Tag: Australia
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Women Speak Tasmania Congratulates Elected Members and Candidates Committing to Women’s Pledge Australia
Women Speak Tasmania (WST) are here today in Canberra with One Nation Senators for their signing of the Women’s Pledge Australia. WST congratulates all elected members of Local, State and Federal Governments and election candidates for committing to Women’s Pledge Australia. Many Women’s organisations from across the country have long been campaigning for amendments to…
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When Sex Lost Its Meaning: How the 2013 Amendments to the Sex Discrimination Act Weakened Women’s Rights
In 1984, Australia passed the Sex Discrimination Act, a landmark piece of legislation that recognised the reality of sex and sought to protect women against discrimination on the basis of being female. It acknowledged pregnancy, family responsibilities, and the need for single-sex provisions in areas such as sport and women’s services. But nearly thirty years…
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Health official’s trans stillbirth remark fuels woke row
Women’s groups have condemned a senior South Australian health official’s focus on gender inclusivity during stillbirth inquiry testimony. A parliamentary committee examining the impact of stillbirth on mothers has prefaced its evidence by acknowledging that men who have transitioned or are transitioning to become women should also be part of the conversation around the loss…
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Melbourne Women Forced to Use Secret Symbols for Safety
In 2025, Melbourne has become a battleground for women daring to speak about sex-based rights. Twice this year, women gathered peacefully on the steps of Parliament House — once on 26 April and again on 16 August for the Women Will Speak rally. Both times, women gathered peacefully to talk about the erosion of their…
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Doctor’s Case for Science in Teen Gender Dysphoria Care
Riittakerttu Kaltiala didn’t know how divisive transgender politics was until she called out the use of puberty blockers Finnish psychiatrist Riittakerttu Kaltiala holds a unique and important position in the treatment of gender dysphoria. She has had a front-row seat for the introduction and subsequent rollback of gender-affirming care in her native Finland across the…
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‘The situation has totally changed’: Finnish expert to talk at Australian gender dysphoria conference
Adolescent psychiatrist Riittakerttu Kaltiala has seen an improvement in treatment under new guidelines in Finland, where puberty blockers, cross hormones and surgery are no longer the norm. A leading adolescent psychiatrist says the treatment of young people with gender dysphoria in her homeland has “totally changed” since winding back the practice of gender-affirming care. Finnish…
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A New National Settlement on Prostitution: It’s Time for Principled Leadership and Restoration — and a National Apology
AAWAA has been part of a coalition of Australian feminist organisations that has submitted a formal letter to the Prime Minister and the Minister for Women, advancing a substantive case for comprehensive national reform to prostitution law and requesting a National Apology for women and girls harmed and criminalised by past and present policies. A…
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Landmark Australian Court Decisions Challenge Gender-Affirming Care for Children
A significant Family Court ruling during 2025 has placed Australia’s medical approach to childhood gender distress under new scrutiny. The case of Re Devin has raised serious questions about expert evidence, the role of advocacy in clinical practice, and whether vulnerable children are being placed on irreversible medical pathways too quickly. For Women Speak Tasmania,…
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How the gender affirming care model failed our families
For years, the gender-affirming care model has shaped the treatment of kids presenting with gender dysphoria – no questions asked. Now, these parents want answers. It was in early April that Richard*, a dad from NSW’s Hunter Valley, first heard about a 58,000-word judgment handed down by Justice Andrew Strum in the Family Court. The…