Tag: 2026
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Alleged Mismanagement and Resource Waste in the Health Practitioner Regulation for Dr Jillian Spencer Case – Email to AHPRA
Email sent to AHPRA Public Interest Disclosure Team on 04.04.26 Subject: Public Interest Disclosure – Alleged substantial misuse/waste of resources and maladministration in the administration of the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law (Dr Jillian Spencer case) Dear AHPRA Public Interest Disclosure team, I am making this disclosure as a member of the public under AHPRA’s…
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Analysis of The Yogyakarta Principles and Why They Conflict with Women’s Rights Under International Law
What are the Yogyakarta Principles? The Yogyakarta Principles (often called “YP”) are a set of 38 principles plus 111 extra state obligations created in 2006 and updated in 2017. They claim to show how existing international human rights law should apply to sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression and sex characteristics. They are not a…
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Aligning Tasmanian Community and Grassroots Sports with the IOC’s new Science-based Policy – Letter to Nick Duigan
Letter sent to Minister for Sport Nick Duigan on 27.03.26 Dear Minister Duigan, Re: Aligning Tasmanian community and grassroots sports with the IOC’s new science-based policy protecting the female category We write as Women Speak Tasmania, a group of Tasmanian women committed to the protection of sex-based rights, fairness, and safety in sport. On 26…
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Northern Community Hub All-Gender Facilities – Letter to Nick Duigan
Letter sent to Minister for Sport Duigan from a concerned mother on 30.03.26 Dear Minister Duigan, I am writing to you as a concerned mother regarding the new Northern sports hub. For years now my two eight-year-old daughters attended gymnastics classes at the PCYC facility, and while we are grateful for the investment in community…
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The Northern Hub, Parliament Hypocrisy, and the Real Cost of “Inclusion”
At Women Speak Tasmania, we have spent years fighting to protect women’s hard-won single-sex spaces. The evidence is clear, the data is consistent, and the lived reality for girls and women is being ignored in the rush toward “inclusion.” The Performative Hypocrisy of Politicians On 30 November 2025, Labor MP Ella Haddad proudly posted about…
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Safety, Privacy and Dignity Concerns – All-gender Toilets and Changerooms at the Community Recreation Hub- Letter to Launceston City Council
Letter sent to Launceston Mayor Garwood and councillors on 29.03.26 Dear Mayor and Councillors, Re: Safety, privacy and dignity concerns – All-gender toilets and changerooms at the Northern Suburbs Community Recreation Hub, Mowbray I write on behalf of Women Speak Tasmania regarding the new Northern Suburbs Community Recreation Hub. We commend the Council and the…
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Safety, Privacy and Dignity Concerns – All-gender Toilets and Changerooms at the Community Recreation Hub – Letter to Nick Duigan
Letter sent to Minister for Sport Nick Duigan on 30.03.26 Dear Minister Duigan, Re: Safety, privacy and dignity concerns – All-gender toilets and changerooms at the Northern Suburbs Community Recreation Hub, Mowbray I write on behalf of Women Speak Tasmania regarding the recently opened Northern Suburbs Community Recreation Hub in Mowbray. We commend the Tasmanian…
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From Paris Punch to Policy Breakthrough: The IOC Finally Protects the Female Category in Sport
A Moment That Shocked the World It all happened almost in a flash. At the Paris Olympics in 2024, Algerian boxer Imane Khelif stepped into the ring against Italian female boxer Angela Carini. One powerful punch landed — and the match was over in what felt like seconds. Carini, tears streaming down her face, quit…
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IOC Bans Males from Female Sport: Tasmania Must Follow Suit
Women Speak Tasmania has welcomed the International Olympic Committee’s new policy protecting the female category in elite sport and is calling on Tasmanian Sport Minister Nick Duigan to adopt similar science-based rules for community and grassroots sport in Tasmania. On 26 March 2026, the IOC announced that eligibility for the female category at Olympic Games…
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Tasmania’s Department of Health Puts Ideology Before Biology
A recent article in The Australian highlighted growing debate over the language used in women’s healthcare and medical institutions across Australia. The article focused on a seminar hosted by UNSW Sydney senior research fellow Kerryn Drysdale — whose academic background includes a thesis on drag culture — titled “Reimagining Menopause for Trans and Gender Diverse…