Tag: 2025
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How the ABC’s pursuit of platinum status with ACON put its integrity on the line
The ABC has achieved platinum status from trans rights lobby group ACON, but critics say the national broadcaster has compromised its editorial independence by paying for ideological approval. This year the ABC celebrated a sweet victory. After years of dogged persistence, the national broadcaster achieved platinum status for its commitment to trans rights. The media…
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Inside ACON: The lobby group driving Australia’s trans rights revolution
A little-known former AIDS council is working to re-shape the way Australians think about sex and gender, sparking fierce backlash from the gay and lesbian communities it once served. The power of Australia’s most successful trans lobby group was on glittering display earlier this year as hundreds of brightly clad executives gathered in the Grand…
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Quackery in a hurry
How ‘gender-affirming care’ got around the defences of commonsense and medical standards A scandal for the ages Ordinary people less alert to “quackery”; the effects of clever marketing and well-connected lobbying; and the failure of normal quality and safety checks—all these have combined to produce a “gender-affirming” medical scandal likely to be studied for decades…
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Equality Australia: Equality for Whom?
Equality Australia presents itself as the nation’s leading LGBTIQ+ advocacy organisation, dedicated to advancing equality for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex and queer Australians. Founded in 2018 in the wake of the successful same sex marriage campaign, the organisation has grown into a powerful presence in Australia’s legal, political and media landscape. With high-profile patronage,…
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Highlights of the Forum: Youth Gender Distress – Pathways to Holistic Care
Yesterday’s forum, Youth Gender Distress: Pathways to Holistic Care, was not only a success — it was a testament to the professionalism, goodwill, and genuine concern shared by everyone who attended. Our team arrived early at Parliament House to set up cameras, audio equipment, and recording devices in the reception room. The atmosphere was calm…
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Australian Clinicians are Sounding the Alarm – Open Letter to Mark Butler
Recently, Dr Louise Kirby released an Open Letter to Health Minister Mark Butler, raising serious concerns about the direction and integrity of the NHMRC’s guideline process for treating minors with gender dysphoria. Importantly, this letter is formally endorsed by the Australian Medical Professional Society (AMPS) and the Nurses Professional Association of Australia (NPAA)—two organisations representing…
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Analysis of the Tasmanian Anti-Discrimination Act 1998
1. Overview of the Act The Tasmanian Anti-Discrimination Act 1998 (ADA) prohibits discrimination on a range of attributes, including: Critical fact:The Act does not include “sex” (female/male) as a protected attribute. This omission is unusual compared with Australian, international, and UN women’s rights law, all of which rely on sex, not gender identity, as the…
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Analysis of CEDAW: What It Is, What It Means for Women, and Why It Matters in Australia
Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) What Is CEDAW? The Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) is often described as the international bill of rights for women. Adopted by the UN General Assembly in 1979 and in force since 1981, CEDAW legally obliges…