Amazing Nurse Stories | Nursing Australia Summer Series 2026

This summer, the Nursing Australia Podcast presents a special three-part Summer Series: Amazing Nurse Stories — profiling some of the most inspiring nurses of 2025 and the real-world impact they’re making across Australian healthcare.

Suzanne Blackeby is back too! She co-hosts with Matt throughout the all Summer Series eps - yay!! 🎉🏄🏼‍♀️🍸

Episode one features Haley Hodgson, winner of the 2025 APNA Positive Disruptor Award. An advanced practice nurse and rural health innovator, Haley is leading bold, nurse-led primary care models that improve access, strengthen rural health services, and shows what’s possible when nurses work to their full scope. To find out more about Haley’s work and the community health services she’s part of, visit macleanmedical.com.au 

Hosted by Matthew St Ledger, Suzanne Blackeby, and Leith Alexander, and produced by Leith Alexander and Matthew St Ledger, this bite-sized Summer Series is designed for nurses, health professionals, and anyone interested in primary care, rural health, advanced nursing practice, and healthcare innovation.

🎓 Proudly brought to you by Southern Cross University (SCU).

Short, inspiring, and easy to listen to — Amazing Nurse Stories is your summer soundtrack for nursing leadership and the future of healthcare.

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Hosted & Produced by: Matthew St Ledger & Leith Alexander 
Produced by: Leith Alexander & Matthew St Ledger