Tag: Anna Cody
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Australia’s Quiet Pushback Against a UN Expert Defending Women’s Sex-Based Rights
In late 2025, Freedom of Information (FOI) disclosures revealed a deeply troubling episode: senior Australian officials quietly attempted to undermine Reem Alsalem, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on Violence Against Women and Girls. Rather than publicly contesting her views, elements within the Australian government—including the Sex Discrimination Commissioner and the Department of Foreign Affairs and…
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Why Did the ABC Ignore the FOI Story Involving Dr Anna Cody and UN Rapporteur Reem Alsalem? – Letter to ABC Ombudsman
Excellent complaint to the ABC from Anthony Johnsen over their failure to cover Anna Cody’s covert campaign to block reappointment of Reem Alsalem To the ABC Ombudsman, Recently, The Australian newspaper obtained documents under freedom of information laws in which Dr Anna Cody, Australia’s Sex Discrimination Commissioner, queried whether influence could be used to block…
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Thank you for agreeing to further consultation with women’s advocacy groups – Letter to Anna Cody
Letter sent to Anna Cody on the 07 October 2025 Dear Commissioner Cody, I watched your address to the National Press Club September 24 with great interest. Your response to the question from Women’s Advocate Megan Poore gave me hope that you will engage in open, earnest consultation with ordinary women, around the removal of…
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Australia’s Sex Discrimination Commissioner Refuses to Acknowledge Biological Sex
On 7 October 2025, during Senate Estimates (Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee), Australia’s Sex Discrimination Commissioner, Dr Anna Cody, was again pressed on women’s sex-based rights. What unfolded revealed a Commissioner unwilling – or unable – to acknowledge biological sex, even when asked the simplest of questions. First, in questioning by Senator Malcolm Roberts,…
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Does Australia’s Sex Discrimination Commissioner Listen to Women?
At the National Press Club address on 24 September 2025, Australia’s Sex Discrimination Commissioner, Anna Cody, was asked a direct question by Dr Megan Poore of the Women’s Advocate about whether she would use her powers to ensure that women’s groups working for sex-based rights are meaningfully consulted in law and policy. CEDAW Article 7…