The Australian Nursing Federation (ANF) has released figures on new graduate employment – Tasmania 30%, Queensland 10% and South Australia 50%. There are also 800 nurse graduates without employment in Victoria.

So yes, there is an apparent shortage of graduate nursing positions throughout Australia, even though Health Workforce Australia’s figures indicate that Australia will have a national shortage of 109,000 nurses and midwives by 2025.

Want more information? The ANF has a page to help lobby for new graduate nurses. An article by Sue Bellino for Nurse Uncut is here. A Facebook page has been set up: Give Grad Nurses a Chance.

Image: Originally published 27/11/2012 on Give Grad Nurses a Chance Facebook page.

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