NPAWA - Nurses' Professional Association of Western Australia

05/06/2026

The FWC has announced a 4.75% pay rise from July 2026. Find out if you're eligible and what it means for your nursing or midwifery pay.
Read more: https://npaa.redunion.com.au/news/july-2026-fair-work-commission-pay-rise

30/05/2026

⏰ Nurses and midwives! The AHPRA rego renewal deadline has been extended until June 5.

Get the latest updates and changes to this year’s AHPRA renewal process.
Download your NPAA 2026 AHPRA Renewal Guide.

Grab your copy here. 👉 https://npaa.redunion.com.au/ahpra-renewal-2026

28/05/2026

Calling all nurses and midwives! It’s DOUBLE BUBBLE time 💥

Switch to NPAA and get an offer that’s twice as nice.

Not only do you save ~$270 on your cover and get 2 months FREE CPD, but you also get double bubble on our perks with:
⛽ A $100 fuel voucher
💸 An extra $50 off your membership

It’s the hottest offer of the year, and it’s all yours when you switch to NPAA.

To claim your offer of an extra $50 in savings at the time of sign up, please call us on 0485 876 528. If you prefer to sign yourself up now, we’ll apply the $50 to your account by June 20, 2026.
https://rushsignup.com.au/npaa-ahpra-3-2-1-switch-last-chance
*Exclusive annual membership offer.

13/05/2026

🎉 And the winner is... !
Congratulations, we hope you enjoy some well-deserved rest in serious style. 🛍️✨

Thank you to everyone who entered, and to every Nurse & Midwife who shows up day after day. ❤️

You deserve to be celebrated every single day, not just once a year.

If you missed out this time, we've still got something special for you!
👉 Members: Refer a colleague and earn a $100 credit off your membership, give your friend $100 off theirs. Plus you’ll go into the draw to win another $200 Peter Alexander gift voucher. We’re calling them our referral pajamas! Every referral = 1 entry. Draw announced June 1.
👉 Not yet a member? Join NPAA today with our 3-2-1 Offer and get 30% cheaper cover, 2 months of free CPD, and a $100 fuel voucher. Link in bio.

11/05/2026

MORE THAN A DAY. MORE THAN A THANK YOU. ✨

❤️🩺🩹 Today, May 12th, we want to celebrate International Nurses Day.

We know that a "thank you" is just the start. You deserve more than just one day of recognition for the incredible impact you have on the people you work with and care for.

When the celebrations end, NPAA is still there with the cover and advocacy you need.

So, to all our amazing nurses, thank you.

Today, we celebrate. Tomorrow, we advocate.

06/05/2026

This week, we celebrated International Day of the Midwife, and this story from the Royal Flying Doctor Service is exactly why we celebrate.

Flight Nurses like Kathryn Hines carry dual qualifications in emergency nursing and midwifery, and deploy them both in conditions most of us can't imagine. Mid-air. Hundreds of kilometres from the nearest hospital. With no backup.

That's not just skill. That's years of training, ongoing recency requirements, and an unshakeable commitment to the people in their care.

Nurses and midwives show up every single day, in the air, in remote communities, in underfunded wards, and they do it because they genuinely care.

We see you. We're grateful for you. 💙

🔗https://hubs.la/Q04fz34h0

On International Day of the Midwife, 5th May, we’re recognising the exceptional Flight Nurses working in RFDSSE, most of whom are dually qualified in

05/05/2026

Today, May 5th, we specifically want to celebrate International Day of the Midwife.

Your dedication, compassion, and tireless work bring so much light into the world. 🌍✨

We know that a "thank you" is just the start. You deserve more than just one day of recognition for the incredible impact you have on families EVERYWHERE.

To all our amazing midwives, we see you, we appreciate you, and we thank you. 🕯️👶

Today, we celebrate. Tomorrow, we advocate.

30/04/2026

TO EVERY NURSE AND MIDWIFE... thank you for everything you do, every single day. ❤️

This May, we’re celebrating by giving you a little extra something.
🎁 We are giving away a $200 Peter Alexander gift voucher to help you enjoy some well-deserved relaxation!

Check our pinned post on Instagram for details: https://www.instagram.com/p/DXvS-hZiTX9/

Because you deserve more than just one day of recognition.
Entries close May 12. Good luck! 🐾

24/04/2026

A significant policy reversal in aged care — and an important one.

The government announced it will remove co-payments for assisted showering, dressing, and continence care in home-care settings, effective October 1. These services will be reclassified under clinical care and covered in full.

This backflip acknowledges what health and care professionals have consistently raised: basic personal care is not a discretionary service. It is fundamental to safe, dignified ageing.

While we welcome this correction, health economists are already cautioning that deeper structural reform is still needed to ensure the long-term sustainability of the aged care sector. A single policy fix does not resolve the systemic pressures facing the workforce or the people they care for.

We will continue to monitor the implementation of these changes and advocate for reforms that reflect the true complexity and value of aged care work.

📌 Changes take effect 1 October 2026 as part of the upcoming federal budget package.

https://hubs.la/Q04djcDY0

Labor’s backflip on charging co-payments for home-care services such as assisted showering to elderly Australians has been welcomed as the “right move”, but health economists have warned the government’s reforms will fall short of addressing “long-term sustainability problems” facing the...