The Royal Commission into Family Violence report was tabled in Parliament on Wednesday, 30 March 2016. On Sunday, 22 February 2015, the Governor of Victoria appointed a Chair and two Deputy Commissioners to the Royal Commission into Family Violence. As specified in its terms of reference, the Commission’s task was to identify the most effective ways to: – prevent family violence –...
SHine SA/PEACE Youth Week Event Invitation
March 2016 SHine SA in collaboration with PEACE Multicultural Services (Relationships Australia SA) invites young people from multicultural backgrounds & communities to their National Youth Week Event. A wonderful opportunity to learn about health while contributing to the development of a CALD-specific educational resource for young people. A chance to meet other motivated and passionate...
“Trans Men Need the Competent Fertility Care I Never Got”
Advocate, March 09 2016 For as long as I can remember, I have wanted children. For most of my life, I thought that I would carry my child, but those feelings changed shortly after I came out as a trans man and started taking testosterone. Producing a genetically related child was still important to me, but I was no longer able to see myself carrying a pregnancy. After discussing all of our...
Condom-free male birth control just passed another trial
Science Alert, 9 March 2016
One of the most promising male birth control techniques so far has just passed another major hurdle, with trials in rabbits showing that one injection can deliver safe and effective contraception to males for at least 12 months.
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Sex workers call for better education around kids and porn – not censorship
The Age, March 29, 2016 – 10:04PM The peak body for Australian sex workers has called for better education to help children deal with pornography if they are exposed to it, rather than increased censorship. A Senate inquiry into the potential harm being done to Australian children “through access to pornography on the internet” has been inundated by more than 140 submissions...
Preventing gender-based violence in schools: school curriculum to download
Melbourne Graduate School of Education, 24 March 2016 A new early secondary school program is equipping teachers to tackle gender inequality and gender-based violence in the classroom. Authored by University of Melbourne academics, the curriculum Connect with respect: Preventing gender-based violence in schools is being translated into Chinese, Khmer and Myanmar languages for teachers in the Asia...