Tag: 2026
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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…
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Why Was Charitable Status Granted to Equality Australia? – Letter to PM Anthony Albanese
Today, A. Johnsen visited Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s electorate office in Division of Grayndler, delivering a clear message via staff and submitting a formal letter. Dear Prime Minister, I would like to know the reasoning behind your decision to grant Equality Australia charitable status, allowing it to access significant tax breaks at a cost to…
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Request for Review the Inclusion of “I Am Jazz” in Tasmanian Schools – Letter to Jo Palmer
Letter sent to Jo Palmer and Josh Willie on the 19.03.26 This letter was sent by A. Johnsen to the Tasmanian Minister for Education and the Shadow Minister for Education, raising concerns about the inclusion of I Am Jazz on a Department of Education reading list for students aged 11–12, and requesting a review of…
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International Women’s Day 2026: Defending Women’s Sex-Based Rights in Tasmania
This International Women’s Day (8 March 2026), Women Speak Tasmania focused our advocacy on a clear and urgent goal: restoring the recognition of ‘sex’ in Tasmania’s Anti-Discrimination Act 1998. Women’s equality in law has always depended on the clear recognition of sex as a protected attribute. Without it, sex-based protections become difficult to enforce in…
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ABC won platinum for trans activism, failed on transparency
Secret submissions reveal how the ABC let a trans lobby group influence its programming, but the broadcaster won’t release key documents – because it might stop it ‘attracting the best talent’. Newly released documents show how the ABC won platinum status last year with trans lobby group ACON after pledging to use its unique position…
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What Finland Learned About Youth Gender Medicine: Evidence, Concerns, and the Shift to a Mental Health Model
What AusPATH Doesn’t Want You to Know: Finland’s Evidence-Based Exit from Routine Gender-Affirming Care for Youth During her keynote address at the inaugural Coalition Advancing Scientific Care (CASC) Gender Healthcare Summit in Adelaide (October 18–19, 2025), Professor Riittakerttu Kaltiala presented a detailed account of Finland’s real-world experience with adolescent gender dysphoria services. As one of…