolkit is designed to make it easier to raise concerns safely and know your rights.

👉 Read the full article and access the toolkit here. https://bit.ly/4p5mMVG

A new stakeholder toolkit aims to strengthen awareness of complaints and whistleblower protections under Australia’s new Aged Care Act, providing practical guidance for older people, their families, carers and aged care workers. The Complaints and whistleblower protections toolkit was developed to...

21/12/2025

Union win!

A union win!
One of Australia’s largest aged care providers has committed to paying all staff by the end of the year across its 74 nursing homes nationwide for unpaid mandatory training completed outside their rostered hours.

Read the full article here: https://bit.ly/4aiKaeL

21/12/2025

Climate action isn’t an optional extra for us, it’s core health business, and it’s in our hands.

In 2025, nurses, midwives and carers made significant strides in climate and health, influencing policy, improving practice, and elevating sustainability as core professional work.

These wins are not isolated victories; they’re stepping stones toward a health system that is climate-resilient, equitable and future-ready.

19/12/2025

Building trust, respect and connection for better health outcomes, Boodjari Bidi clinic is a culturally safe and accessible pregnancy clinic, now available for Aboriginal women and their families in Perth’s southwest.

🤰Read the full article here:

A culturally safe and accessible pregnancy clinic is now available for Aboriginal women and their families in Perth’s southwest. The Fiona Stanley Hospital (FSH) Boodjari Bidi clinic, meaning ‘the pregnancy path’ in Noongar language, was renamed with community consultation and offers culturall...

19/12/2025

There for you. The Nurse Midwife Health Program Australia offers free, confidential, and independent peer-to-peer counselling and health support for nurses, midwives, and students experiencing any sensitive health or wellbeing challenges.

📱1800 001 060 | https://nursemidwifehpa.org.au

18/12/2025

Laying flowers at Bondi, the Australian union movement stands shoulder to shoulder with the Jewish community and all affected by this tragedy. We mourn the lives lost. The ANMF stands in solidarity with everyone for unity and peace.

16/12/2025

The International Council of Nurses (ICN) extends condolences and solidarity after the Bondi Beach mass shooting.
Read more here: https://bit.ly/4aOeu0T

14/12/2025

Our deepest condolences are with the grieving families and friends of the victims’ of last night’s horrific mass shooting and those who have been injured.
ANMF Statement: https://bit.ly/48AwdHO

If you are a nurse, midwife or student distressed by this tragic event, please contact NMHPA for support:
📱1800 001 060 | https://nursemidwifehpa.org.au/

14/12/2025

Stand up for the sanctity of healthcare everywhere, even in global conflict zones.

Nurses, midwives, and health workers on the frontlines cannot deliver life-saving care when they and the places they work are being targeted. Under the Geneva Conventions—ratified by every nation—healthcare must be protected.

Stand with us to ensure health workers and their patients are

🖊️Sign the petition here: https://bit.ly/anmf-petition-protect-healthcare-workers

14/12/2025

Scholarships are still open for 2026. If you've ever thought of postgraduate study to advance your skills to work in primary care, primary maternity care and aged care, have a look at the primary care nursing and midwifery scholarship program.

The scholarship supports postgraduate programs to help you advance your skills in primary care.
This includes:
🟣 Graduate Certificate/Diploma programs relevant to clinical nursing and midwifery
🟣 Master’s programs leading to endorsement as Nurse Practitioners or Midwives

Application deadline is 1 Feb 2026.

More information here: https://www.acnp.org.au/pcnmsp

13/12/2025

Digital health is an opportunity to bridge traditional care models with future-focused, patient-centred solutions.

Listen in as nursing and midwifery leaders discuss how nurses and midwives can feel empowered to explore, adapt, and lead in the digital health space, bringing their knowledge and professionalism to shape this evolution of healthcare.

Listen here 🎧 https://bit.ly/4oc5cPf or find us on Spotify and Apple podcasts