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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...
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The Workplace Health & Safety Issue We Are Ignoring
Imagine going to work and being told by random strangers that you are going to hell. You have to push past people who tell you what you do is wrong, that you should be ashamed and that you’re doing the devil’s work. Your vehicle is regularly splashed by ‘holy water’...
Rejuvenated Clinic Pays Homage to Three Great Australian Women
MSI Australia will reopen its sexual and reproductive health clinic at Westmead in Sydney’s west this morning, paying homage to three prominent Australian women who have changed the face of reproductive rights in this country. “The MSI Australia Westmead Clinic has...
Marie Stopes searches for abortions fund philanthropists
We are looking for ‘brave philanthropists’ to support our $3 million Choice Fund for Australians who are struggling to afford abortion and contraception. We plan to use our tax-deductible gift recipient status to pay for pregnancy terminations and contraceptive...
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...