Latest Australian College of Nursing News

Nurses need structured career guidance to help them stay in the profession
Australian College of Nursing calls for targeted investment in research delivery workforce
$60 million incentive for states and territories to introduce scope-of-practice reforms
Health Minister Announces 2026 Nursing Trailblazer
Inaugural Cynthea Wellings Scholar named to advance nursing leadership in digital health
Health Minister unveils critical workforce strategy at ACN conference
Health Minister to address more than 1,000 nurses at national forum
Early-career nurses leaving, as shortfall of 80,000 looms: ACN urges action
Three nurse innovators named as finalists for the 2026 Health Minister’s Award for Nursing Trailblazers
No more excuses: ACN and ANMF urge action on violence against healthcare workers amid doubling of assault hospitalisations
Rising chronic disease, GP care out of reach: Nurses are the solution
Parliament passes historic registered nurse prescribing reform
Nurses and midwives to gather in Parliament today to press for Medicare reform
Evidence-based models and respectful collaboration paramount to safe maternity care
Nurse practitioners ready to expand menopause care, but Medicare barriers must come down
Diphtheria outbreak highlights need for better nursing workforce planning
Health reform remains unfinished business
International Nurses Day: Time to recognise that nurses are the solution
Urgent Care Clinic funding boost must pave way for smarter health care
Collaboration to strengthen career outcomes for internationally qualified nurses
Medicare is failing the bush: Nursing and midwifery bodies demand urgent action
Nominations open for 2026 Health Minister’s Award for Nursing Trailblazers
Nursing workforce planning must be at the fore of aged care reforms
NSW IRC decision a significant step in valuing nursing work
Business as usual isn’t working for vaccines: Time for a revamp
Medicare must work for rural Australia – ACN calls for urgent reform
ACN Foundation opens applications for 2026 nursing scholarships
Funding to improve care and support for people with chronic liver disease
Let nurse practitioners lead Urgent Care Clinics to address staffing issues
Senate Committee gives green light to registered nurse prescribing reform
What It Truly Means To Serve
Government Needs To Invest In Nurses To Solve Australia’s Healthcare Crisis
ACN congratulates Australia Day Honours recipients
ACN urges community healing in wake of the Bondi tragedy
ACN welcomes ACT’s landmark nurse practitioner reforms and urges other jurisdictions to follow
ACN welcomes NSW health reform agenda, calls for investment in nursing-led models of care
ACN welcomes Treasurers’ commitment to full scope of practice as key to healthcare productivity
Grattan backs better use of nursing expertise as part of hospital funding fix
From chippie to caregiver: Tom’s journey into nursing
New telehealth rules set to undermine access to advanced nurses
Innovative Nurse-led Clinics Boost Healthcare Access In Regional Australia
Nurses Step Up To Tackle Australia’s Skin Cancer Crisis
Nursing Workforce Reforms Needed To Support Thriving Kids Initiative
Registered nurse prescribing a generational chance to improve quality care
North Queensland measles outbreak reinforces need for national action on vaccination
Not all nurses work in hospitals – Nurses are where you need them
Nurses key to success of new needle-free children’s flu vaccine programs
Aged care reforms need tweaking to protect residents and nurses