Nurses and Midwives Demand Major Reform Promises in 2025 Federal Election Campaign
Date: 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 on Friday 14 March to launch their bold health reform agenda for the election campaign.
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, CEO, 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
The power and potential of nursing will be highlighted at Old Parliament House in Canberra on the same day at the 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
