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They finally agreed!!!
In what is a win for women everywhere today the government have removed the tax on tampons!
Australia’s leading women’s magazines united behind the push to end what is essentially a tax on being female.
Thank you to everyone who signed the petition and lent their voice to a cause which thousands of women and organisations across the country have been campaigning for over 18 years. Together our voices were heard.
This proves that when we come together, with the right sort of pressure, governments take notice
We will continue to use our voice and to help drive a better and more equal future for women.
Proudly standing with us
It's 2018 and we're STILL talking about the "tampon tax". Enough already
The Australian Women’s Weekly has been campaigning for change on issues that affect Australian women for more than 80 years — and this is arguably a big, yet often-accepted injustice.
Money magazine editor Effie Zahos explains why the tampon tax should be scrapped.
A refresher: What is the tampon tax in Australia?
The tampon tax is a part of the national Goods and Services Tax in Australia. GST is a value added tax of 10% on most goods and services sales, with some exceptions for certain goods, healthcare and housing items. So for every sanitary product bought, females pay 10% on top of the already agreed price by the tampon company.
Why it’s time to put an end to the bloody annoying tampon tax
A 2017 survey by the University of Queensland’s Global Change Institute found that girls in remote Indigenous communities were missing school because they could not afford pads and tampons and that many remote schools lacked a bin to dispose of sanitary items.
Let's make 2018 the year we killed the tampon tax
In a year that's seen us tackle gender disparity and discrimination in a more transparent way than ever before, hearing sanitary items still being classified as 'non-essential' is wrong!
An open letter to Senator Pauline Hanson in support of axing the tampon tax.
Share The Dignity founder Rochelle Courtenay has a strong message to any politician who votes to keep the tampon tax in place.
3 reasons why the tampon tax has to go – for good
Periods are a natural, inevitable part of life – so why are women being taxed simply for having a vagina? The tampon tax has got to go and here are just a few reasons why.