Tag: Australia Prime Minister
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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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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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Protect Women and Girls from Prostitution – Letter to PM Anthony Albanese and Minister Gallagher
Dear Prime Minister Albanese and Minister Gallagher, Re: Urgent need for a new national approach to prostitution law to protect women and girls, plus a call for a National Apology for all those exploited in prostitution We are a coalition of independent feminist organisations representing groups from across Australia and united in our persistent alarm…
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Women’s Groups Call on PM Morrison and Bill Shorten to Support Parliamentary Inquiry into Transgender Laws
International Women’s Day (IWD – 8 March 2019) is recognised as an International day to remember and centre women’s rights and achievements. A coalition of women’s organisations has written to the Prime Minister, Scott Morrison, and Opposition Leader, Bill Shorten, calling on them to establish a national inquiry into the expected and unexpected consequences of…