The Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (ANMF)
Parties Backing Australia’s Nurses and Midwives
Today the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (ANMF) can reveal the political parties standing with nurses and midwives this Election.
The ANMF has written to the Leaders of each major political party seeking their commitment to 12 specific priorities which will improve the wages, working conditions and well-being of nurses, midwives and care-workers and their capacity to deliver safe, high-quality healthcare for the Australian community.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Labor and Adam Bandt and the Greens have pledged their commitment or partial commitment for all, or the majority, of the ANMF’s priorities.
So far, the Leader of the Opposition and the Liberals, Peter Dutton, and the Leader of the Nationals, David Littleproud have failed to respond to the ANMF.
Commenting on the ANMF ‘Election Priorities Commitment Scorecard’, Federal Secretary Annie Butler said it was important for ANMF Members to know which of the major parties will be standing-up for nurses, midwives and care-workers in the next term of Government.
“During this term of Government, we’ve achieved a long-list of gains for our nursing, midwifery and care-worker workforce and the Australian health system. But with many challenges in health and aged care which still need to be addressed, we believe it’s essential that our major political parties commit to maintaining and building on these achievements for the benefit of the community,” Ms Butler said.
“On behalf of our Members, we thank those parties who have engaged with the ANMF and committed to our priorities and we look forward to working with the new Government to help shape the future of the Australian healthcare system.”
Key Facts:
The ANMF, with over 345,000 members, is the industrial and professional voice for nurses, midwives and carers in Australia.