Australian College of Nursing chief executive Adjunct Professor Kylie Ward has rugged up against the first frosts of Canberra’s winter this year to again participate in a sleepout for homelessness. The Vinnies CEO Sleepout aims to raise both awareness of ...
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Nurses want pollies to axe the tampon tax
Tampons and pads are essential items that should not incur a tax, the Australian College of Nursing (ACN) has said. Opposition leader Bill Shorten recently called the GST on women’s sanitary products a "tax on women" and vowed to remove ...
More »‘White privilege’? Industry bodies respond to criticism of new code
Some of Australia's leading healthcare bodies have today issued a joint statement in response to comments made about recognising "white privilege" in the sector. The statement refers to comments made by Graeme Haycroft on Sydney talk-back radio, and was jointly written ...
More »Giving Australians the death they’d prefer
In 2004, chief executive Kim Macgowan was chatting with The District Nurses team and came across a student nurse who was sobbing. The nurse felt she had just made the last visit to one of the service’s clients. The man ...
More »Save on public health, go green
The benefits of taking action on climate change now exceed the financial and health costs of further delays. As a member of the Climate and Health Alliance (CAHA), the Australian College of Nursing recognises the likely threat of climate change ...
More »Listening to the voice of nursing
Debra Thoms, the head of the Australian College of Nursing, talks to Amie Larter about the merger and current focus of the organisation What first prompted your choice for a career in nursing? When I left school I could not ...
More »Thoms to head up new college
The Australian College of Nursing has appointed Adjunct Professor Debra Thoms as the inaugural CEO. Here she speaks with Linda Belardi about her priorities and passion for the unified professional peak body. The unification of the Royal College of Nursing, ...
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