Activism

Justine Caines was National President of Maternity Coalition

Maternity Coalition

The Maternity Coalition is an Australian advocacy group which aims to improve the provision of maternity services to parents. It consists of individuals as well as other non-government organisations.-Philosophy:The Maternity Coalition:...

, the national umbrella organization for maternity lobbying in Australia from 2003–05 and 2008-09. She was the National Co-ordinator of Homebirth Australia from 2001–2006 and secretary from 2006-10. She was also National Advocacy Advisor for Maternity Coalition. In 2007 she founded What Women Want

What Women Want (Australia)

What Women Want was an Australian political organisation launched in April 2007 which, its website says, "aims to be Australia’s first female political party dedicated to advancing issues affecting Australian women"...

, a political party. What Women Want aims to give Australian women a greater voice in decision making and bring a broad social policy framework back on the agenda. The party gained approx 60,000 votes in the 2007 election, but did not run candidates in 2010.
Justine was honoured in the 2011 Australia Day Awards with an Order of Australia Medal for "service to the community, particularly in the area of women's health, maternity care and education."

Personal

She is married with eight young children and lives in rural New South Wales

New South Wales

New South Wales is a state of :Australia, located in the east of the country. It is bordered by Queensland, Victoria and South Australia to the north, south and west respectively. To the east, the state is bordered by the Tasman Sea, which forms part of the Pacific Ocean. New South Wales...

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