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NSW, Victoria, Queensland, South Australia, Western Australia, ACT, Northern Territory Contacts
NT Contact: (Also Darwin Group Leader)
Margie Phelan
Email: nt@maternitycoalition.org.au
Alice Springs Group Leader:
Jo Nixon (08) 89522615
Email: dnm@octa4.net.au
Links
- NEWS RELEASE - Thursday September 30 2004
Greens demand Warren Snowdon listen to Territory families: $50 Million to Hospital but still no focus on primary healthcare for mothers
Greens demand Warren Snowdon listen to Territory families: $50 Million to Hospital but still no focus on primary healthcare for mothersIn Alice Springs and Darwin today the Green's join women in demanding the federal government spend their taxpayer's health money more wisely, and provide maternity health services that indigenous and non indigenous women across the Territory have been crying out for the last 20 years.See the full release here...
- NEWS RELEASE - Wednesday July 21 2004
Lack of Government action puts NT women and babies at risk - Greens pressure government to act.
Last week the Northern Territory Nurses Board refused to re-register midwives practicing in the community because they have been unable to purchase indemnity insurance. Despite seeking assistance for 3 years both state and federal governments have refused to assist them. This act not only removes choice for women but potentially places them in danger. See the full release here...
- NEWS RELEASE - Tuesday July 6 2004
Clare Remembers Women of the Past, What about the here and Now
Today, NT Chief Minister Clare Martin remembers and honours the achievement of territory women. The Maternity Coalition welcomes this but is disappointed at the Chief Minister's lack of commitment to women in the territory now. See the full release here...
- NEWS RELEASE - Tuesday May 18 2004
Have the Government been Listening? Advocacy group surveys 400 women in a week who all agree that greater support is the key to better care
Last Week the NT Government announced a refurbishment of the current Darwin Hospital Maternity unit to make good its promise of a birth centre for Darwin. See the full release here...
- The Maternity Coalition Submission to Northern Territory Government, “Framework For Building Healthier Communities 2004-2009”, April 2004 (MSWord document)
Alice Springs Homebirth Meeting
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