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World Menstrual Hygiene Day shines light on period poverty

World Menstrual Hygiene Day is observed annually on May 28th to address stigma, improve education, and ensure equitable access to period products and facilities. According to a 2024 survey conducted by Australian charity Share the Dignity, 64% of menstruators in Australia struggle to afford period products. As cost of living remains a central concern for …

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Calls for care workers to be deemed essential amid fuel crisis

Community service organisations are calling for carers to be recognised as essential workers, as the ongoing national fuel crisis places strain on operations. Under the current Liquid Fuel Emergency Act, frontline workers delivering in-home aged care, disability support, hunger relief, and family services are not included in fuel rationing framework. Image: Source- Pexel – Engin …

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United calls for gas exports tax to relieve cost of living

Australian community climate organisations and activists have called on the Federal Government to introduce a 25% tax on gas exports ahead of the May budget, as major gas corporations make soaring profits amid the current energy crisis. They propose revenue from the tax to be directed to cost of living relief, frontline communities of climate-fuelled …

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