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MEDIA KIT 2020 The Australian Nursing and Midwifery Journal (ANMJ) is Australia’s leading nursing and The ANMJ, which has been successfully in production for over 50 years, is a publication of the Australian midwifery journal, reaching more than Nursing and Midwifery Federation (ANMF). As the 104,000* nurses and midwives globally. largest union in the country, the ANMF represents the industrial and professional interests of * Audit March – September 2018 more than 268,500 nurses, midwives and carers nationwide. The ANMJ now includes a digital platform dedicated to the needs of the nursing and midwifery community including both inside and outside of their professional life. The ANMJ website is updated weekly and delivers content on practice issues, industry news and information to help fulfil professional goals and achieve a healthy work/life balance. Content is shared via our social media platforms including Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram, and through our regular e-newsletter. In 2020 the ANMJ will expand its website to include a Learning and Career Hub, providing Australia’s premier resource for every nurse, midwife, graduate and student throughout their learning, early career and advanced career journey. The hub is a go-to for advice and support on education, professional development, career development and day-to-day management. PLATFORMS ANMJ.ORG.AU ANMJ WEBSITE E-NEWSLETTER SOCIAL MEDIA Quarterly publication printed in Jan, Apr, anmj.org.au Distributed fortnightly with a focus on Jul & Oct news, features, wellbeing, people & careers 3,888 followers Updated weekly Subscription-based distributed in VIC, SA, ACT & NT via Australia Post 476 followers Available online at issuu or STATS* STATS via download at anmj.org.au Page views 234,678 Database 2,330 @anmjaustralia Sessions 99,066 Opens 38.7% Page/session 2.37 Clicks 15.1% * Source – Google analytics Sep – Nov 2019 * Source: MailChimp Dec 18 –Nov 19 PRINTED FEATURE FEATURE Ms Kearney held the position of ACTU for 10 years before he went back into 11. The biggest issues in the high density President from 2010 until her move into nursing, prior to politics. electorate are education, public transport federal politics. Labor’s commitment is and jobs, he says. “I’ve always been interested in politics. to change workplace relations laws to I wasn’t sure I was the sort of person that “For me it’s having the opportunity to be JOURNAL make them fairer for workers. For the last was able to make a contribution in that part of a government that passes legislation decade, corporate profits have been steadily NURSES IN POLITICS: way. To be honest I guess in nursing we that reflects my values. We are living more increasing to an all-time high, while the don’t necessarily see ourselves as leaders closely together but seem to be drifting share of wages is at a record low, she says. of society. We are pretty humble.” further apart. Better communities make “Workers work longer and harder in less- sure people look out for one another and are ADVOCACY Like Ms Kearney, Mr Kelly says he uses his secure, more fragmented jobs. People are in taking care of each other.” nursing skills every day as a MP. “Nurses insecure jobs and on short term contracts; are used to dealing with a diverse group of Mr Kelly believes that access to high quality we want to see more job security. We also AND LEADERSHIP people with differing views and really listen healthcare and education is fundamental to want to see investment in projects that to people. They really try to understand building a strong community. create jobs.” what people’s issues are rather than pre- “I am really pleased that I am part of a As one of nine children, Ms Kearney learnt judging what’s best for that individual. government that has introduced nurse to to speak up. The Kearney’s had a ‘family “Nurses are good at having difficult patient ratios, we have really led the way. Parliament’ and also a family trade union conversations. ‘I know you really want that We are a government that is supportive of – the ‘Kearney family union’. All nine kids more humane policy. I am really happy to be I can’t deliver that – no one can. As much as nurses and graduates. were members and paid their dues and taking this policy to the election.” I would like to tell you, no amount of my made their demands. The Newman government drastically cut Ms Kearney trained as a nurse at the Austin telling you that is going to make it happen’.” graduate positions from full time to part “I look back on my career and I’ve always Hospital, where she progressed to become Mr Kelly and his wife have lived in the time, there were no opportunities for been an advocate; as a nurse I advocated for Head of Clinical Nursing Education at Greenslopes electorate for over 17 years; they graduates to work in the profession. It was patients; in the union for our membership Austin Health. have two daughters Molly 14 and Brenna so short-sighted. and for the health system. She joined the ANMF in 1993 as a job rep, then became ANMF Victorian Branch “You have to speak up. Sometimes it’s really President and ANMF Federal President while challenging; sometimes it’s really hard. As a working full time nursing. nurse, I would walk into a room of doctors and health chiefs and I would think my Ms Kearney says she uses the skills she voice was not that important. Now I look developed as a nurse every day. back and absolutely that wasn’t true. “As a nurse, you develop a really good ability “Stand your ground. Not to say there’s to assess a situation and I do that now. I no budging. There’s always room to think nurses are really good listeners and compromise and negotiate but be they can also see the hidden messages. They consistently moving forward on the issue, so have an ability to listen well and they are people know: ‘I am coming back on this’.” empathic, and know how to make people feel at ease. Nurses are respectful and never Ged Kearney MP (centre) dismiss anyone.” Joe Kelly has been the Labor member for In 2003, Ms Kearney was elected Assistant Greenslopes in Queensland since 2015. Prior Australian politics is heating up with a federal election on the way. Federal Secretary and then Federal Secretary to his election to QLD Parliament, he was a of the ANMF, where she worked heavily on Three Australian nurse MPs are leading the charge, showing that clinical nurse at QEII Hospital, working in aged care funding and policy. politics and nursing are not mutually exclusive. Ged Kearney, Joe rehabilitation. While none of the political parties have yet “It’s been a great honour. I think certainly Kelly and Nat Cook are working to make a difference beyond the committed to mandated staffing ratios in my involvement in the nursing union realm of healthcare. Natalie Dragon reports. aged care, Ms Kearney says she is signed up helped influence my move into politics,” to support the ANMF’s campaign. he says. “Staffing and skill mix is at a crisis point in Mr Kelly joined the union on the first day “This is a watershed moment for politics be part of it and see a fantastic result,” private aged care, and it must be fixed. of his nurse training at the Royal Brisbane in this country,” says Federal Member for says Ms Kearney. There are tens of thousands of people Hospital in 1998. He became more involved Cooper Ged Kearney speaking to the ANMJ The diverse inner-city electorate of Batman waiting for residential aged care packages in the union movement after a year from Canberra, shortly after the Refugee (now Cooper) in Melbourne, in which who want to stay in their own home. We will travelling in Central and South America. Medevac Bill was passed in February. Ms Kearney ran and was elected in the 2018 have to wait and see what comes out of the “I saw what life was like when people do not After two days of intense negotiation, the by-election, has a tradition of community Royal Commission.” have the benefits of a democracy. For me Bill to get sick refugees out of offshore activism. Ms Kearney says she was proud to promote democracy is fundamental to good health of detention was passed in Parliament. The treatment of refugees is a passionate Labor’s commitment to climate action as a society. I got back to Australia and became “It’s been a rollercoaster to use the cliché. issue for the electorate. “Absolutely this is both ambitious and achievable during the very active at Greenslopes Hospital as a job Just when you think it’s all settled and you what I ran for in my platform; making real by-election. “Labor’s recognition of the rep. I joined the local branch of the ALP and are going to make a difference, there’s a little change,” Ms Kearney says. “This couldn’t climate emergency is the framework for our started contributing in that way, lots of 6am change and you start from scratch. But it’s be a more stark and changing approach to policy deliberations from environmental starts and handing out flyers in the heat.” really wonderful to watch the process and refugee policy we have in this country; to a protection to job creation.” Mr Kelly worked at the Public Sector Union 30 Apr–Jun 2019 Volume 26, No.