Title: News

NSW Abortion Law Reform Bill: One year on

Today marks one year since the controversial Abortion Law Reform Bill passed the NSW Parliament – a tragic step backwards for women and children in NSW.

26 September 2020 · Rachael Wong

#CancelNetflix trending over French “pedo film” Cuties

Thousands of people are calling for Netflix to be cancelled over its streaming of R-rated French film Cuties, which they have condemned as child pornography and normalising paedophilia.

11 September 2020 · Rachael Wong

There’s nothing funny about abortion

Tomorrow HBO Max is releasing ‘Unpregnant’, a road trip comedy about abortion, based on the young adult novel of the same name. Yes, you read that correctly, a comedy about abortion.

9 September 2020 · Rachael Wong

Obstetric health practitioners key in detecting signs of domestic violence

New research highlights the crucial role obstetric practitioners play in a woman's decision to stay in or leave an abusive relationship.

7 September 2020 · Rachael Wong

Ted Cruz is right, pregnancy is not a disease

Republican Senator Ted Cruz has been criticised for his online comments about pregnancy.

4 September 2020 · Rachael Wong

Victorian oncologist: Tasmanian euthanasia bill radical and dangerous

Victorian medical oncologist Dr Marion Harris has penned a powerful piece against Tasmania’s End of Life Bill saying “it is one of the most liberal pieces of euthanasia legislation in the world”.

3 September 2020 · Rachael Wong

South Australian man jailed for sending child pornography involving bestiality

A 46-year-old man from South Australia has been jailed for nine months after sending videos of child pornography involving acts of bestiality to an undercover officer.

2 September 2020 · Rachael Wong

Caution over transgender surgery and hormonal treatment for minors

Australia’s biggest gender clinic at the Royal Children’s Hospital in Melbourne has asked for more public money to start double mastectomies on girls under 17 who identify as male.

25 August 2020 · Rachael Wong

Medical abortions put rural women at greater risk

Activists in South Australia are calling for abortion laws to be changed urgently, saying that the current laws are inhibiting access to abortion, particularly for regional women.

20 August 2020 · Rachael Wong