IRONIC TWIST There s been an ironic twist in the landmark case of a whistleblowing career nurse in Brisbane who triggered a legal storm last year after she dared speak up about training flaws impacting student nurses. Margaret Gilbert has assumed the role of acting president of her union, the Nurses Professional Association of Queensland, which spearheaded the defence in her ongoing case. Fittingly, she expects to drop the acting bit and take on the presidency full-time in March, coinciding with the expected release of a ruling in her matter. Gilbert, who has had an exemplary career spanning more than 40 years, was hit with a show cause notice in early 2020 claiming she may have breached media guidelines after she highlighted falling standards in bachelor nursing degrees and a decline in practical skills.