Women Speak Tasmania

Tag: 2026

  • On International Women’s Day, We Call for the Recognition of Sex in the Anti-Discrimination Act

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    On International Women’s Day, Women Speak Tasmania proudly celebrates women worldwide and here in Tasmania as a distinct sex class—adult human females—whose biological reality has shaped centuries of struggle for rights, safety, and equality. On this day we honour the suffragists who fought for women’s enfranchisement, recognising women as a political and legal class deserving…

  • Complaint About AHPRA Decision – Letter to Health Ombudsman

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    Letter to the Health Ombudsman sent on 05.03.26 Dear Sir/Madam, I am writing to express concern about what appears to be an inconsistency in the way the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) is applying its regulatory powers. In February 2026, Dr Andrew Amos was banned from using social media and had restrictions placed on…

  • AusPATH Activism Silences Evidence-Based Debate

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    In a troubling display of activism overriding scientific discourse, the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) has bowed to pressure from trans activist groups, including the Australian Professional Association for Trans Health (AusPATH), effectively silencing a webinar by renowned Finnish expert Professor Riittakerttu Kaltiala. Titled Medical Gender Reassignment Among Minors: Why Are We Cautious…

  • Challenges Doctors Face When Challenging Gender-Affirming Care

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    In the evolving landscape of youth gender medicine, a growing number of medical professionals are raising alarms about the rapid adoption of gender-affirming care models. These models, which emphasize affirming a child’s self-identified gender through social transition, puberty blockers, and cross-sex hormones, have come under scrutiny for lacking robust evidence and potentially causing long-term harm.…

  • Excommunicated by the Regulators: Dr Andrew Amos and the New Scientific Inquisition

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    In a deeply troubling example of regulatory overreach, the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA), acting through the Medical Board of Australia, has imposed sweeping conditions on respected academic psychiatrist Andrew Amos. On 26 February 2026, Dr Amos — a Fellow of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists (FRANZCP) and a medical…

  • Complaint to AHPRA Regarding Conditions Imposed on Dr Andrew Amos

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    On 26 February 2026, the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA), through the Medical Board of Australia, imposed significant conditions on Dr Andrew Amos, including restrictions on his use of social media and a prohibition on clinical patient consultation. These conditions prevent Dr Amos from engaging in any online discussion relating to gender medicine, gender…

  • Who Decides the Books in Your Child’s Classroom? The Role of Working It Out

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    A recent Right to Information request (RTI 076–2025/26) has provided new insight into how the Tasmanian Department for Education, Children and Young People (DECYP) selects and recommends books for use in schools under the Supporting Sexuality, Sex and Gender Diversity in Schools, which sits within the Health and Physical Education (HPE) curriculum. The RTI shows…

  • Why Parents are Kept in the Dark About Tasmania School Programs

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    What we learnt from RTI Request 076–2025/26 Working It Out and Growing Up Program Parents have a right to know what their children are being taught at school—especially when lessons touch on sensitive topics such as sexuality, gender identity, and personal development. A recent Right to Information (RTI) request has raised serious questions about whether…

  • The Perils of Prioritising Inclusivity Over Safeguarding in Respectful Relationships Education

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    Respectful Relationships Education (RRE) has the potential to play an important role in helping young people understand consent, boundaries, empathy, and mutual respect. When delivered responsibly, it can contribute to reducing bullying, harassment, and violence, and support healthier relationships throughout life. However, recent events demonstrate that when “inclusivity” is prioritised without proper safeguarding, supervision, or…

  • The Hidden Cost of Gender Ideology in Australian Prisons: Women’s Safety Sacrificed

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    Over the past months, a series of highly publicised cases across multiple Australian jurisdictions has raised grave concerns about prison placement policies that allow male prisoners to be housed in women’s correctional facilities on the basis of gender identity or legal sex change rather than biological sex. In several documented instances, these policies have coincided…