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Public Sector Updates – North West
Public Sector Updates - North West North West Regional Hospital (NWRH) Surgical Ward On Thursday 17 September 2026, ANMF members from the NWRH Surgical Ward unanimously endorsed the 2026 benchmarking from the data set July 2025 – June 2026. A direct care Full-Time Equivalent (FTE) of 49.96 supports a roster of 11, 10, 5. View the latest update [...]
Public Sector Updates – North
Public Sector Updates - North Launceston General Hospital (LGH) Stop Work LGH Nurses and Midwives took stop work action on Tuesday 27 October 2026. The Government has failed to address the crisis at the LGH. Overcrowding, access block, unsafe workloads, workforce shortages, and the lack of a fair Nurses and Midwives Agreement offer. View the latest update Renal [...]
Public Sector Updates – South
Public Sector Updates - South Royal Hobart Hospital (RHH) Orderly Escort Industrial Action Paused The ANMF has heard the concerns raised by Mental Health nurses about the proposed industrial action involving orderlies refusing to attend to patient escorts when someone is on an order and require an escort around the hospital. and the potential impact on workplace safety. [...]
Public Sector Enterprise Bargaining Agreement
Public Sector Enterprise Bargaining Agreement The ANMF told the Minister for Health and the Government’s bargaining team that the current offer is not good enough to put to members for a vote. On Tuesday 3 November 2026, the ANMF met with the Minister for Health and then attended negotiations for the Public Sector Nurses and Midwives Agreement. Our [...]
Private Sector Updates – Statewide
Private Sector Updates - Statewide Statewide Lifeblood Australia ANMF representatives attended the 7th meeting with Lifeblood management on Thursday 22 October 2026. View the latest update South Hobart Day Surgery Following feedback from members, the ANMF has written to Hobart Day Surgery management seeking urgent discussions about several workplace issues affecting nurses, patient care and staff wellbeing. View [...]
Aged Care Updates – Statewide
Aged Care Updates - Statewide South Barrington Lodge Salvation Army management has begun responding to the ANMF claims at the bargaining table and put forward a starting position on wages. View the latest update Corumbene Care Workers Voting on the proposed Corumbene General Agreement 2026 opens on Wednesday 4 November 2026. In breaking news, Corumbene management has confirmed [...]
Media Releases
ANMF Media Release: ANMF Set to Return to Negotiating Table Over Nurses and Midwives Offer
ANMF Set to Return to Negotiating Table Over Nurses and Midwives Offer Monday 2 November 2026 WHAT: ANMF Media Call WHERE: ANMF Office 54 Tamar Street WHEN: 12 [...]
ANMF Media Release: RHH Nurses and Midwives Take Strike Action
RHH Nurses and Midwives Take Strike Action 6 October 2026 WHAT: ANMF Media Call WHERE: Royal Hobart Hospital, Campbell Street Entrance WHEN: Tuesday 6 October TIME: 2:00pm Special [...]
ANMF Media Release: Ward 2A nurses to stop work over unsafe staffing and pressure to open additional beds
Ward 2A nurses to stop work over unsafe staffing and pressure to open additional beds 2 October 2026 WHAT: ANMF Media Call WHERE: Royal Hobart Hospital, Campbell Street [...]