Nursing in Australia
Nursing in Australia Brochure
For more information about nursing in Australia view this brochure (PDF).
If you are a nurse with overseas qualifications wanting to work in Australia, contact the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Council (ANMC), or the registering authority in the State or Territory where you want to work, for information about how to register.
GradStats
GradStats is produced annually by the Graduate Careers Council of Australia. The publication is a study of the activities of new university graduates around four months after the completion of their qualifications. The year of publication reflects statistics for the previous academic year (eg the 2007 publication reflects end of year statistics for students graduating in 2006). Click here to view GradStats.
Wages and Conditions
The wages and conditions for nurses in Australia are determined by various Awards and Agreements. Generally speaking, awards of the Australian Industrial Relations Commission provide the legal minimum for wages and working conditions. In addition to this, nurses in the public health sector and in private hospitals are normally covered by an industrial agreement which provide additional wages and working conditions. While there is some degree of consistency, wages and conditions can vary depending on the relevant State/Territory and the specific area of nursing.
For information about salaries and conditions of employment visit the website of the Australian Nursing Federation branch in the State or Territory where you want to work.
Further information may be accessed through ANF Branch websites.
VIC | NSW | ACT | WA | TAS | QLD | SA | NT
Nursing As a Career
State government department nursing branch websites which promote nursing as a career and provide local information about how to pursue nursing. ACT and NT do not have nursing career websites but links to their universities and registration boards are listed.
| Victoria Nursing in Victoria |
New South Wales NSW Nurses Information |
| South Australia Nursing Takes You Places |
Western Australia Nurse Link |
| Queensland Think Nursing |
Tasmania Nursing in Tasmania |
| Australian Capital Territory Nurses Board of the ACT |
Northern Territory Northern Territory University Nurses Board of the Northern Territory (Email) |
Australian Nursing and Midwifery Council (ANMC)
The ANMC is a peak national nursing body concerned with national standards and processes for the regulation of nursing.
The ANMC has developed the ANMC National Competency Standards for the Registered Nurse and the Enrolled Nurse, the ANC Code of Ethics for Nurses in Australia and the ANMC Code of Professional Conduct.
The ANMC also undertakes the assessment of overseas-qualified nurses for the purpose of migration and has been gazetted by the Minister for Immigration to perform the assessment function for the occupation of nursing.
Further information is available from the ANMC website at www.anmc.org.au or email: anmc@anmc.org.au or by contacting:
Australian Nursing and Midwifery Council, PO Box 873, Dickson ACT 2602
Australian Nurse Registering Authorities
Australian Capital Territory
Sue Marbro, Acting Registrar
ACT Nurses Board, Scala House, 11 Torrens Street, Braddon ACT 2612
Tel. 61 2 6207 0413 | Fax. 61 2 6205 1602 | Email: actnmb@act.gov.au | Web: www.nursesboard.act.gov.au
New South Wales
Michael Cleary, Executive Director
Nurses and Midwives Board of NSW, PO Box K599, Haymarket NSW 1238
Tel. 61 2 9219 0222 | Fax. 61 2 9281 2030 | Email: mail@nmb.nsw.gov.au | Web: www.nmb.nsw.gov.au
Northern Territory
Vicki Skopellos, Policy and Research Officer
Nurses Board of Northern Territory, GPO Box 4221, Darwin NT 0801
Tel. 61 8 8999 4157 | Fax. 61 8 8999 4196 | Email: healthprofessions.ths@nt.gov.au
Queensland
Catherine Entriken, Acting Executive Officer
Queensland Nursing Council, GPO Box 2928, Brisbane QLD 4001
Tel. 61 7 3223 5111 | Fax. 61 7 3223 5115 | Email: executive@qnc.qld.gov.au | Web: www.qnc.qld.gov.au
South Australia
Alyson Smith, Chief Executive Officer-Registrar
Nurses Board of South Australia, PO Box 7176, Hutt Street, Adelaide SA 5000
Tel. 61 8 8223 9700 | Fax. 61 8 8223 9707 | Email: ceo-registrar@nursesboard.sa.gov.au | Web: www.nursesboard.sa.gov.au
Tasmania
Moira Laverty, Executive Officer
Nursing Board of Tasmania, PO Box 847, Sandy Bay TAS 7006
Tel. 61 3 6224 3991 | Fax. 61 3 6224 3995 | Email: nbt@nursingboardtas.com.au | Web: www.nursingboardtas.org.au
Victoria
Petrina Halloran, Acting Chief Executive Officer
Nurses Board of Victoria, Level 2, 595 Little Collins Street, Melbourne VIC 3000
Tel. 61 3 8635 1200 | Fax. 61 3 8635 1248 | Email: phalloran@nbv.org.au | Web: www.nbv.org.au
Western Australia
Robyn Collins, Chief Executive Officer
Nurses and Midwives Board of Western Australia, Locked Bag 6, East Perth WA 6892
Tel. 61 8 9421 1100 | Fax. 61 8 9421 1022 | Email: robync@nmbwa.org.au | Web: www.nmbwa.org.au