Robert Fedele

“I wasn’t always passionate about environmental sustainability and climate change,” admits Catelyn Richards, the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation’s (ANMF) newly appointed Climate Change Officer. “I was, first and foremost, a humanitarian, and saw my role as a nurse as one to give back to the community.” But as her nursing career evolved, the undeniable

In December 2024, Health Ministers approved a new Registration standard: Endorsement for scheduled medicines – designated registered nurse prescriber, paving the way for qualified registered nurses to prescribe Schedule 2, 3, 4 and 8 medicines in partnership with an authorised health practitioner who is an independent prescriber. This landmark change will take effect mid-2025. REGISTERED

“This job enables me to offer families a chance to create a legacy for their child,” says Mellissa Short, a DonateLife Victoria paediatrics Nurse Donation Specialist based at Melbourne’s Royal Children’s Hospital (RCH) and Monash Children’s Hospital. “Organ and tissue donation can help families cope with their grief in the months and years ahead of

“There are no safe hands for nuclear weapons,” says activist Dimity Hawkins, co-founder of the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN). As the 80th anniversary of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki by the United States approaches on 6 and 9 August, the leading nuclear disarmament advocate warns that amid ongoing global conflicts,

Final-year nursing student Emily is among thousands of students already benefiting from the new Commonwealth Prac Payment.

More than a hundred delegates gathered on the Gold Coast to help shape the ANMF's focus and action for the next two years.

The ANMF has launched a national survey to conduct a 'pulse check' of the aged care sector to understand the impact of recent and ongoing reforms.

NSW nurses and midwives will receive 'record-breaking' pay rises after the Industrial Relations Commission (IRC) found their work has been historically undervalued, particularly due to gender-based inequity. But the New South Wales Nurses and Midwives’ Association (NSWNMA), who pursued the case, says the increase for registered nurses and midwives isn’t enough to ease cost-of-living pressures

At Grampians Health in rural Victoria, a nurse-led telehealth service is cutting repeat ED presentations among patients with complex and chronic conditions by around 30%, with research demonstrating a 33% reduction in re-presentations. As manager of Hospital Without Walls, registered nurse William Ho oversees a suite of programs designed to deliver care beyond the traditional

As part of Australia’s first wave of registered nurses studying to become designated RN prescribers, Tasmanian mental health nurse Emily Brinckman is already picturing what the expanded scope of practice could mean for patients. Working as a Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS) at Royal Hobart Hospital’s Emergency Department, Emily assesses patients presenting primarily with mental health