Federal Election 2025
Where Do Riverina Candidates Stand on Women’s Health?
In the lead-up to the 2025 Federal Election, we asked all Riverina candidates to share their positions on key women’s health issues, including:
Access to healthcare
Housing and homelessness
Domestic and family violence
Transgender-inclusive healthcare
Culturally safe care for First Nations and CALD communities
Modern slavery and exploitation
You can read our original letter to candidates here, view their full responses below, and explore our summary infographic using a traffic light system to highlight areas of strong support, unclear commitments, or lack of response. Click on image to enlarge.
Green : Support, understanding of the issue and a strategy to respond
Orange: Acknowledged issue, limited details on strategies to respond
Red: Response provides little or no detail
Disclaimer : All information was collated in good faith, based on written responses. Candidate images supplied by ABC.
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Current Federal Member for the Riverina.
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Jake Davis - Independent
Mark Craig - Pauline Hanson’s One Nation
Grant Hardwick - Independent
Desiree Gregory - Shooters, Fishers & Farmers
Mark Burge - Family First Party
Christine Onley - Libertarian
Confidential and safe support for all Women in Wagga Wagga and Surrounds.
Help is always available.
After Hours Assistance
Sometimes, urgent assistance is needed outside of business hours. The following is a list of some helpful resources that you can contact if you or someone you know needs help any time of the day or night.
If you are experiencing an EMERGENCY or a life is in DANGER, please contact 000 immediately.
Mental Health
Lifeline - 13 11 14
Crisis Support and Suicide Prevention
Accessline - 1800 800 944
Support for residents of the Murrumbidgee Local Health District
13YARN - 13 92 76
Support for Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander people
Transcultural Mental Health Line - 1800 648 911
Monday to Friday, 9.00am to 4.30pm
Homelessness
Link2Home Homelessness - 1800 152 152
Domestic Violence
Domestic Violence Line - 1800 656 463
NSW Sexual Violence Helpline - 1800 424 017
Full Stop Australia - 1800 385 578
How we help.
Services
The Wagga Women’s Health Centre staff are here to support the women in our community. The Centre is a confidential, safe, relaxed space for women to be heard. No referral is necessary to access various services, resources and information available. Our staff can also assist in referring clients to our Service Partners for their needs.
Counselling Services
The Centre offers a confidential, safe, relaxed space for women. We offer free counselling services both in person and via Telehealth to help you take care of your mental wellbeing.
Relaxation Massage
Relaxation Massage uses hands-on techniques to increase circulation, relieve tension, reduce stress, relieve anxiety, improve sleep, and promote relaxation throughout the entire body.
Outreach Services
Wagga Women's Health Centre provides several regular free outreach services, including a Nutritionist, the MLHD Women's Health Nurse Clinic, Financial Counselling, and Financial Coaching.
Wagga Wagga and Surrounds.
Our service areas
Wagga Women’s Health Centre services reach far beyond the Wagga Wagga city limits. Our centre helps women in all areas of the Murrumbidgee Health district.
If you are unsure and would like to know more about our service areas, please contact us.
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The Centre proudly maintains an ACON Welcome Here accreditation to ensure women from the LGBTIQ+ community have safe and convenient access to appropriate services and service provision.
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The Wagga Women's Health Centre Inc. is Accredited at Certificate Level of the Australian Service Excellence Standards. This is the industry standard and is an independently assessed accreditation.
