Useful Links for Nurses
Education
- Royal College of Nursing Australia
- Council Remote Area Nurses Australia (CRANA)
- The College of Nursing
- Australian Nursing Federation
- AUSMED Online
- HealthCare Training Service
- St John Ambulance
- First Aid International
- Workpro
- Moving on Training
- e3learning
- Wellness & Life Education - Health through Knowlodge
- 5 Moments for Hand Hygiene
General Interest
- Australian weather
- Currency Converter
- Location - Where Is
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Nursing in Australia eBook
A Guide to Working and Living as a Nurse Down Under. The eBook aims to equip internationally qualified nurses with information prior to arriving in Australia and starting work in the health swervice. - Real Estate
Information:
- Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency
- Immunisations - NSW Health
- Information guide - Immunisation - Queensland Health
- Information guide - Vaccinations
- Working Together - Mental Health
Australian Government Websites
- Department of Immigration
- Australian Taxation Office
- Superannuation
- Medicare
- Beginning Life in Australia
- Health Legislation Queensland
Tourism:
- Tourism Australia
- Queensland
- New South Wales
- Victoria
- South Australia
- Western Australia
- Northern Territory
- Tasmania
Workplace Safety
Nursing Registration and Associations
To work as a nurse in Australia you are required to register with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia, the functions of which are suported by the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA). The AHPRA can be contacted within Australia by phoning 1300 419 495. Overseas callers please phone +61 7 3666 4911. The following is a list of postal and street addresses for each Territory and State office of AHPRA:
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Australian Capital Territory
GPO Box 9958, Canberra ACT 2601.
Scala House, 11 Torrens Street, Braddon ACT 2612 -
New South Wales
GPO Box 9958, Sydney NSW 2001
Level 51, 680 George Street, Sydney NSW 2000 -
Northern Territory
GPO Box 9958, Darwin NT 0801
Level 2, Harbour View Plaza, Cnr McMinn & Bennett Streets, Darwin NT 8000 -
Queensland
GPO Box 9958, Brisbane QLD 4001
Level 18, 179 Turbot Street, Brisbane QLD 4000 -
South Australia
GPO Box 9958, Adelaide SA 5001
Level 8, 121 King William Street, Adelaide SA 5000 -
Tasmania
GPO Box 9968, Hobart TAS 7001
Level 12, 86 Collins Street, Hobart TAS 7000 -
Victoria
GPO Box 9958, Melbourne VIC 3001
Level 8, 111 Bourke Street, Melbourne VIC 3000 -
Western Australia
GPO Box 9958, Perth WA 6001
Privacy, Health Records, Confidentiality Links
- Office of the Australian Information Commissioner
- Australian Capital Territory (ACT) Health Records (Privacy and Access) Act 1997
- Queensland Information Privacy Act 2009
Quality Endorsements
Associations
- Australian Association of Nursing Recruitment Agencies
- Australian College of Mental Health Nurses
- Australian College of Midwives
- Australian Day Surgery Nurses Association
- Australian Nursing and Midwifery Council
- Australian Nursing Federation
- Congress of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Nurses
- Council of Deans of Nursing and Midwifery - Australia & New Zealand
- Council of Remote Area Nurses of Australia Inc
- Coalition of National Nursing Organisations (CONNO)
- National Enrolled Nurse Association
- Royal College of Nursing, Australia
Education Departments - Schools
