Category: Citizen Action
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It’s Women’s Health Week ask your health questions below – Email to Mark Butler
Email to Mark Butler MP, Federal Minister for Health 15 September 2026 Dear Minister, I refer to a post you published on Facebook on 8 September 2026, in which you stated, ‘It’s Women’s Health Week ask your health questions below’. It’s rare that the general public are invited to ask questions of their public representatives,…
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On Restoring Biological Definitions in the Sex Discrimination Act – Email to Andrew Wilkie MP
I sent Andrew one of his postcards inviting contact. I urged him to work for restoring the definition of ‘woman’ in the SDA. This is the reply I got, on July 9. Dear Anne Thank you for taking the time to return Andrew’s postcard. Andrew acknowledges your views, but does not agree with attempts to…
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ABC’s Failure to Cover Recent Women’s Rights Rallies – Letter to Media Watch
Letter sent to Linton Besser from Media Watch on 6 July 2026 Dear Linton, I would like to ask Media Watch to examine the ABC’s apparent decision not to report on the recent women’s rights rallies held in Melbourne and other Australian cities. The rallies attracted hundreds of participants, required significant police operations, faced organised…
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McKim’s Conduct Unbecoming of a Senator – Letter to Greens Leader Larissa Waters
This letter was sent to Senator Larissa Waters, Leader of the Australian Greens, on 4 July 2026 in response to Senator Nick McKim’s heated Senate comments on 30 June 2026. In those remarks, McKim criticised One Nation’s approach to transgender issues and used strong language such as “toilet police” and “wannabe genital inspectors” to describe…
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AHRC to Review Deficient Exemption Guidelines – Email to Leanne Smith
A member of the public, A. Johnsen, has followed up with the Australian Human Rights Commission Chief Executive Leanne Smith after the Commission’s national “The Answer Is Human Rights” seminar series. At events in Perth, Adelaide, and Sydney in June 2026, AHRC representatives directed women seeking to protect female-only spaces to apply for case-by-case exemptions…
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ABC Bias in Coverage of Women’s Rights and Free Speech Issues – Email to Hugh Marks
Email sent to Hugh Marks on 21 June 2026 Dear Mr Marks, I’ve just sent another complaint to Media Watch and Linton Besser (see below) about ABC’s ever more embarrassing bias. I’ve long given up on ever expecting any meaningful response from ABC’s Complaints system, but I have been impressed with Linton Besser’s genuine responses…
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ABC’s Bias is Shameful – Email to Media Watch
Email sent to Linton Besser and Media Watch on 21 June 2026 Dear Linton, ABC truly has no shame. I’m coming to the conclusion there needs to be a serious spill and fill, and urgently. Rachael Baxendale has just published this article “ABC rejects Sall Grover’s opinion piece on women’s sex-based rights” in the Australian…
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Your Views on Same-Sex Spaces – Email to Minister Anne Aly
On Tuesday 19 May 2026, Federal Labor Minister Dr Anne Aly appeared on ABC Afternoon Briefing and made concerning comments about women’s rights. Minister Aly claimed that efforts to protect women’s single-sex spaces come only from the “far Right”, and described women advocating for female-only spaces — such as Sall Grover — as “punching down”.…
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ABC Bias Complaint on Let Women Speak Coverage – Email to the ABC Board
Email sent to the ABC Board on 23.04.26 To the ABC Board, I write to question the role and powers of the ABC Ombudsman, and the parameters within which the position currently operates. My initial complaint concerned the ABC’s reporting on the Let Women Speak event held in Melbourne in 2023. While concerns about bias…
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Request to Remove “I Am Jazz” from Tasmanian Schools – Letter to the Tasmanian Premier
Letter sent to Tasmania Premier, Jeremy Rockliff, on 19.03.26 Dear Premier, I have written to Jo Palmer, as Minister for Education, regarding the Tasmanian Department of Education’s decision to include the book, I Am Jazz, on the reading list for children aged 11 to 12, or any children, really. I also send it to you…