Ged Kearney
Ged Kearney is the current president of the ACTU.
Ms Kearney became a registered nurse in 1985, and has worked in many settings across the public and private acute sectors, predominantly in Melbourne, and has also been a nursing educator, including manager of the Clinical Nursing Education Department at Austin Health. She has a Bachelor in Education.
Ms Kearney was elected the Federal Secretary of the Australian Nursing Federation in
April 2008.
She has been an elected official with the ANF since 2003, also serving as Assistant
Federal Secretary, Federal President and Victorian Branch President.
Articles by Ged Kearney
Creepy sense of déjà vu over carbon tax
Since the Multi-Party Climate Change Committee made its announcement regarding a price on carbon late last month, Australians may well…... Read more
You call ‘em thugs, I call ‘em foot soldiers of democracy
We’ve had factional thugs and faceless men, dishonourable rats and bloodsuckers, slap-downs and sabre-rattling – union officials have hit the…... Read more
Foreign workers are not the solution to a quick cleanup
The Queensland floods are the most economically damaging natural disaster in Australian history – but as reconstruction begins, we should…... Read more
Fair go: a national character we can be proud of
Notwithstanding the political sensitivities around the day, January 26 should be a time to consider where we’ve come from, what…... Read more
If you’re reading this you’re not on holiday
Are you on annual leave right now? If so, you’re already doing better than one third of Australians who toil…... Read more
Welcome to Generation Fair
From the moment the clock strikes midnight on New Year’s Eve, Australia will begin summoning in a new generation –…... Read more
Governments stealing Christmas from workers
When Christmas Day becomes just another work day, you would have to say that the free market has finally spun…... Read more
Ark Tribe for Australian of the Year
When the judges sit down to decide who should be Australian of the Year, they should turn their attention to…... Read more
Precarious job security is not confined to the third world
Here’s an offer too good to refuse. Start work at 6.30 – if you’re lucky – with no idea how…... Read more
How weasel words erode your working rights
Our national political conversation is littered with words that have lost their meaning: ‘fighting for peace’, ‘protecting our borders’, ‘truth…... Read more
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