Nurses and Midwives Demand Major Reform in 2025 Federal Election Campaign
Date: Today, Friday 14 March 2025
Time: 9:00 am
Location: Mural Hall, Parliament House, Canberra
Leaders of the nine largest nursing and midwifery organisations in Australia will gather at Parliament House in Canberra today, Friday 14 March to launch their bold health reform agenda for the Federal Election.
The Nursing and Midwifery Peaks agenda highlights seven practical and achievable actions that political leaders could take now to have an immediate impact on the nation’s healthcare system to improve access to health services for all Australians.
Australia’s 650,000 current and recently retired nurses, nurse practitioners, and midwives – all voters – are demanding change to enable nurses and midwives to work to their full capacity to provide solutions for a system stretched to its breaking point.
The need for healthcare reform is urgent: Australians are facing longer waiting times and higher out-of-pocket costs, and the healthcare workforce is operating under immense pressure. Nurses are the solution.
Spokespeople include:
- Ken Griffin, CEO, Australian Primary Health Care Nurses Association
- Karen Booth, President, Australian Primary Health Care Nurses Association
- Annie Butler, Secretary, Australian Nurses and Midwives Federation
- Adjunct Professor Kathryn Zeitz, CEO, Australian College of Nursing
- Helen White, CEO, Australian College of Midwives
- Amelia Druhan, Executive Director Education, Council of Remote Area Nurses of Australia
- Ali Drummond, CEO, Congress of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Nurses and Midwives
- Adrian Armitage, CEO, Australian College of Mental Health Nurses
- Professor Ann Bonner, Deputy Chair, Council of Deans of Nursing and Midwifery (CDNM)
The power and potential of nursing will also be highlighted at Old Parliament House in Canberra at today's ACN Policy Summit – Reforming Healthcare Policy for the Future Nursing Workforce.
Contact details:
APNA - Rebecca Burdick Davies 0401 619 280
ACN - Lexi Metherell 0449 803 524
ANMF - Richard Lenarduzzi 0411 254 390
CDNM - Alison Weatherstone, Chief Midwife 0423 116 016
