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Refugees who helped change the world 17 June - This Sunday, June 20, is World Refugee Day, a day the UNHCR, the United Nations Refugee Agency, says celebrates the strength and courage of people who have been forced to flee their home country to escape conflict or persecution. World Refu Read more
Nurses and midwives’ role in reducing ‘unacceptable’ First Nations birth removals 17 June - Statistics from the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare have revealed Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children are being placed in out-of-home care at 11 times the rate of non-Indigenous children Read more
Nurses deserting emergency departments for vaccination hubs 17 June - Exhausted nurses are opting to take shifts in vaccination hubs instead of emergency departments, adding to the crisis in the nation’s public hospitals, Guardian Australia reports. Read more
Calling for care, dignity and respect in aged care 16 June - Abuse, malnourishment, sitting in faeces...welcome to our aged care nightmare. Up to one in five nursing home residents have been assaulted, two-thirds are malnourished or at risk of malnourishment, many are left to suffer in pain and man Read more
The SA team shaping the global future of nursing and midwifery 16 June - These are exciting times for the Rosemary Bryant AO Research Centre, which is set to shape the nursing and midwifery professions on a global scale. Read more
COVID-19 and the workforce wellbeing of nurses, midwives and care workers 15 June - Results of the largest 2020 COVID-19 survey of Australian nursing, midwifery and care workers has been published by the Rosemary Bryant AO Research Centre, in collaboration with the ANMF (SA Branch) and all ANMF branches as well as the ANMF Read more
Governments and communities urged to act on elder abuse 15 June - Today is World Elder Abuse Awareness Day, a day dedicated by the United Nations in 2011 to encourage global opposition to the abuse and suffering inflicted on older generations. Read more
A nursing mother’s relief at the passing of VAD laws 15 June - New voluntary assisted dying (VAD) laws recently passed by South Australia’s Lower House have been embraced by a Murray Bridge family afflicted by a terminal illness. Read more
Midwives fear babies’ lives are at risk at Women’s and Children’s Hospital 11 Jun - Midwives at the Women’s and Children’s Hospital have expressed serious concerns there could be a neonatal death if something is not done about lack of staffing and bed blockages. Read more
VAD Bill set to be law after another historic vote 10 June - It’s 17th time lucky as Voluntary Assisted Dying looks certain to be legalised in South Australia after another overwhelming victory in the state’s Lower House. Read more
Unlike SA, Vics get serious about mental health 10 June - While the Marshall Government dithers on the issue of mental health, the Victorian Government has this week voted to write a new mental health tax into law to rebuild its similarly broken system. Read more
Fears Big Pharma is blocking Government support for vaccine waivers 9 June - Academics have told SBS News they fear the influence from pharmaceutical companies is holding the Australian Government back from publicly supporting the waivers for COVID-19 vaccines. Read more

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