Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation

Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation ANMF Federal Office
Authorised by A.Butler, Australian Nursing & Midwifery Federation, Melbourne Butler, Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation, Melbourne.

The ANMF is the largest union in the country with over 302,000 nurses, midwives and carers joining strongly together since 1924. We are proud of the work that our members do, in every hospital, nursing home, GP clinic, community health practice, from rural and remote Australia to large hospitals in big cities. As a national body, the Federal Office would like to acknowledge the Traditional Owners

and pay our respects to Elders past, present and emerging across Australia, with particular acknowledgement to the Greater Kulin Nation, the Traditional Owners of the lands where the Melbourne Office is located and the Ngunnawal people, the Traditional Owners where the Canberra office is located. We remain committed to healing work through Voice, Treaty, Truth and our Reconciliation Action Plan. https://www.anmf.org.au/about/reconciliation-action-plan
The Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation Federal Office represents our members in federal industrial, professional and political arenas, getting decision-makers, politicians and bureaucrats to enable nurses, midwives and carers to provide quality patient care. Our Branches are there for you when you need support and representation, when you have a workplace issue, to help you with education, professional and career development, campaigning for improvements to wages and conditions or when you simply want to talk to other nurses, midwives and carers. Contact your State or Territory Branch to join the nursing and midwifery collective. https://www.anmf.org.au/join-anmf
You can follow ANMF Federal on twitter at https://twitter.com/anmf_federal
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The NT becomes the final Australian jurisdiction to pass Voluntary Assisted Dying laws. Pioneering the legalisation of V...
28/08/2026

The NT becomes the final Australian jurisdiction to pass Voluntary Assisted Dying laws.

Pioneering the legalisation of VAD in 1995, the NT laws were overturned by the Howard Federal Government. Now, 30 years later, the historic vote has brought the NT in line with all other Australian states and territories. Concerns remain from advocates though, who say the final NT legislation contains provisions that can limit access to VAD, including a gag order on doctors.

Watching the debate in NT Parliament, Go Gentle Australia Founding Director Andrew Denton acknowledged this achievement for Territorians, while disappointed that amendments designed to improve access and remove barriers to people's choice of healthcare did not pass.

"The work to make sure the law operates fairly and compassionately now lies ahead. Let’s hope the NT Government shows a genuine commitment to that task.”

Read More: https://bit.ly/46rhQU7

Aged care and community workers who use their own vehicles for work will receive a temporary increase in their vehicle a...
27/08/2026

Aged care and community workers who use their own vehicles for work will receive a temporary increase in their vehicle allowance after a Fair Work Commission decision on an application brought by Australian Unions.
Read more: https://bit.ly/4iwoAr1

Working women know the power of Dolly's hit song '9 to 5'. A proud union member for 60 years and a musical icon, Dolly w...
27/08/2026

Working women know the power of Dolly's hit song '9 to 5'. A proud union member for 60 years and a musical icon, Dolly was also a philanthropist. Organising over 300 million free books for children's literacy, she supported pediatric hospitals, medical research and the development of the COVID-19 Moderna vaccine when it was needed most. Vale Dolly Parton.

Organized labor is celebrating the life and legacy of an artist who championed working women and carried a union card for almost 60 years.

24/08/2026

Nurses and midwives shouldn’t be without hope for secure housing.
Housing is a human right, but it’s being treated like a luxury.

Unions are bringing meaningful solutions to the table, such as a national two-year rental standard, and for 1 in 10 builds to be public housing.

Housing can be made more affordable and accessible for all Australians.

Donna’s journey into nursing began in 1964 at St Vincent’s Hospital in Sydney. From nursing, midwifery, aged care, and b...
21/08/2026

Donna’s journey into nursing began in 1964 at St Vincent’s Hospital in Sydney. From nursing, midwifery, aged care, and beyond, she hopes future generations will continue to embrace lifelong learning and recognise the countless opportunities and specialties nursing offers.
➡️Read about Donna's career spanning 61 years here: https://bit.ly/4wf5F7A

Aged care services are critical supports that must be protected, strengthened and properly resourced. This CHSP extensio...
20/08/2026

Aged care services are critical supports that must be protected, strengthened and properly resourced.

This CHSP extension by the Albanese federal government provides certainty to 830,000 older Australians, their families, and communities who rely on these services, including many in regional, rural, and remote communities.

Stronger renter rights and an increase in public and social housing to improve housing stability for workers. Meaningful...
20/08/2026

Stronger renter rights and an increase in public and social housing to improve housing stability for workers. Meaningful solutions for housing affordability were brought to the ACTU Housing Summit in Canberra.

In the room with unions, workers, policymakers and the Federal Housing Minister, ANMF Federal Assistant Secretary Catelyn Richards, NSWNMA Assistant Secretary Katrina Bough and members Tarlei and Lou joined the summit to bring the insight and lived experiences of nurses, midwives and direct-care workers.

Pushing for a national two-year rental standard and for 1 in 10 builds to be public housing, ACTU’s President Michele O’Neil says,

“Nurses, teachers and other workers are living with the yearly uncertainty that comes with constant rent hikes and one-year leases being the standard option."

Do you prescribe, administer or monitor IV fluids? New national guidance to support the safe, appropriate and sustainabl...
19/08/2026

Do you prescribe, administer or monitor IV fluids?
New national guidance to support the safe, appropriate and sustainable use of intravenous fluids has been released by the Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care.
Read more in the ANMJ: https://bit.ly/4xiyQYD

18/08/2026

Superannuation is a worker right that deserves protection, because it's what will protect us when we age

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