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The Australian Women’s Health Network urged Prime Minister Morrison today to support women’s public health access to important sexual and reproductive health services following the launch of its Women and Sexual and Reproductive Health: Second Edition 2019 Position Paper. The letter emailed Tuesday 16 April has been reproduced below. Dear Prime Minister Morrison The demonstration […]

The Australian Women’s Health Network welcomes the Federal Coalition Government’s announcement of increased funding to a number of specific issues in its National Women’s Health Strategy 2020-2030, released 9 April 2019, but it does not go far enough. This investment is predominantly in areas of reproductive health, such as ovarian cancer research, endometriosis research and […]

With a federal election to be held in the next few months, the Australian Women’s Health Network (AWHN) today called on all political parties and key independents to make known their commitment to women’s health and wellbeing.

They were sent the AWHN Women’s Health Charter 2019 and supporting evidence in The Voice of Womens Health.

AWHN asked them to endorse the Charter and its 5 key proposals.

In an open letter to all Australian Parliamentarians, an unprecedented alliance of 51 health, environment, legal, aid, union, farming, and religious groups state have called for all parliamentarians to commit to strong emissions reduction targets, stating: “Australia and Australian people stand to lose so much from the impacts of climate change; it is in our […]

The Framework developed in partnership by Our Watch, VicHealth and Australian National Research Organisation for Women’s Safety (ANROWS) was launched on 10 November at Parliament House Canberra. AWHN staff and Board members provided input into the development of this document during through various consultation avenues over the past year and references have been included to […]

We have been working with the ACTU to support their Paid Domestic Violence Leave Case in the Fair Work Commission and we urgently need your help this week for a successful outcome. For information about the case and what you can do please read Erin’s invitation below. Thanks in advance for your support in this […]

Federal government health funding cuts lead to drastic rationalisation of Australia’s only women’s health promotion peak body. Government funding cuts to the the Australian Women’s Health Network (AWHN) has forced the organisation to make drastic changes to the way the 30 year old network will operate beyond 2016. From January 2017, the organisation will become […]

The Coalition has not endorsed the first Australian Women’s Health Charter or committed to any of its four proposals. The Australian Women’s Health Network (AWHN) is disappointed in the Turnbull Coalition Team response to its call for support of the Australian Women’s Health Charter if elected. The Coalition neither acknowledged the Charter nor addressed any […]

Dear AWHN members, friends and supporters We’ve had a busy few weeks in the AWHN office. The launch of the first Women’s Health Charter has been very successful. Thank you to those who have been sharing our social media posts and signing up to support the Charter. You can still add your name or organisation […]

ALP announces support for the Australian Women’s Health Charter and commits to funding the Australian Women’s Health Network if elected. The Australian Women’s Health Network is delighted at the endorsement of the Australian Labor Party for the first Australian Women’s Health Charter. The ALP leader Bill Shorten announced their position as follows: A Shorten Labor […]

The Australian Women’s Health Network is delighted to announce the endorsement of the Glenn Lazarus Team for the first Australian Women’s Health Charter. In a letter to the Australian Women’s Health Network (AWHN), Queensland Senator Glen Lazarus wrote: “I am a strong supporter of women’s health and taking the necessary measures to ensure every Australian […]

Dear AWHN members, friends and supporters Today we are writing to ask for your help. For 30 years the Australian Women’s Health Network has been the only national voice for women’s health in Australia. Late last year, we were advised we would not be receiving a continuation of our funding from the Australian government. You […]

A look at the recent devastating bushfires in WA and SA, indicate that more men die in these disasters, but the number of women is increasing. This recent article from The Conversation supports the findings in our position paper from 2014, the Impact on Women’s Health of Climatic and Economic Disaster which can be found […]

We are a not for profit organisation who has been advocating for Australian women’s health and wellbeing for almost 30 years. We have recently joined two fundraising initiatives to allow our supporters to support us in the work we do. Online accommodation booking via Quickbeds Simply by booking your accommodation through the Quickbeds website, we […]

Julia Gillard, Former PM, AWHN Chairperson Marilyn Beaumont, CEO, Kelly Banister and SA Board Member Wendy Abigail met recently to discuss AWHN capacity building through philanthropic funds, now that the organisation has a tax deductible gift recipient and health promotion charity status. It is vital that AWHN continues efforts in diversifying funding sources, and the […]

CEO, Kelly Banister provided comment to youth news site Junkee, on women, poverty and their ability to be able to afford sanitary products. The article was prompted by a recent campaign in the UK known as the Homeless Period.    

Child Mortality Data Liquid Gold for Health Policymakers. The detailed data on Australian infant and child mortality produced this week by the National Health Performance Authority is liquid gold for health policymakers, the Australian Women’s Health Network (AWHN) claims. Not only are surprising variations in mortality rates revealed but the report also provides information on low birth weight, […]

Recommendations for a way forward in eliminating violence against women. The Australian Women’s Health Network (AWHN) has released a position paper which focuses on best practices for the primary prevention of violence perpetrated by men against women. The paper Health and the Primary Prevention of Violence against Women has been developed as a resource for public education, […]