After two decades of opposition, Australia is finally dumping the 10 percent tax on women's sanitary products derisively known as the "Tampon Tax".

Australia's treasurers met this week and agreed to remove the tax by 1 January 2019.  Although the final list is yet to be determined, it is expected that tampons, pads, menstrual cups, maternity pads, and leak-proof underwear will be exempt from the GST.  States and territories stand to lose $30 Million a year by doing this, however the coalition insists this will not be a problem because they're already getting more out of the GST than forecast.

Kenya was among the first countries to eliminate the tax on tampons and pads in 2004.  India ended its 12 percent tax on sanitary products in July last year, and Canada abolished its goods and services tax completely in 2015.

Critics of the Tampon Tax opposed it because of the additional financial burden it imposed on necessities; that items like condoms and Viagra were never subject to the GST added insult to injury.

"It's completely absurd that this tax even existed, so I'm wary of the act of over-celebrating because of how it might reflect on the government positively," said Feminist commentator Clementine Ford.  "I don't want to reward the Liberal government for finally deciding to get rid of a tax they instated that is completely unfair.  It's just as it should be."