The Pill Turns 50

Dreams for our Daughters

Fifty years ago, the first oral contraceptive pill was made available, instigating profound female and societal change that has seen it become the most widely used and trusted form of birth control for over 100 million women around the world. 50 years on, Australian women are being asked to celebrate its inception by voting on a vision for women over the next 50 years through a national  initiative, ‘Dreams for our Daughters’.

NZ Conference

The NZ Sexual Health Society invites you to attend its 2010 Conference in Wellington, from 9-11 September 2010, with a line up of local and international speakers covering a range of topics including the use of the internet to improve sexual health, improving access to services, and meeting the needs of diverse populations.

Harbouring Desires

The Australasian Sexual Health Conference 2010 will be held in Sydney from 18th - 20th October 2010 and will feature national and international keynote speakers. Register now!

Annual Report 2009

Respectful, supporting & safe relationships are the foundation of sexual rights.

"Reflecting on the challenges, successes and opportunities of 2008-09, the word that springs to mind is ‘relationships.’ In the reopening of the Canberra office, my appointment, strengthening of governance and organisational processes and our national and international program work, relationships have been at the very heart of all SH&FPA’s activities" says Naomi Knight, CEO of SH&FPA, in the 2009 Annual Report (PDF: 2.9MB).

"Respectful, supportive and safe relationships are the foundation of sexual rights. In Australia and internationally, sexual rights are afforded by the well- off – those who are educated, have access to finances and resources, stable and secure housing, health and wellbeing, ability (as opposed to disability) and sexuality and gender identity neatly defined by the community."

• Download the SH&FPA Annual Report 2009 (PDF: 2.9MB)
• Download the SH&FPA Financial Report 2009 (PDF: 4.11MB)

Latest International Projects Newsletter

The latest edition of SH&FPA's international projects newsletter Working In the Region is now available. Click  here to download the newsletter (PDF: 647kb) about work to improve sexual and reproductive heatlh in the Asia-Pacific region.

Call To Action

Sexual Health & Family Planning Australia, with its partners Public Health Association of Australia and Australian Reproductive Health Alliance, launched a Call to Action for a national sexual and reproductive health strategy for Australia.

Contraception: an Australian clinical practice handbook

Available now from SH&FPA Member Organisations

The 2nd Edition of the essential guide to Contraception for GPs in Australia.

STIs are spreading fast. Always use a condom.

Learn more about STI prevention, testing and treatment....

Making Choices

"Making Choices: Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights" by Dr Gill Greer

Speech by the International Planned Parenthood Federation Director General, in Austr...