Category: News
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‘Thugs veto’: Controversial group claims it was shafted over NW events
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A controversial group dubbed anti-trans by many has come out swinging over what they call the cancellation of public forums at two North-West venues. However, one venue operator denied the group’s claim for cancellation, while the other said its booking had been approved for a private event only. Women Speak Tasmania (WST) took to social…
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Australian Athletics boss Jane Flemming backs DNA testing for female athletes
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Australian Athletics president Jane Flemming has backed an international move to “protect the female category” in the sport, by requiring DNA tests of competing athletes. Flemming echoed the sentiments of World Athletics chief Sebastian Coe, who this week announced moves to use non-invasive cheek swabs and dry blood tests to determine biological gender. Coe also…
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Greens fight over trans rights and free speech
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in NewsAn internal fight over trans rights and free speech has seen the Greens suspend one of its founders, in a process that took almost two years and could not be appealed Bob Brown calls Drew Hutton a hero and an icon, the “driving force” behind the establishment of the Greens. Over decades, Hutton worked to…
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Call for federal inquiry into kids gender therapy
More than 100 doctors, academics, lawyers, politicians and so-called ‘detransitioners’ are calling for the Albanese government to pause the use of puberty blockers for children in Australia. More than 100 doctors, academics, lawyers, politicians and so-called “detransitioners” are calling for the Albanese government to launch an immediate inquiry into youth gender medicine and to pause…
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Queensland Government pauses access to puberty blockers
Queensland has put a temporary hold on children accessing puberty blockers after concerns were raised over a young child accessing the service. Health minister Tim Nicholls confirmed an independent review into puberty blockers will be carried out after a 12-year-old was prescribe a puberty blocker by the Cairns Sexual Health Service in May 2024. Mr…
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‘Rogue’ gender clinics giving Qld kids puberty blockers without parental consent
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in NewsExplosive claims that rogue gender services in north Queensland are giving kids as young as 12 puberty blockers, without consent or medical support, have sparked an independent inquiry. Queensland children as young as 12 have been prescribed puberty blockers and gender affirming hormones without proper medical support and parental consent. The Crisafulli Government has been…
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A group of women wanted to ban trans people from their public meet-ups… their two-year battle has come to a ‘devastating’ end
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A lesbian group has lost its battle to ban transgender and bisexual women from its public events following a two-year legal battle. Lesbian Action Group wanted a five-year exemption under the Sex Discrimination Act and made an application to the Australian Human Rights Commission in 2023. The Victorian-based group lost its bid and attempted to appeal the…
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Barnett meets with group seeking end to optional sex on certificates law
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in NewsAttorney-General Guy Barnett has met with a feminist group that is calling for the repeal of the state’s sex self-ID legislation. Parliament passed the amendment to the Sex Discrimination Act in 2019, making the listing of babies’ gender optional on birth certificates and allowing any individual over 16 to change their listed gender on the…
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Gender ideology has been comprehensively beaten: three cheers for Terfs
It was in a stuffy room in the House of Lords in 2019 when the power of the trans lobby hit me for the first time. Campaigners Kellie-Jay and Venice Allan had pulled together lawyers, journalists, politicians, and NHS whistle-blowers to talk about what was yesterday finally acknowledged by Health Secretary Wes Streeting as a…