Legal Corner

Tax time: 10 expenses nurses might not know they can claim

Nurses are leaving permanent employment for contracting work at an unprecedented rate, and although that decision offers better working conditions…

1 year ago

Parts of ACT’s voluntary assisted dying bill to be rewritten

Australian Capital Territory officials have been tasked to rewrite parts of the voluntary assisted dying (VAD) bill after an inquiry…

1 year ago

Voluntary assisted dying is different to suicide. But federal laws conflate them and restrict access to telehealth

Michaela Estelle Okninski, University of Adelaide; Marc Trabsky, La Trobe University, and Neera Bhatia, Deakin University Voluntary assisted dying is…

1 year ago

VAD: Federal Court rules telehealth illegal

Doctors who give patients information about euthanasia over the phone could face criminal charges, the Federal Court ruled. Federal Court…

2 years ago

Dementia and voting in the Voice referendum

Dementia Australia (DA) is asking the families, carers and doctors of those living with dementia to start the conversation about…

2 years ago

Victorian aged care homes most likely to be victims of theft

According to recent data, theft was the number one crime in nursing homes. In the year to March 2023, aged-care…

2 years ago

Police wait on crucial report that will reveal how 95-year-old Clare Nowland died

Police are waiting on a crucial report that will reveal the cause of death for Clare Nowland, a 95-year-old woman…

2 years ago

OPAN pushes for law to stop abuse in aged care: Q&A

The nation's top advocacy group for older people has called for new laws to give aged care residents more power…

3 years ago

Check twice, click once: The legal implications of incorrectly sending patient information via email

Nurses are required to maintain patient confidentially due to their legal, moral, ethical, employment and professional duties as they are…

5 years ago

COVID-19: Can a nurse legally refuse to work?

Nurses are presently working amid the COVID-19 pandemic. But can a nurse legally refuse to work? Most nurses are employed…

5 years ago