For more information about nursing in Australia please view the below Fact Sheet.

• A Snapshot of Nursing in Australia
  

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).

• 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 very depending on the relevant State/Territory and the specific area of nursing.

For more 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.

Australian Capital Territory Branch New South Wales Branch Northern Territory Branch Queensland Branch

South Australian Branch Victorian Branch West Australian Branch Tasmanian Branch

Nursing As A Career

State Government department nursing branch websites 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.

Nursing In Victoria Nursing And Midwifery South Australia Think Nursing (Queensland) ACT Nursing and Midwifery Board NSW Nurses Information

Nursing and Midwifery in Western Australia Nursing Board of Tasmania Northern Territory University Nurses Board of the Northern Territory

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 asseement function for the occupation of nursing.

Further information is available from the ANMC website or via email to anmc@anmc.org.au.

Australian Nursing and Midwifery Council
PO Box 873
Dickson, ACT 2602

Overseas Nurses

If you are an overseas nurse/midwife and wish to migrate to Australia, contact the ANMC for information on the process of applying for skills assessment. Nurses and midwives must apply to the Nursing and Midwifery Regulatory Authority in the State or Territory they wish to work in for registration. All registered nurses and midwives must be registered prior to commencing work in Australia.

Australian Nurse Registering Authorities

Australian Health Practitioner Registration Authority
On July 01, 2010 the state health registration boards merged into the new Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA). Their website can be found at www.ahpra.gov.au