News & Views NSW and QLD pharmacists to offer over-the-counter contraceptive pills Women in NSW and Queensland will soon find it easier to obtain oral contraceptive pills directly from their pharmacy without visiting GPs
News & Views NSW hospitals boosted by dozens of sexual assault nurse examiners NSW hospitals will now be equip with dozens more sexual assault nurse examiners as numbers of sexual assault cases continue to rise.
News & Views NSW teachers to get ‘historic’ pay rise The starting salary for graduate teachers in NSW state schools will rise from $75,791 to $85,000, as part of a new four-year pay deal.
Appointments Homelessness NSW CEO Trina Jones appointed NSW’s first Rental Commissioner Former Homelessness NSW CEO Trina Jones has been appointed the inaugural NSW Rental Commissioner. She’ll begin the role on 7 August.
News & Views UN Women Australia MBA scholarship winner Laurena Basutu’s fight to end STEM inequality Meet Laurena Basutu this year’s UN Women Australia MBA scholarship winner (worth more than $60,000) who wants to change the world.
News & Views Dr Kerry Chant to take first extended break in two years Dr Kerry Chant is set to take her first break in two years when NSW ends most of its remaining COVID-19 restrictions.
News & Views When does my immunocompromised friend get her Freedom Day? The lives of immunocompromised people in NSW became less free yesterday, as COVID-19 restrictions eased in the state.
News & Views Berejiklian faces calls for tougher lockdown measures as delta variant spreads The lockdown has been described as half-hearted by many commentators, who have been calling for Berejiklian to introduce stricter measures to stop the spread of the virus.
News & Views Affirmative consent model among sweeping reform to sexual assault laws in NSW Mark Speakman has announced sweeping changes to sexual assault laws in NSW including the introduction of an affirmative consent model.
News & Views Less than one third of Councillors in NSW are women. The opportunity for women to stand for election is here Don’t wake up on Sept 5th and regret not running or supporting a competent woman to stand for council in NSW, writes Licia Heath.
News & Views Women represent less than a third of all NSW councillors & mayors. Let’s try and change it Shelley Hancock is encouraging women to consider putting themselves forward as candidates in next year’s local government elections.
News & Views Women in NSW at greatest risk of housing stress, with inequality set to deepen in 2021 Women will form the majority of the 360,000 people in NSW projected to be unemployed by July 2021, according to research from Equity Economics.