The National Summit on Women’s Safety, held on September 6 and 7, was billed by the Federal Government as an opportunity “to guide the development of the next National Plan to end violence against women and children”.

Appearing before a parliamentary committee on the Repeal of Sex Work Offences Bill this week, Chief Public Health Officer Nicola Spurrier expressed her support for decriminalising prostitution in South Australia and criticised the current law for not providing adequate protections to those in the industry.

The serious complications that can arise from the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine (including life-threatening clotting) has resulted in the government advising people under the age of fifty years not to take it and to instead take a different strain.