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6 August 2026

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2026 Nursing trailblazers winner and finalists

Health Minister announces 2026 Nursing Trailblazer

Media ReleaseBy ACN Hostmaster6 August 2026

One of Australia’s leading experts in cardiovascular disease has been named the 2026 Nursing Trailblazer by the Federal Minister for Health and Ageing, Mark Butler MP, at the ACN National Nursing Forum gala dinner in Melbourne tonight. Deakin Distinguished Professor Andrea Driscoll MACN, the Chair in Nursing at Monash Health and Director of the Centre…

Health Minister unveils critical workforce strategy at ACN conference

Health Minister unveils critical workforce strategy at ACN conference

Media ReleaseBy ACN Hostmaster6 August 2026

The National Nursing Workforce Strategy, launched today by the Federal Health Minister Mark Butler at the Australian College of Nursing National Nursing Forum, must be properly implemented to rectify the ad hoc, fractured approach to nursing workforce planning, and to set Australia up to meet its growing and more complex healthcare needs and avoid a…

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