Tag: Australia
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What the ABC Left Out of Its Binder Story
The ABC has reported on new Australian research examining whether wearing a breast binder affects exercise performance. The subject is important. So is the physical safety of a practice involving prolonged compression of the chest. But the way the ABC frames the story deserves scrutiny. The article begins with “trans joy”, describes binding as “life-changing”,…
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ABC Reporting on ‘Anti-Trans’ Content: When Framing Goes Beyond the Evidence
The ABC has reported on a University of Melbourne study claiming a link between exposure to “anti-trans” content and mental health harms among transgender people. The subject is important. But so is the standard of evidence, particularly when a national broadcaster is reporting claims involving self-harm, suicidality and young people. The problem with the ABC…
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Women Advocacy Organizations Call for Abolition of Surrogacy
Women Speak Tasmania (WST) has signed the Melbourne Declaration to Abolish Surrogacy, joining a growing national call for the abolition of all forms of surrogacy in Australia. The Declaration comes as Australia awaits the Australian Law Reform Commission’s final report into surrogacy laws, with the national review considering the future of Australia’s fragmented regulatory framework.…
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Formal complaint regarding ABC Hobart reporting and the continued characterisation of Women Speak Tasmania as “anti-trans” – Letter to the ABC Ombudsman
Letter to ABC Ombudsman Fiona Cameron on 10 September 2026 On 10 September 2026, Women Speak Tasmania wrote to ABC Ombudsman Fiona Cameron concerning ABC News Tasmania’s reporting of WST in the report “Tasmania’s Deputy Premier Guy Barnett potentially at odds with premier over conversion ban”, by state political reporter Josh Duggan, published online and…
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“We Just Want to Play”: The Women Being Silenced in Community Sport
For many women, community sport is not a political argument. It is where they meet friends, stay active, challenge themselves and belong to something larger than themselves. They train after work, turn up on weekends, compete, volunteer and support their teammates. They expect one basic thing when they enter a women’s competition: to compete against…
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Sydney Rally: Women Gather to Restore Women’s Rights and Fix the Act
On Sunday 23 August, women and men gathered at Martin Place Amphitheatre in Sydney for the Restore Women’s Rights – Fix the Sex Discrimination Act Rally, calling for the restoration of sex-based rights in Australian law. Organised by Women’s Rights Network Australia, with support from LGB Alliance Australia, the rally brought together academics, lawyers, campaigners…
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Use of “androgen deficiency / testicular disorder” PBS indication potentially fraudulent coding for paediatric gender medicine – Email to Senator Chandler
Email sent to Senator Claire Chandler on 18 August 2026 Dear Senator Chandler, I am writing to draw your attention to the recently released United States Department of Health and Human Services report Wolves in White Coats: How Doctors and Hospitals Pushed and Profited from the Fraud of “Gender Medicine”, and to the clear parallel…
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“This Is a Legal War”: Sall Grover Leads Call to Restore Women’s Sex-Based Rights in Adelaide
On Saturday 25 July 2026, hundreds of people gathered on the steps of Parliament House in Adelaide to call for the restoration of women’s sex-based rights. Despite the threat of rain, women, men, parents, students and parliamentarians stood together under the banner “Fix the Act!.” The Adelaide rally was organised by Women’s Forum Australia and formed part…
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Hundreds Gather in Brisbane to Restore Women’s Rights
On Sunday 12 July 2026, several hundred people gathered in Queens Gardens in the heart of Brisbane for the Restore Women’s Rights – Fix the Act! rally. The event brought together women and men from across Australia concerned about the erosion of sex-based rights and the urgent need to restore clear biological definitions in Australian law. The…
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Standing Up for Sall Grover and Sex-Based Rights – Melbourne & Perth Rallies
On Saturday 4 July 2026, women and supporters gathered at rallies across Australia in support of Sall Grover and calls to restore sex-based rights in Australia’s discrimination laws. Melbourne Rally – Victorian Parliament House Women gathered on the steps of Parliament House for the Restore Women’s Rights Rally. The event was organised by Victoria Street…