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tampon tax

NO MORE

There are moments in life that are unforgettable. There’s personal our petition, who spoke to their local Member of Parliament,
moments, like your wedding day, graduation day or the birth who pounded the pavements with us in protest. This is the
of a child; and there are national moments, like the apology to result of your hard work, and of the amazing collective that is
the stolen generation, and the passing of the Marriage equality Australian women!
legislation. The 3rd of October 2018, for me, is both. I championed this cause because it made me so mad to think
That is the day that I got to tell everyone that the Australian that we were being forced to pay an extra tax just because
government has agreed to AXE THE TAX. we were female. And I became even more impassioned and
That’s right. At the Council on Federal Financial Relations (CFFR) determined when Mr Turnbull dismissed me in January. But
meeting in Melbourne, the State Treasurers voted to abolish the without you, I would never have been able to get them to pay
GST on sanitary items. It will take effect on 1st January 2019. attention to the injustice that this tax was placing on women in
WE DID IT! We can expect the GST to be removed from sanitary Australia. So, to all of you, thank you.
items on 1st January 2019!! 2018 is an incredible time to be female. Never before have
No doubt there will be lots of discussion to come about how we seen so much attention paid to issues of equality and
exactly this will happen, but the important thing right now is that fairness. We are finally beginning to make headway in this
the people that needed to step up and say enough is enough male-dominated world, and each and every win deserves to be
have done just that, and the tax WILL be removed. celebrated fiercely. The removal of this tax is a HUGE one. So let’s
I want to stress that this would not have happened without raise our glasses and celebrate!
the incredible support of each and every person who signed Words: Rochelle Courtenay www.sharethedignity.com.au

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