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In January 2019, the federal government officially abolished the GST (goods and services tax) from menstrual products sales. In the past, menstrual products were considered a "luxury," so a 10% tax was added to their sales. There was an 18 years of campaign to end this tax, which the government agreed to stop in 2018.<ref>[https://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-10-03/tampon-tax-to-go-states-and-territories-agree-to-remove-gst/10332490 Tampon tax to go, with states and territories agreeing to remove GST from sanitary products]</ref>
In January 2019, the federal government officially abolished the GST (goods and services tax) from menstrual products sales. In the past, menstrual products were considered a "luxury," so a 10% tax was added to their sales.<ref>[https://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-10-03/tampon-tax-to-go-states-and-territories-agree-to-remove-gst/10332490 Tampon tax to go, with states and territories agreeing to remove GST from sanitary products]</ref>


There have been some state initiatives to improve menstrual product access. For example, in the state of Victoria, the Victorian Women's Trust implemented paid period leave.<ref>[https://edition.cnn.com/2018/10/03/health/period-leave-australia-explainer-intl/index.html Employer's paid period leave policy in Australia stirs world debate]</ref>
There have been some state initiatives to improve menstrual product access. For example, in the state of Victoria, the Victorian Women's Trust implemented paid period leave.<ref>[https://edition.cnn.com/2018/10/03/health/period-leave-australia-explainer-intl/index.html Employer's paid period leave policy in Australia stirs world debate]</ref>

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