Women Speak Tasmania

Tag: 2026

  • Tasmanian Women’s Health Funding Hijacked

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    It all started with a screenshot and a little curiosity. A follower sent Women Speak Tasmania a screenshot of the successful applicants for the Tasmanian Government’s LGBTIQA+ Grants Program 2025. One entry immediately stood out: Women’s Health Tasmania received $30,000 for a project titled “Re-defining Change: Menopause support for TGD People”. Our curiosity was instantly…

  • Remembering Why Women Fought for Spaces of Their Own

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    Recently, members of Women Speak Tasmania visited the electorate office of Nick Duigan in Invermay, Launceston. We presented a copy of A Loo of One’s Own by Eleri Harris to the Minister for Sport. At first glance, this colourful children’s picture book appears playful and light-hearted, filled with quirky illustrations and gentle humour. Yet it…

  • Michael Ferguson Meets Women Speak Tasmania on Sex Protections

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    Representatives from Women Speak Tasmania and LGB Alliance Australia met today with Michael Ferguson MP, Member for Bass, to discuss the urgent need to add biological sex as a protected attribute in Tasmania’s Anti-Discrimination Act 1998. The delegation presented Mr Ferguson with a policy brief and a collection of Tasmanians’ testimonies detailing the harms caused…

  • Opinion: Women’s Concerns About Public Facilities Are Not ‘Misinformation’

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    Recent discussion about all-gender toilets in Tasmania has been dismissed in some quarters as “mischievous misinformation.” But many women raising concerns about privacy, dignity and public design are not spreading misinformation at all. They are asking reasonable questions about how major public facilities are being planned, and whether women’s needs are still being properly considered.…

  • Women Branded “Mischievous” for Defending Single-Sex Toilets

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    Equality Tasmania and activist Rodney Croome are determined to shut down opposition to gender-neutral toilets, branding women’s legitimate concerns as “mischievous misinformation.” In their posts, they reassure everyone that male and female toilets won’t be replaced — these new facilities are just helpful extras for trans people, parents, and those with accessibility needs. They’re “completely…

  • Duty of Care and Clinical Governance Considerations – Letter to Bridget Archer

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    Letter sent to the Tasmanian Minister for Health, Hon. Bridget Archer, on 06 May 2026 Dear Minister Archer, Re: Duty of Care and Clinical Governance Considerations – Tasmanian Gender Service I write regarding the continued provision of puberty suppression (Stage 1) and gender-affirming hormone treatment (Stage 2) to patients under 18 years of age through…

  • Lesbian Action Group Triumphs in Federal Court

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    On 15 April 2026, the Federal Court of Australia delivered a significant verdict in favour of the Lesbian Action Group (LAG). Justice Mark Moshinsky allowed LAG’s appeal, set aside the earlier decision of the Administrative Review Tribunal, and remitted the matter for fresh consideration. This ruling is an important development for women’s sex-based rights in…

  • Dragged Out for Asking “Why?” – RANZCP’s Brutal Silencing of Dissent

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    At the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists Congress in Melbourne on 4 May 2026, Dr Jillian Spencer was pushed to the ground by security, dragged down the stairs, and ejected from the conference — all for silently holding a handmade sign that read: “RANZCP KICKED OUT DR AMOS. WHY?” The incident occurred…

  • AHPRA’s LGBTIQA+ Strategy: Affirmation First or Evidence-Based Care?

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    An analysis of regulatory documents and what they may mean for clinicians and patient care Recent Freedom of Information documents released to Women Speak Tasmania provide insight into how the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) is developing its National Scheme LGBTIQA+ Equity and Inclusion Strategy. The documents show AHPRA has committed to using external…

  • ABC Bias Complaint on Let Women Speak Coverage – Email to the ABC Board

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    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…