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Australian College of Nursing @acnmedia.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

ACN congratulates Tasmania for showing real commitment to putting patients first by further embedding nurse practitioners in its health system. Private practices can now access grants to establish, expand, or enhance NP positions. Read more: www.premier.tas.gov.au/latest-news/...

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Australian College of Nursing @acnmedia.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Nearly 800 nurses across Australia told us the same thing: they’re proud of this profession and they want to stay. What they’re struggling with is building a career they own. Read more in our new report, Nursing Pathways: Making career paths clearer: ow.ly/GQCc50ZHEVT

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Australian College of Nursing @acnmedia.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

ACN Fellow Melissa Freeman’s Port Macquarie clinic delivered 23,193 episodes of care last year. She says fund the care, not the profession (paywalled): ow.ly/jJin50ZHxAl

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Australian College of Nursing @acnmedia.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

The new National Health and Medical Research Strategy sets ambitious targets for translation and commercialisation, and names clinical research nurses as critical to reaching them – now we need action. Read more: ow.ly/rsaX50ZF0LH

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Australian College of Nursing @acnmedia.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Our Chief Nursing Officer, Frances Rice, spoke with 7News about how urgent action is needed to keep our nursing workforce safe and supported. Part of the answer is implementation of the new National Nursing Workforce Strategy. Read more: ow.ly/IZaW50ZyOnt

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Australian College of Nursing @acnmedia.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

Congratulations to all the nurse and midwife recipients of King's Birthday Honours. They have all made a difference to people's lives and served their communities with distinction. Our deepest thanks to them, and we are so pleased their contributions have been recognised.

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Australian College of Nursing @acnmedia.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

Big-picture reform for nursing remains unfinished business in tonight’s Budget. We will continue to build the case that nurses are the most productive lever any government has in health. Read more here: ow.ly/AbPs50YY5hu #NursesAreTheSolution

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Australian College of Nursing @acnmedia.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

⭐Happy International Nurses Day⭐ On #IND2026, let's commit to the reforms that allow nurses to do what they're educated to do. Our plan for change is here: ow.ly/hLJE50YXxop, and you can find the International Council of Nurses IND 2026 report here www.icn.ch

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Australian College of Nursing @acnmedia.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

A great opportunity for ACN Chief Executive Officer Kathryn Zeitz and Chief Nursing Officer, Frances Rice to discuss rural health workforce issues with the Federal Member for Flynn, Colin Boyce. Check out our blueprint for a better healthcare system: ow.ly/cr0450YByOG

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Australian College of Nursing @acnmedia.bsky.social · 16/03/2026

Calling all nurses in general practice: Help ensure nursing is accurately represented in workforce decisions that affect your profession. Take part in the OCEAN study today. Email or call to find out more: 📧 ocean.study@sydney.edu.au 📞 1800 262 326 🌐 ocean.sydney.edu.au

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Australian College of Nursing @acnmedia.bsky.social · 27/02/2026

Nurse practitioners can now issue cause-of-death certificates and witness non-written health directions in the ACT. ACN calls on other jurisdictions to follow suit, and remove all unnecessary barriers preventing NPs from delivering holistic care #NursesAreTheSolution

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Australian College of Nursing @acnmedia.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

Great news: the bill to enable designated RN prescribers to access the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme has been unanimously supported by the Senate Community Affairs Legislation Committee. Read more: ow.ly/YAaM50YmKBU #NursesAreTheSolution

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Australian College of Nursing @acnmedia.bsky.social · 25/02/2026

Hospital admissions for Australians aged 75 and over have surged. ACN is calling for investment in nurse-led aged care models, to help keep older Australians out of hospital. Read more: ow.ly/uMsZ50YjLF6 #NursesAreTheSolution

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Australian College of Nursing @acnmedia.bsky.social · 24/02/2026

Outdated funding rules virtually lock registered nurses out of delivering holistic primary care. ACN is calling for $275 million to establish nurse-led clinics and reform funding barriers. Read more: ow.ly/2uyH50YjLBy #NursesAreTheSolution

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Australian College of Nursing @acnmedia.bsky.social · 23/02/2026

ACN is calling for government support to embed Australia’s newest group of prescribers, registered nurse prescriber, in the health system. More: www.acn.edu.au/media-release/govern… #NursesAreTheSolution

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Australian College of Nursing @acnmedia.bsky.social · 20/02/2026

The evidence is clear: access is a key barrier to getting vaccinated – and we need to act urgently. Read more: ow.ly/W6eb50Yiu0K #NursesAreTheSolution

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Australian College of Nursing @acnmedia.bsky.social · 18/02/2026

The Australian College of Nursing's Pre-Budget Submission 2026-27 is out. It offers an evidence-based blueprint to protect care for every Australian by investing in nursing. Read more: ow.ly/fCou50YhUph #NursesAreTheSolution

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Australian College of Nursing @acnmedia.bsky.social · 18/02/2026

Nurse immunisers have the skills, the training, and the legal authority to vaccinate – just not the funding, as ACN Chief Nursing Officer Frances Rice told The Australian. Read the full story (paywalled): ow.ly/4IHy50YhoU2 #NursesAreTheSolution

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Australian College of Nursing @acnmedia.bsky.social · 29/11/2025

BIG NEWS: Australian Treasurers have backed scope of practice reforms. The Australian College of Nursing welcomes the announcement that Treasurers have agreed to support health practitioners working to the top of scope of practice. Read more: ow.ly/pTJf50XzfhI #NursesAreTheSolution

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Australian College of Nursing @acnmedia.bsky.social · 31/10/2025

Nurses are transforming aged care in Wagga, in regional NSW, with a program ensuring older Australians don’t miss vital health checks and medication reviews. The Wagga Daily Advertiser has covered it here (paywalled): ow.ly/h2GS50XkJFo #NursesAreTheSolution

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Australian College of Nursing @acnmedia.bsky.social · 28/10/2025

Great to see more focus on how nurses can intervene early and help prevent the development of chronic conditions in at-risk groups of people. Read more: ow.ly/9Ep350XiPp3 #NursesAreTheSolution

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Australian College of Nursing @acnmedia.bsky.social · 16/10/2025

Menopause support isn’t just a health issue for nurses – it’s a workforce imperative. With thanks to Menopause Friendly Australia, we’re sharing a comprehensive guide to help organisations establish menopause support groups: menopausefriendly.au/home/support... #WorldMenopauseDay2025

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Australian College of Nursing @acnmedia.bsky.social · 15/10/2025

Fantastic to see a powerful endorsement of nurse-led care from a regional GP in the ABC today. Read more here: abc.net.au/news/2025-10... #nursesarethesolution

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Australian College of Nursing @acnmedia.bsky.social · 02/10/2025

It has been a terrible flu season: 658 deaths have been recorded in the first seven months of 2025 – the most since the same period in 2019. Making immunisation more accessible is critical to stemming the spread of this vaccine-preventable illness: www.acn.edu.au/media-releas...

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Australian College of Nursing @acnmedia.bsky.social · 30/09/2025

The new standard enabling registered nurse prescribing takes effect today. This is not just a game-changing development for the profession: it is a significant step forward in access to high quality, safe prescribing in Australia. Read more: www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09...

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Australian College of Nursing @acnmedia.bsky.social · 30/09/2025

Australian College of Nursing Chief Nursing Officer Frances Rice has been interviewed across the media this morning, explaining one of the biggest advances for Australian healthcare in decades: registered nurse prescribing. Read more from the ABC here: www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09...

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Australian College of Nursing @acnmedia.bsky.social · 26/09/2025

The National Centre for Immunisation Research and Surveillance has identified funding for nurse-led immunisation clinics as key to reversing Australia's falling childhood vaccination rates. Read more: www.acn.edu.au/media-releas...

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Australian College of Nursing @acnmedia.bsky.social · 23/09/2025

Paracetamol in pregnancy – click here to find out what nurses need to know: www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...

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Australian College of Nursing @acnmedia.bsky.social · 11/09/2025

Our latest media release examines the NSW Bureau of Health Information's Healthcare Quarterly April-June report, which reveals a record 515,245 hospital episodes in the quarter (up 3.8%), and the highest-ever same-day episodes at 242,284 (up 5.9%). Read more: ow.ly/IOlm50WV0Bw

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Australian College of Nursing @acnmedia.bsky.social · 01/09/2025

ACN is marking Wound Awareness Week by calling on the Federal Government to consider how advancing nurse-led models of care could dramatically improve access to holistic wound care in Australia. Read more: acn.edu.au/media-releas... #NursesAreTheSolution

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Australian College of Nursing @acnmedia.bsky.social · 18/08/2025

The Federal Government productivity roundtable must recognise that strategic healthcare workforce reforms can deliver measurable economic returns. Read more from ACN's Chief Nursing Officer, Frances Rice, in today's West Australian opinion pages: ow.ly/1w8I50WHQ52

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Australian College of Nursing @acnmedia.bsky.social · 24/07/2025

Opening day two of ACN’s National Nursing Forum, the Minister for Health and Ageing, Mark Butler MP, recommitted the government to supporting Australia’s 450,000 nurses and midwives, signalling his appetite for health care reform remains strong. Read more: www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...

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Australian College of Nursing @acnmedia.bsky.social · 24/07/2025

The Minister for Health and Ageing, Mark Butler MP, has named Professor Michelle Barakat-Johnson the winner of the 2025 Health Minister's Award for Nursing Trailblazers at the Australian College of Nursing’s National Nursing Forum in Canberra. Read more: www.acn.edu.au/media-releas...

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Australian College of Nursing @acnmedia.bsky.social · 24/07/2025

Addressing ACN’s National Nursing Forum in Canberra, the Chief Nursing and Midwifery Officer, Professor Alison McMillan PSM, has released the latest figures on the nursing and midwifery workforce. Read more: www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...

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Australian College of Nursing @acnmedia.bsky.social · 24/07/2025

The Australian College of Nursing is delighted to announce that Group Captain Kath Stein GAICD, FACN has been appointed as ACN's new President, bringing over three decades of distinguished military nursing leadership to the role. Read more: www.acn.edu.au/media-releas...

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Australian College of Nursing @acnmedia.bsky.social · 23/07/2025

Professor Jill White AM FACN writes in the Canberra Times today on the renewed global definition of nursing – moving beyond narrow hospital-focused roles to embrace nurses' broader impact on healthy communities and illness prevention. Read more: ow.ly/bGoT50WtJo7

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Australian College of Nursing @acnmedia.bsky.social · 23/07/2025

ACN's National Nursing Forum has launched with strong backing for nurses working to their full scope of practice from ACT Health Minister Rachel Stephen-Smith. Read more: ow.ly/1PAt50WtJlp #NNF2025 #NursesAreTheSolution

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Australian College of Nursing @acnmedia.bsky.social · 07/07/2025

ACN is thrilled to announce the three finalists in the Health Minister's Award for Nursing Trailblazers. Each demonstrates the power of nurses to innovate and lead for safer and higher quality health care. Read more: ow.ly/paeO50Wlqhr

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Australian College of Nursing @acnmedia.bsky.social · 27/06/2025

ACN is preparing a submission to Ahpra’s Supervised Practice Framework review, and we want to hear from you. Email us at advisory@acn.edu.au (attention: Peta) by 3 July and we will organise a call. Your input will ensure nurses' voices and frontline realities are represented.

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Australian College of Nursing @acnmedia.bsky.social · 24/06/2025

ACN welcomes Health Minister @markbutlermp.bsky.social’s comments that he'll be working closely with health professional groups to ensure scope of practice reforms are implemented in the best interest of patients. Listen from 5:39: www.abc.net.au/listen/progr... #NursesAndMidwivesAreTheSolution

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Mark Butler responds to NDIS concerns - ABC listen

The Queensland Treasurer is threatening to withhold funding for additional support for children with a disability if the federal government doesn't overhaul the way that GST revenue is distributed amo...

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Australian College of Nursing @acnmedia.bsky.social · 23/06/2025

The countdown is on: one month until Australia’s leading nursing conference, the ACN National Nursing Forum. Register now – early-bird tickets are ending at the end of the month: aceo.eventsair.com/acn-national... #NNF2025

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Australian College of Nursing @acnmedia.bsky.social · 13/06/2025

Australia's new National Immunisation Strategy has made "innovative vaccine delivery" a priority, and the Australian College of Nursing is calling for swift regulatory reform to unlock nursing's full potential in vaccination delivery. Read more: www.acn.edu.au/media-releas...

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Australian College of Nursing @acnmedia.bsky.social · 11/06/2025

The Australian College of Nursing is urging Diploma of Nursing students to take up the Commonwealth Prac Payment, which has just opened for applications. Read: www.acn.edu.au/media-releas...

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Australian College of Nursing @acnmedia.bsky.social · 11/06/2025

The latest Healthcare Quarterly figures on public hospital and ambulance services from the New South Wales Bureau of Health Information (BHI) confirm the urgent need for widespread health sector reform. Read: www.acn.edu.au/media-releas...

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Australian College of Nursing @acnmedia.bsky.social · 09/06/2025

Congratulations to the nurses recognised in the King's Birthday 2025 Honours List, with special mention to Professor Kate Curtis, who has been made an Officer of the Order of Australia for distinguished service to critical care research and education.

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Australian College of Nursing @acnmedia.bsky.social · 03/06/2025

💊 A "landmark moment for Australian nursing”: a new prescribing standard for nurses will come into effect in September, however nurses won’t be authorised to prescribe straight away. Find out more at the NMBA website: www.ahpra.gov.au/News/2025-05... #NursesAreTheSolution

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Australian College of Nursing @acnmedia.bsky.social · 26/05/2025

ACN fellow, Melissa Freeman, is on point here, calling for more support for nurse-led care after being blocked from running a vaccine clinic. Credit: The Newcastle Herald newcastleherald.com.au/story/8973086/

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