The government has passed a law to improve safeguarding for women accessing abortion services. The new law has established safe access buffer zones that prohibit any actions aimed at intentionally influencing patients’ decisions regarding abortion services.
It has banned behaviour that obstructs, harasses, or causes distress to those seeking or providing these services. The restrictions will include a 150 meters radius around abortion service providers. The law came into effect on the 31 October...

Home kitchen has opened at 130 Regent’s Park Road. Fighting homelessness with fine dining. It is the first restaurant of its kind, with a mission to scale to other cities with significant homeless communities.
The not-for-profit enterprise employs those who are designated homeless and those at risk of becoming homeless: people with mixed life experiences including sofa surfing, living in hostels, unstable or temporary accommodation and rough sleeping.
There are currently plans to open two more l...

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