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Print Aged care providers ‘refusing’ to pass on full 15pc wage rise

27 February 2023

Unions have opened up a new front in the fight for aged care pay, insisting aged care providers pass on the Fair Work Co...

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Print Nurses warn aged care reform 'loophole' could see positions axed across the country

01 December 2022

The federal secretary of the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation, Annie Butler, said the union had warned that p...

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Print Aged care pay rise a big win but there’s more to do

09 November 2022

Everything that workers have ever won has been hard fought. That truism was once again underlined by the recent decision...

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Print What Labor’s budget means for nurses and midwives

01 November 2022

The budget committed $1.7 billion towards strengthening safety measures for women, of which $1.3 billion is going toward...

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Print Safe workloads would help fix Australia’s nurse shortage, union says

01 September 2022

Achieving safe workloads for nurses is more important than higher wages when it comes to stopping health workers from cu...

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Print Australia facing nursing shortage as more than two years of COVID takes its toll

22 July 2022

Australia is in the midst of a health crisis — one it cannot staff. More than two and a half years into the pandemic, CO...

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Radio Support Us to Support You to Stay Well this Winter

21 July 2022

Federal Assistant Secretary Lori-Anne Sharp joins 3CR Wednesday Breakfast to speak about the call for Australians to pro...

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TV Omicron subvariants fuelling COVID-19 spikes across Australia

12 July 2022

Federal Assistant Secretary Lori-Anne Sharp joins ABC News to discuss how the growing number of COVID-19 cases have adde...

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Radio How is funding for Aged Care being spent?

23 June 2022

SBS News Podcast reporting on how nursing groups are keen to see an increase in transparency and accountability applied,...

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Radio Aged care challenges. Can the incoming government fix standards of care and nursing shortages?

24 May 2022

ABC Radio AM report discussing the building blocks of Labor’s aged care policy including RN 24/7, ratios, wage increase ...

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Print Labor pledges a new national service to support the wellbeing of nurses and midwives

13 April 2022

Opposition leader Anthony Albanese has pledged a new national service to support the wellbeing of nurses and midwives, s...

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Print Labor pledges to crack down on ‘dodgy’ aged care providers

04 April 2022

Federal Labor will introduce tough new penalties, including jail time, to stop ‘dodgy’ aged care providers neglecting an...

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Print Budget reply brings a sense of hope for older Australians and aged care workers

01 April 2022

A delegation of 10 Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (ANMF) aged care members watched on in Federal Parliament...

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TV Aged care sector calling for commitment to workforce funding

15 March 2022

ANMF Federal Secretary Annie Butler speaks with chief political correspondent Laura Tingle on ABC 7.30. One of the key r...

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Print Workforce ‘fast losing hope’ says ANMF

03 March 2022

An “overwhelmed” workforce coupled with “chronic understaffing” has been identified as the “fundamental contributor” und...

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Print Nurses rally over aged care shortfalls

01 March 2022

A once-in-a-generation opportunity to reform aged care is slipping through Australia's grasp, peak industry bodies warn....

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Print ‘Pushed to the edge’: Australian aged care providers facing dire staff shortages

28 January 2022

ANMF Federal Assistant Secretary Lori-Anne Sharp speaking with The Guardian about surveying members on COVID-19 with pre...

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Radio Over-worked aged care workers feeling hopeless

27 January 2022

ANMF Federal Assistant Secretary Lori-Anne Sharp on PM on ABC Radio, re-issuing a plea from the ANMF to the Federal Gove...

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Print BYO rapid antigen tests for essential visitors to enter Australian aged care facilities

25 January 2022

ANMF Federal Assistant Secretary Lori-Anne Sharp speaking with The Guardian about the uncertain supply of rapid antigen ...

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Radio Staff shortages cripple health system

12 January 2022

ANMF Federal Assistant Secretary Lori-Anne Sharp on PM on ABC Radio, discussing the soaring Covid case numbers crippling...

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Print Nurses union urges govt to do more to protect aged care residents and staff

12 January 2022

ANMF Federal Assistant Secretary Lori-Anne Sharp interviewed by Inside Ageing, expressing concerns that the Morrison Gov...

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TV Nurses across the country struggling with burnout

18 December 2021

Appearing on Today on 9 News, ANMF Federal Secretary Annie Butler says in the last two years, during the COVID-19 pandem...

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Radio Australia struggles to hold its nerve as COVID spreads

17 December 2021

ANMF Federal Secretary Annie Butler one of the featured guests on PM on ABC Radio with the discussion about entering the...

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Radio Growing concerns over nation's healthcare workers as COVID infections continues to rise

16 December 2021

Federal Secretary Annie Butler joins ABC News radio speaking on the anxious time for nurses in NSW, Victoria and across ...

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Print ‘Too many ignored’: Budget reforms fall well short of aged-care advice

14 May 2021

Opinion piece by ANMF Federal Secretary Annie Butler in the Sydney Morning Herald following the federal budget and how i...

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Print Three aged care workers on what it's really like in the industry

07 May 2021

In this ABC News article, ANMF members and nurses Jocelyn Hofman, Rebecca Woodfield and Adam Weaver describe what it is ...

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TV Aged Care 360

03 September 2020

An Aged Care 360 special investigation delving into aged care, with ANMF Federal Secretary Annie Butler joining the roun...

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In the Media

Print Aged care providers ‘refusing’ to pass on full 15pc wage rise

Print Nurses warn aged care reform 'loophole' could see positions axed across the country

Print Aged care pay rise a big win but there’s more to do

Print What Labor’s budget means for nurses and midwives

Print Safe workloads would help fix Australia’s nurse shortage, union says

Print Australia facing nursing shortage as more than two years of COVID takes its toll

Radio Support Us to Support You to Stay Well this Winter

TV Omicron subvariants fuelling COVID-19 spikes across Australia

Radio How is funding for Aged Care being spent?

Radio Aged care challenges. Can the incoming government fix standards of care and nursing shortages?

Print Labor pledges a new national service to support the wellbeing of nurses and midwives

Print Labor pledges to crack down on ‘dodgy’ aged care providers

Print Budget reply brings a sense of hope for older Australians and aged care workers

TV Aged care sector calling for commitment to workforce funding

Print Workforce ‘fast losing hope’ says ANMF

Print Nurses rally over aged care shortfalls

Print ‘Pushed to the edge’: Australian aged care providers facing dire staff shortages

Radio Over-worked aged care workers feeling hopeless

Print BYO rapid antigen tests for essential visitors to enter Australian aged care facilities

Radio Staff shortages cripple health system

Print Nurses union urges govt to do more to protect aged care residents and staff

TV Nurses across the country struggling with burnout

Radio Australia struggles to hold its nerve as COVID spreads

Radio Growing concerns over nation's healthcare workers as COVID infections continues to rise

Print ‘Too many ignored’: Budget reforms fall well short of aged-care advice

Print Three aged care workers on what it's really like in the industry

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