The Australian College of Nursing congratulates Australian of the Year Awards recipients The Australian College of Nursing (ACN) congratulates Australia’s Local Hero, Eddie Woo, the Young Australian of the Year, Samantha Kerr, the Senior Australian of the Year, Dr Graham Farquhar, and the Australian of the Year, Professor Michelle Simmons. ACN CEO Adjunct Professor Kylie…
Nurses welcome fairer and more equal Australia The Australian College of Nursing (ACN) congratulates the Australian Parliament on the passage of same-sex marriage legislation yesterday, which stipulates that the right to marry in Australia will not be determined by sex or gender. “ACN would like to acknowledge the determined effort of so many people who…
Adoption of Code of Ethics will support nurse decision-making Nurses and midwives around Australia will have clearer guidance when faced with making ethical decisions, following agreement by the country’s leading nursing organisations to adopt the International Council of Nurses’ Code of Ethics for Nurses (ICN Ethics) and the International Confederation of Midwives Code of Ethics…
Dignity and choice vital for end-of-life care Nurses have identified an urgent need for Australia to have a serious and comprehensive conversation about supporting individual patient choice when it comes to end-of-life decision making. Speaking following passage through the Victorian Parliament of the Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill, Australian College of Nursing CEO, Adjunct Professor Kylie…
Gender equality improving, but more work to be done ACN welcomes the findings from the fourth gender equality scorecard released by the Workplace Gender Equality Agency. Australia’s gender equality scorecard analysed data covering 40 per cent of employees in Australia and more than 11,000 employers. Progress in some areas is positive but there are many…
ACN encouraged by the report of the Royal Commission and Board of Inquiry into the protection and detention of children in the Northern Territory ACN is encouraged by the recommendations made in the Report of the Royal Commission and Board of Inquiry into the Protection and Detention of Children in the Northern Territory. ACN supported…
Nurses welcome vote for equality ACN has welcomed the result of the Australian Marriage Law Postal Survey showing that the overwhelming majority of Australians support marriage equality. Of the nearly 8 out of 10 eligible Australians who expressed their view, 61.6% responded Yes and all states and territories recorded a majority Yes response. “ACN strongly…
ACN Shines A Light On World Diabetes Day The Australian College of Nursing (ACN) recognises the importance of diabetes awareness and advocacy on World Diabetes Day (WDD) today. The theme for this year’s WDD is Women and Diabetes. This year’s campaign highlights the importance of affordable and equitable access for all women at risk for…
Nurses Have A Key Role In The Fight Against Antimicrobial Resistance The key role of nurses in combating the urgent global health problem of Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) must be highlighted during Antibiotic Awareness Week. The World Health Organization (WHO) has identified AMR as an increasingly serious threat to global public health that requires whole of…
Australia’s peak health groups call for all children to be released from immigration detention Australia’s peak health professional bodies have today joined together to call on the Government to immediately release all children and their families from immigration detention in Australia and Nauru. Our organisations represent a wide range of health professionals who have seen, first-hand, the devastating…