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Afternoon Update: top political donors revealed; Nikki Haley targets age of rivals; and toddler rescued from Hello Kitty claw machine

Clive Palmer once again tops list of political donors with $7.1m given to UAP while major parties report $210.7m total

The Guardian - AU · Feb 1, 2024

Past due date: no solution to midwifery insurance gap

A gap in professional indemnity insurance for endorsed midwives has still not been fixed, a month after the Health Department was advised of the issue.

AAP · Nov 16, 2023

Firms that donate to political parties twice as likely to win government contracts, analysis finds

Transparency group says donating companies should be banned from government contracts but constitutional expert disagrees

The Guardian - AU · Nov 13, 2023

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Pauline Hanson withdraws comments made to Mehreen Faruqi to avoid Senate censure

One Nation leader, who is also being sued by Faruqi for similar comments she made in a tweet, said she would take the Greens senator ‘to the airport and put you on a plane’

The Guardian - AU · Nov 8, 2023

Inquiry to examine wide-ranging impacts of menopause

The Senate will next week agree to set up an inquiry into menopause after a request from the Greens.

AAP · Nov 2, 2023

Labor unveils super tax tweaks on big balances

Tax office data shows super balances of $100 million-plus increasing more than 50 per cent in one year as Labor prepares to crack down on tax breaks.

AAP · Oct 3, 2023

Universities criticised for failed response after report details extent of sexual violence on campuses

Committee describes ‘shameful state of affairs’ at Australia’s tertiary institutions and says findings are ‘serious indictment’ on sector

The Guardian - AU · Sep 14, 2023

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‘Designed to shame women’: Australian pharmacies urged to scrap forms for emergency contraception

Health experts say intrusive questionnaires are a discriminatory hangover from a time when stringent checks were in place around reproductive health

The Guardian - AU · Aug 30, 2023

Domestic violence perpetrators are weaponising subpoenas and advocates want Australia’s law changed to stop it

Albanese government consulting on need to stop former partners legally accessing victims’ counselling notes, medical details and addresses

The Guardian - AU · Aug 19, 2023

Sophie Trevitt’s indomitable spirit and deep commitment to equity will continue to shape the world she left behind

The solicitor and advocate for social justice brought her fierce intelligence to fight for climate action and the rights of incarcerated Indigenous children

The Guardian - AU · Aug 9, 2023

'Give the money back': university consent training under the microscope

The criticism came during a national inquiry into consent laws.

Newcastle Herald · Jul 29, 2023

Greens push to crack down on political donors winning government contracts

Exclusive: Senator Larissa Waters says move would bar firms that donated in the past 12 months from receiving commonwealth grants

The Guardian - AU · Jul 20, 2023

Women MPs speak out over parliament’s toxic culture

Parliamentarians from across the divide have raised concerns about the politicisation of sexual assault and misconduct allegations.

The New Daily · Jun 16, 2023

Women MPs speak out over parliament's toxic culture

Parliamentarians from across the divide have raised concerns about the politicisation of sexual assault and misconduct allegations.

AAP · Jun 16, 2023

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ABC News · May 25, 2023

Accessible abortion, contraception incentives and Telehealth extensions: What a long-awaited report means for your health care

The inquiry has recommended significant changes to Australia's health system for reproductive and sexual health care.

AAP · May 25, 2023

Public hospitals should give abortions, committee says

A parliamentary committee is calling for all public hospitals to be able to perform abortions among a suite of recommendations on reproductive health care.

ABC News · Apr 28, 2023

Growing calls for national abortion fund in upcoming federal budget

The federal government is facing growing calls to provide greater access to contraception, and free medical and surgical abortions at all public hospitals.

The Guardian - AU · Apr 1, 2023

‘He’s broken the mould of what a politician should look like’: the Brisbane councillor who reshaped the Greens

Colleagues praise the unorthodox Jonathan Sriranganathan as a trailblazer. Now, after the party picked up seats in state and federal parliaments, he’s moving on

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ABC News · Mar 11, 2023

Calls for copper IUDs to be subsidised by the federal government

Doctors call on the federal government to fund access to non-hormonal IUDs to increase their uptake and provide more contraceptive options.

AAP · Feb 28, 2023

More funding, uniform law needed to fix abortion access

Funding gaps, lack of training opportunities and inconsistent legislation are some of the barriers to abortion access, a parliamentary committee has been told.

The Guardian - AU · Feb 13, 2023

Labor’s bill to ditch public funding for voice campaigns backed by review but Coalition dissents

Five dissenters in parliamentary committee say they are concerned about ‘trickery or rigging the system’

ABC News · Feb 9, 2023

Communications Minister Michelle Rowland urged to quit over reportedly accepting Sportsbet donations

Crossbenchers say Communications Minister Michelle Rowland should quit after she reportedly accepted thousands in political donations from Sportsbet before the federal election.

AAP · Jan 31, 2023

Rise in 'dark money' as 10 dominate political donations

Political parties' and donors' financial returns for 2021/22 have been made public, with Clive Palmer giving his United Australia Party a record $117 million.

The Guardian - AU · Jan 2, 2023

Labor under renewed pressure to axe stage-three tax cuts as Australia’s budget woes mount

The party voted in support of tax cuts while in opposition and went to the election promising no changes to the policy

AAP · Dec 16, 2022

Google lifts ban on Aussie abortion ads

The Greens will push for Google to front an inquiry after the telco stopped ads for abortion services appearing on the platform, before reversing the decision.

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