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Wages
Nurse, midwife wages under review
The ANMF has opened a Fair Work case seeking higher award wages and updated classifications, saying nurses and midwives have faced decades of gender‑based undervaluation despite rising workloads and increasingly complex patient needs.
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Funding
Minns govt’s record $10b health budget
The Minns government has announced a $10.3b health overhaul, promising thousands of new staff, major service expansions and the largest nurse pay rise in more than a decade to rebuild a strained public health system.
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Clinical Practice
How to involve kids in their own health care
New research shows children communicate far more in health appointments than adults notice, often through non‑verbal cues such as touch, posture and facial expression.
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News
Judge to decide fate of viral nurses’ video
The admissibility of a viral video allegedly showing two Sydney nurses threatening Israeli patients has become the central legal battle ahead of their trial, with defence lawyers arguing the footage was an unlawfully recorded “private conversation”.
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Wages
Minimum wage rise a win for health workers
Australia’s lowest‑paid workers will receive a 4.75% pay rise from July 1, lifting the national minimum wage to $26.44 an hour. The ANMF says the increase is “a step in the right direction” for aged care and other frontline workers.
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Industry & Reform
Bulk billing surges, PM bets big on health
Bulk‑billing rates rose to 81.9 per cent in the first quarter of 2026, with the Albanese government crediting Medicare reforms for the increase as it simultaneously launches Australia’s first national menopause and perimenopause awareness campaign.
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Industry & Reform
Nursing bodies demand Medicare action on rural health
Twelve national nursing and midwifery organisations have told a Senate inquiry that Medicare settings are delaying diagnoses, fragmenting care and driving avoidable hospital admissions in rural Australia, warning that telehealth restrictions and funding gaps are undermining already fragile care models.
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News
NSW takes back Northern Beaches Hospital
Northern Beaches Hospital has officially transitioned to NSW Health after probes uncovered serious administrative and financial failures, with families, nurses and midwives calling the move a long‑overdue step toward safer patient care.
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Clinical Practice
Nurse-patient connection key in mental health care
A study across 12 mental‑health units has found that early therapeutic relationships between nurses and patients strongly influence fear, coercion and recovery. A structured ‘Reserved Therapeutic Space’ improved communication, trust and participation.
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Wages
NSW nurses’ pay lifted after landmark ruling
NSW nurses and midwives will receive their largest pay rise in decades after the Industrial Relations Commission ruled the professions had been undervalued, ordering increases of up to 28 per cent despite warnings about the impact on the state budget.
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Clinical Practice
Elder abuse under-recognised in hospitals
A national study of nearly one million older Australians has found that hospitals record only a tiny fraction of elder abuse cases, raising concerns that many incidents are going undetected in emergency departments and acute care settings.
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AI
Medical AI advancing faster than safety checks
New research shows advanced AI models can match or exceed doctors on diagnostic tasks, but Flinders University experts warn these systems are advancing faster than the safety frameworks needed to govern their use in real‑world healthcare.
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