Category Archives: Because We Care

When I am old and gay (or lesbian or trans…)

Posted on March 25, 2013 by NU_admin

This is a guest post by Sujay Kentlyn, a project officer with Outrageous Ageing, a NSW health organisation that works with older people who are lesbian, gay, trans, intersex or bisexual. Sujay outlines the ways that nurses and other service providers, especially in … Continue reading →

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The aged care compact – FAQs

Posted on March 8, 2013 by NU_admin

There’s a lot of interest in the new aged care compact – understandably, given that it applies to all aged care nurses in Australia, including AINs. Below is a video interview with the Minister for Ageing Mark Butler as he … Continue reading →

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Posted in: AINs, ANF, Because We Care, Employment issues, NSWNMA, Nursing - Aged Care, Unions
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Because We Care: aged care compact delivered!

Posted on March 5, 2013 by NU_admin

The Australian Nursing Federation (ANF) commenced the Because We Care campaign nearly four years ago and has been fighting for quality care for older Australians ever since. One of the key objectives of the campaign was to address wages for … Continue reading →

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Because We Care: a long and winding road

Posted on August 9, 2012 by NU_admin

ANF Federal Secretary Lee Thomas addressed the NSWNA annual conference this afternoon about the three and a half years of the Because we Care campaign, which culminated in the $1.2billion funding announcements made by the Federal Government in April this … Continue reading →

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Rashmi – an AIN in aged care

Posted on May 15, 2012 by NU_admin

The picnic for aged care nurses and their supporters is this Friday, 11.30am-1.30pm in Hyde Park in central Sydney. Act Now for Better Pay  will be sending buses from all over Sydney, so ring today if you want to hop … Continue reading →

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