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I’m voting Yes for an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice to Parliament
I firmly believe that voting Yes to embrace a Voice to Parliament in the referendum on 14 October 2023 will lead to a more inclusive, equitable, and healthy Australia for all. The words to be included in the Constitution are quite simple and do four simple things: ...
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Safe Access Zones: worthy of a politician’s outrage
I can't stand these people who stand at the corner and start yelling at you about what your views are on a very personal issue, just get out of my face, leave me alone I will make the decision up myself. These are powerful words. You’d be forgiven for thinking they...
Hubs will help fill sexual and reproductive health gap
The Victorian Government’s announcement of the first two community health hubs is a signal to the rest of the country that sexual and reproductive health should be given greater priority in health care planning. MSI Australia Chief Executive Officer, Michelle...
What the gender pay gap says to our girls
Today is equal pay day. It is unbelievable that in this day and age; in a country as wealthy and stable as Australia, we need to have a day to highlight the yawning pay gap between women and men. As a community, we need to address the gender pay gap, and quickly....
Marriage equality
MSI Australia believes all women and men, regardless of their gender, should have the right to marry and have their relationship recognised under the Marriage Act 1961. MSI Australia firmly believes that everyone has the right to choice and control over their destiny,...
Emergency contraception awareness high but access is low
Awareness of emergency contraception is high but only one in four women are accessing it when they need it, a recent study of Australian women shows. More than 500 Australian women between the ages of 15 and 45 who had not tried to get pregnant in the past 12 months...
Women in NSW deserve better
MSI Australia is disappointed that the women of NSW will not be provided the same access to care for their sexual and reproductive health than other Australians, following the defeat of the Abortion Law Reform Bill 2016 in Parliament today. MSI Australia CEO Michelle...
Marie Stopes opens service for Northern Territory women
Nationally accredited contraception and safe abortion provider, MSI Australia, has welcomed the implementation of the new termination of pregnancy laws in the Northern Territory that came into effect on 1 July. MSI Australia CEO said the new laws provide women in the...
It’s time to implement safe access zones
Undergoing a medical procedure for most Australians is a relatively straight forward affair and one that can be done in privacy and without judgement from strangers. Unless you are a woman seeking an abortion in NSW. In early May, Dr Mehreen Faruqi’s Private Member’s...