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The article looks at several implications for nurses of integrating information technology (IT) in health care in Australia. A study conducted by the Australian Nursing Federation (ANF) and the University of Southern Queensland (USQ) has revealed that workload, inadequate technical support and lack of training are major barriers to use of IT in practice. Meanwhile, it is said that the ANF and Queensland University of Technology will be conducting a project to develop informatics competency standards for nurses in the country. INSET: Using technology in practice.

The article reports on the case of Sharon Morunga, a former nurse from the Anyinginyi Health Aboriginal Corporation (AHAC) in the Northern Territory of Australia who presented a paper titled "I Am Not a Racist But..." at the 2013 International Council of Nurses conference in Melbourne, Australia and was fired as a result of her paper four months after the conference. Reaction to the case which was voiced by Australia's Fair Work Commission is discussed.

The author comments on the Albanese government's support payments for student nurses and midwives, along with the Health Legislation Amendment (Removal of Requirement for Collaborative Arrangement) Bill 2024. She discusses the significance of the changes, benefit to be received by eligible nursing and midwifery students under the support payments for student nurses and midwives, known as Commonwealth Prac Payments, and challenges identified by the "Scope of Practice Review Issues Paper Two."

The article discusses a paper which was released in 2010 by the Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care and which was titled "Patient-Centred Care: Improving Quality and Safety by Focusing Care on Patients and Consumers." In the article the author offers her opinions on the paper, on patient-centered care and on the Australian Nursing Federation's response to the paper.

The article reports on the release of a position paper agreed by prominent health signatories including the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (ANMF) on the implications of energy choices on people's health in Australia.

Presents information on Australia's national nursing workforce summit held in Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, on September 20-21, 1999. Issues discussed during the summit; Insights into the summit's discussion paper `Rethinking Nursing'; Key issues raised by Australian Nursing Federation Federal Secretary Jill Iliffe; Problems besetting the nursing workforce in Australia.