As I understand the situation,
Down Under, in the southern-most island state of Tasmania, access to abortion since December has only been gained by travelling “overseas” to Melbourne in the mainland state of Victoria, after the recently available Hobart govt clinic was closed down.   (However, it now seems that the situation is still an “on again off again” one.)   Mind you, it was only in 2014 that the legislation moved it from the Criminal Act (women and doctors facing prison terms) to a Health Act!

Yes indeed, “This Is Aust-ral-ia”!!!

The LP “Beat Your Breasts” by Tasmania’s Ovarian Sisters can be heard on YouTube – 13 tracks with folk-based music - and still worth a listen!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=otJ-SUmWCdI


“ …… Feminist and political band The Ovarian Sisters started out in 1977 in Tasmania as a large amorphous group. They sang songs by Malvina Reynolds and Pete Seeger or took old tunes and wrote lyrics to them. In 1979 the band was trimmed to six members and they began to write their own material.

Local citizens of Hobart found their music obscene as they sang about wife bashing, abortion, The Miss Tasmania Quest and the Prime Minister of the day. They were eventually banned by the local newspaper. They toured extensively and played at most university campuses in Melbourne and Sydney.

Members : Sue Edmonds (vocals, banjo, guitar, drums, mouth organ), Mary Azdajic (violin), Susie Tyson (bass, guitar, mandolin, tambourine), Tina Bain (vocals, mandolin), Lian Tanner (vocals, guitar)
Penny Sara (vocals, washboard) ….. ”

http://historyofaussiemusic.blogspot.com/2016/10/the-ovarian-sisters.html

Cheers, R-J