The Latest Breaking News from ANMF

Tas ramping 'ban' hits hurdle as watchdog halts policy

Tasmania's Industrial Commission has ordered the Liberal government's plan to ban ramping to be halted due to insufficient consultation with stakeholders.

AAP · Mar 16, 2024

Nurses take pay battle to Fair Work Commission

Nurses and midwives seeking a pay rise of up to 35 per cent say their work has been undervalued due to most being women.

AAP · Feb 9, 2024

Nursing union says lack of consultation about Calvary Public Hospital takeover is breach of enterprise agreement

The ACT branch of the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation says its members were not consulted about the planned government takeover of Calvary Public Hospital and were only told of it two weeks ago.

ABC News · May 26, 2023

Exhausted nurses call for 'safe staffing and decent pay' during Hobart strike

An exhausted workforce, staffing levels below safe minimums and nurses feeling like they are unable to give patients the care they need: This is the picture nurses have painted of the Royal Hobart Hospital.

ABC News · Jul 27, 2022

Aged care sector warns ADF assistance not enough to address ‘stark’ staff shortages

Unions and providers welcome one-month extension of workforce support but say tens of thousands of aged care workers unavailable

The Guardian - AU · Jul 25, 2022

Royal Hobart Hospital nurses threaten strike action amid mounting COVID-19 pressures

Nurses at Tasmania's biggest public hospital are threatening strike action as COVID pushes the facility to its highest escalation level and the state records its highest ever daily death toll from the virus.

ABC News · Jul 18, 2022

Covid deaths in aged care reach almost 100 a week as active cases surge across Australia

Rising case numbers and death rates prompt fears that two-thirds of providers could be grappling with outbreaks in next six weeks

The Guardian - AU · Jul 13, 2022

'Catastrophic event' imminent as physical assault rate escalates at Canberra's Dhulwa Mental Health Unit

Nurses working at Canberra's Dhulwa Mental Health Unit have reported having arms, noses and fingers broken by patients across a six month period, with fears of further escalation imminent.

ABC News · Apr 6, 2022

Doctor slams Portland District Health regional hospital reasons to pause maternity unit

More than 30 expectant women are told they can't give birth at south-west Victoria's Portland hospital due to a lack of midwives. However that may not be the case.

ABC News · Mar 30, 2022