Title: News

Politics must be put aside in favour of women’s safety

The National Summit on Women’s Safety was billed as a chance to guide the next National Plan to end violence against women and children.

16 September 2021

Language is losing its meaning and women are bearing the brunt of it

Recently, the Commonwealth Department of Health released a new guide for Covid-19 vaccinations, erasing all references to “pregnant women” and instead referring to “people who are pregnant”.

13 September 2021

Australia’s abortion rate

The number of women undergoing medical abortions has increased more than six-fold since the RU486 abortion pill was listed on the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme in 2013.

8 September 2021

City of Sydney Council petition response

On 27 August 2021, we sent the City of Sydney Council our petition asking them to restore the Feminist Legal Clinic’s accommodation grant:

7 September 2021

Texas heartbeat law an opportunity for deeper change

Texas has become the first US state to pass a heartbeat bill, after an emergency appeal from abortion providers and others failed in the Supreme Court.

3 September 2021

Medicare funding for female genital mutilation in Australia?

Is female genital mutilation (FGM) being performed on little girls in Australia and being paid for by the taxpayer?

2 September 2021

Prostitution laws are a mess from coast to coast

Australia’s laws regulating prostitution are a tangled knot of inconsistencies, from one end of the country to the other.

1 September 2021

South Australian police demand regulation in prostitution bill

Police Commissioner Grant Stevens says South Australian Police cannot support the current prostitution bill, though they do not object to decriminalisation.

27 August 2021

OnlyFans still fans of exploitation

OnlyFans, the content subscription service turned porn site, has announced they will no longer be allowing sexually explicit content on their platform.

25 August 2021