Senator Jacinta Nampijinpa Price wants abortion on the national agenda as debate engulfs state politics
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Senator Jacinta Nampijinpa Price wants abortion on the national agenda as debate engulfs state politics

Political debate on abortion has been turbocharged by conservative pushes to change the law in Queensland and South Australia.

  • byPaul Sakkal andNatassia Chrysanthos

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Why is Australia debating late-term abortions?

Why is Australia debating late-term abortions?

An election issue in the United States,it is now reverberating in Australia.

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We are fortunate abortion is no longer a hot topic,but NSW must ensure access

We are fortunate abortion is no longer a hot topic,but NSW must ensure access

The situation in Australia is far from that in the United States. But just because a woman cannot be prosecuted for terminating a pregnancy,it does not mean she can do so safely.

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The women who can’t afford an abortion and can’t afford to wait
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The women who can’t afford an abortion and can’t afford to wait

Vulnerable women are facing an agonising search for access to abortion that stretches well into their second trimester more than five years after pregnancy terminations were decriminalised in NSW.

  • byKate Aubusson
Women are 34 times more likely to queue for the loo,while men are flush with options

Women are 34 times more likely to queue for the loo,while men are flush with options

Women and girls constitute more than half the population,require the toilet more frequently and take longer in it. Yet buildings usually have more facilities for men. What can be done?

  • byMadeleine Heffernan
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‘I’m angry’:Lily was 17 when her baby was taken. Now,she’s asking the UN to help

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