News & Events

Bukwa, Julie, Merilyn and Marty share personal experiences of confronting racism and discrimination and how it harms culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) nurses and midwives who do so much to enrich the profession.

Catherine and Helen share insights on how an NSWNMA reference group is advocating for the wellbeing of culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) nurses and midwives.

Some nurses and midwives report experiencing racism daily in Australian workplaces, but many employers are not collecting data on the issue.

A new study has revealed Black African nurses working in rural Australia experienced incidents of discrimination and disadvantage based on their race and skin colour.

Welcome to the Summer 2022 edition of the Nurse & Midwife Support newsletter: Supporting culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) nurses, midwives, and students.

Experienced nurse Jackie shares how she continued nursing after developing significant hearing loss.

We all have the best of intentions to improve our ‘wind down’ time especially after an evening shift — but when it comes to it, our best intentions evaporate.

Leanne O’Connor joins the Your Health Matters podcast to tell the story of her three-decade friendship with colleague Rowena.

Melinda Jesudason joins the Your Health Matters podcast to tell the story of her three-decade friendship with colleague Hester.

Nurse Melinda Jesudason says: “It was Hester that taught me ‘real’ nursing, More than the lectures and lab drills.”

Midwife Leanne O’Connor says: “Midwifery has brought mostly joy to my life, but the most precious gift it has given me is my friendship with Rowena.”

Read the winning entries and listen to our podcasts with writers Melinda Jesudason and Leanne O’Connor.

On R U OK Day this year we want you to ask yourself: Am I OK? The mental health and wellbeing of all healthcare workers matters.

Dr Wendy McIntosh joins the podcast to explain how professional boundaries protect the health and wellbeing of nurses, midwives and patients.

The pandemic has increased the moral distress experienced by nurses and midwives. Tayla Vella explores how we can handle the fallout.