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Queensland Parliament passes legislation allowing nurses and midwives to prescribe abortion pills
In a huge win for reproductive rights, Queensland Parliament has passed a law allowing nurses and midwives to prescribe abortion pills. This decision marks a pivotal shift towards more inclusive, accessible, and compassionate abortion care for Queenslanders. “Today...
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MSI Australia congratulates the incoming NSW Government led by Premier Chris Minns
MSI Australia welcomes the incoming New South Wales Government led by Premier Chris Minns. MSI Australia is the only national non-profit provider of sexual and reproductive health services in Australia, including abortion, contraception, and vasectomy, with three...
First public hearings for the Inquiry into universal access to reproductive healthcare begin
The first public hearings for the Federal Senate Inquiry into universal access for reproductive healthcare begin this afternoon in Lismore. Abortion access in Australia is a postcode lottery with women and pregnant people forced to travel long distances and pay...
Abortion lists to run on January 26
The nation’s leading sexual and reproductive health provider MSI Australia will be operating services on the ground and via telehealth on 26 January. For the first time in the organisation’s history, abortion and contraception lists will run and the call centre will...
Managing Director of MSI Australia set to move on following a decade of reform
The Managing Director of MSI Australia, the country’s largest non-profit sexual and reproductive healthcare provider, is set to move on after successfully driving almost a decade of organisational and public policy reform. Jamal Hakim joined MSI Australia as the Chief...
Google bans abortion ads in Australia
As Australia enters the festive season, Google has enforced a blanket ban of medical abortion ads across the country. MSI Australia receives more than 160,000 calls each year, with 3 in 4 seeking health information and support. MSI Australia Managing Director Jamal...
WA commits to abortion law reform consultation
The Western Australian Government has released an abortion law reform discussion paper for community consultation. Western Australia has the most archaic laws in the country, with women and pregnant people forced to fly interstate to access critical care. MSI...
Event | The Road to Abortion Equity: How the Federal Senate Inquiry will shape universal access in Australia
The Federal Senate has established an Inquiry into universal access to reproductive healthcare. MSI Australia is hosting an online forum on Wednesday November 9 at 4pm AEDT on what the inquiry terms mean, how it applies in practice and how to make a submission in line...
Abortion inequities highlighted at the Inquiry hearing into abortion and reproductive choice in the ACT
MSI Australia appeared at the first and only public hearing into abortion and reproductive choice in the ACT today. Since the inquiry opened, the ACT Government has announced that they will be the first jurisdiction to provide free abortion access to all women and...
National senate inquiry to investigate abortion access inequities
Abortion access inequities need to be addressed at a national level. While abortion has been partly decriminalised throughout the country, access remains a postcode lottery. MSI Australia Managing Director Jamal Hakim said he welcomed a national senate inquiry into...