The Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (ANMF) is urging caution on the potential scaling-back of mandatory COVID isolation to be considered by National Cabinet, saying COVID-19 safety measures must always be based on considered, expert health advice. Speaking as National Cabinet meets today, ANMF Federal Secretary Annie Butler warned that despite daily case numbers falling, […]
The Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (ANMF) says the Federal Government’s Submission supporting a pay rise for aged care nurses and care workers will finally recognise the chronic undervaluation of employees and set the platform for better recruiting and retaining workers in the sector and, ultimately, better care for older Australians. The ANMF and the […]
The Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (ANMF) is urging members of the public to protect themselves, their family and friends as a new wave of COVID infections sweeps across the country – and support the nurses, midwives and care workers who have supported us all throughout the pandemic. The ANMF says it is imperative we […]
The country’s largest union, the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (ANMF), congratulates new Ministers in key portfolios in the Albanese Government, including Mark Butler in the health portfolio, Annika Wells in aged care and Ged Kearney, a former nurse and ANMF Federal Secretary, in the role of Assistant Minister for Health and Aged Care. The […]
The country’s largest union, the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (ANMF), congratulates Anthony Albanese and the Australian Labor Party (ALP) on last night’s federal election victory. The ANMF and its membership of over 310,000 nurses, midwives, care workers and students are confident the new Albanese Government will deliver much-needed reforms for health, aged care, better […]
The Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (ANMF) has launched its national campaign aimed at ensuring aged care is a priority in the upcoming 2021-22 Budget, and that the Morrison Government introduces urgently-needed laws that mandate safe, staff ratios in every nursing home, 24/7. The ‘It’s Not Too Much’ campaign features a series of radio and […]
ANMF Media Release 31 October, 2019 The title of today’s Interim Report from the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety – “Neglect” encapsulates aged care in Australia. Unfortunately, it’s that simple – the history of aged care in Australia is a story of woeful and increasing neglect, according to the Australian Nursing and […]
ANMF Media Release. 3 April 2019 The country’s largest union, the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (ANMF), says last night’s self-professed ‘back in black’ Budget, is a missed opportunity by the Morrision Government to provide safe, quality care for older Australians and fails to support the work of the nurses and carers who could make an […]
ANMF Media Release. 17 December, 2018 The country’s largest union, the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (ANMF), says funding of $552.9 million for aged care home care packages in the 2018-19 Mid-Year Economic and Fiscal Outlook (MYEFO), will have minimal impact on the quality and quantity of care provided to vulnerable nursing home residents still […]
ANMF Media Release, 28 October 2018 The Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (ANMF), has welcomed many of a Senate Committee’s recommendations aimed at greater transparency for the country’s taxpayer-funded, for-profit aged care providers. However, ANMF Federal Secretary, Annie Butler, says the Senate Economics Reference Committee did not go far enough in making the big for-profit […]
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