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Articles in August, 2007 issue of Lamp, The

• Aiming for closure with Rose Pitman
  by Aster Haskas
• We stand together NSWNA 62nd annual conference
• 'Take-over' adds to aboriginal torment: nurses on the frontline are outraged at plans to take over remote Aboriginal communities
• Dirty tricks campaign looms over election
• Harvard Medical School Guide to Healing Your Sinuses
• Freedom for death row nurses
• Preparing for a union collective agreement to protect pay and conditions in private hospitals
• Nurses give Rudd's aged care plan qualified support
• Boynton beach club: love and loss are a part of everyone's lives, no matter how old they are
  by Liz Lyons
• Abbott's attack a slur on nurses: robust debate in Parliament is to be welcomed but there is no place for slander and the abuse of nurses
  by Brett Holmes
• Strong local support for Bankstown nurses
• Revved up for outback action
• Employers fight to preserve their power
• Consumer Voice and Choice in Long-Term Care
• Help from NSWNA celebrating International Nurses' Day
  by Angie Edwards
• Disciplined with no recourse
• Who pays for health? The Lamp examines the different health funding priorities of the Coalition and Labor
• AWAS will go under labor
• Herbs and Natural Supplements: An Evidence-Based Guide
• Five dollars goes a long way in East Timor
• Congratulations but be vigilant
• Health professionals back Labor's plan
• Busy nurse and volunteer makes the Queen's Birthday honours list: dedication, helping others and some well-earned rest prove a winning combination for this busy nurse
• Conferences, seminars, meetings
• Patients to deliver judgement on health service
• Helping hand for farmers
• $10.26 for lowest-paid Australians: 'Fair Pay' Commission sings employers' tune
• Ticket giveaways for NSWNA members
• Disillusioned about state of aged care
  by Marian Glanville
• Building a movement for change: change is in the air … but to make it happen, each of us needs to make a commitment to get involved, said John Robertson, Secretary of Unions NSW
• Indigenous plan no solution to abuse: the federal government's plan to fly in health teams to remote Aboriginal communities for physical health checks is no solution to child sexual abuse, says remote area nurse Vivien Hammond
• Public's right to know contrary to the public interest!
• Practising Clinical Supervision: A Reflective Approach for Healthcare Professionals
• Mental Health Nurses' Forum
• More nurses but challenges remain, says chief nurse
• Back-money win for aged care nurses: wrong allowance paid for years
• Wanted
  by Liz Lyons
• Help from Edith Cavell scholarship
  by Tod Adams
• Local heroes standing up for nurses' rights: the new IR laws are hurting nurses and their families. Conference delegates heard first-hand the stories of three nurses who were cut down by WorkChoices … but then they stood up and decided to fight back
• States slam federal government over health funding: the federal government is diddling the public hospital system of about $1.1 billion annually, according to a damning report released by the state and territory health ministers
• When it comes to your rights and entitlements at work, NSWNA assistant general secretary Judith Kiejda has the answers
  by Judith Kiejda
• The Big Fat Conspiracy: How to Protect Your Family's Health
• Is NSWNA on political bandwagon?
  by Brett Quinn
• From local action, big things grow
• Preventative health makes economic sense: labor's first major health policy announcement in this federal election year focuses on preventing illness and recognising the economic impact of poor health
• Helping Ali have a brighter future: fleeing to Australia as a refugee from war-torn Afghanistan, a new life—and even uni—is in sight for Ali, thanks to support from the NSWNA
• Where to get this month's new releases