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  • Hundreds Gather in Brisbane to Restore Women’s Rights

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    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…

  • AHPRA in the Senate Spotlight: Senator Henderson Grills CEO Over Treatment of Drs Amos and Spencer

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    Australia’s peak health regulator, AHPRA, is facing growing parliamentary scrutiny after Senator Sarah Henderson directly challenged CEO Justin Untersteiner during recent Senate Estimates hearings. In the exchange, Senator Henderson questioned whether AHPRA is truly protecting patients — or policing doctors who raise legitimate concerns about gender-affirming care for children. The Cases That Sparked the Questions…

  • Dragged Out for Asking “Why?” – RANZCP’s Brutal Silencing of Dissent

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    At the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists Congress in Melbourne on 4 May 2026, Dr Jillian Spencer was pushed to the ground by security, dragged down the stairs, and ejected from the conference — all for silently holding a handmade sign that read: “RANZCP KICKED OUT DR AMOS. WHY?” The incident occurred…

  • AHPRA’s LGBTIQA+ Strategy: Affirmation First or Evidence-Based Care?

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    An analysis of regulatory documents and what they may mean for clinicians and patient care Recent Freedom of Information documents released to Women Speak Tasmania provide insight into how the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) is developing its National Scheme LGBTIQA+ Equity and Inclusion Strategy. The documents show AHPRA has committed to using external…

  • Alleged Mismanagement and Resource Waste in the Health Practitioner Regulation for Dr Jillian Spencer Case – Email to AHPRA

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    Email sent to AHPRA Public Interest Disclosure Team on 04.04.26 Subject: Public Interest Disclosure – Alleged substantial misuse/waste of resources and maladministration in the administration of the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law (Dr Jillian Spencer case) Dear AHPRA Public Interest Disclosure team, I am making this disclosure as a member of the public under AHPRA’s…

  • 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.…

  • Quackery in a hurry

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    How ‘gender-affirming care’ got around the defences of commonsense and medical standards A scandal for the ages Ordinary people less alert to “quackery”; the effects of clever marketing and well-connected lobbying; and the failure of normal quality and safety checks—all these have combined to produce a “gender-affirming” medical scandal likely to be studied for decades…

  • Highlights of the Forum: Youth Gender Distress – Pathways to Holistic Care

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    Yesterday’s forum, Youth Gender Distress: Pathways to Holistic Care, was not only a success — it was a testament to the professionalism, goodwill, and genuine concern shared by everyone who attended. Our team arrived early at Parliament House to set up cameras, audio equipment, and recording devices in the reception room. The atmosphere was calm…

  • Invitation: Health Forum at Parliament House

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    Youth Gender Distress: Pathways to Holistic Care Thursday 27 November, 1–5 pm – Parliament Reception Room Australia’s leading clinicians in child and adolescent psychiatry, psychology, and mental health will address a full audience this Thursday at Parliament House. The forum will examine: Last week, a group of senior clinicians wrote to federal Health Minister Mark…

  • Day One Reflections from the Gender Healthcare Summit – CASC

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    I’d been looking forward to this conference for weeks — the inaugural Coalition Advancing Scientific Care (CASC) Gender Healthcare Summit — and it didn’t disappoint. I was especially excited to hear from one of my favourite writers, Helen Joyce, author of the bestselling book “Trans: When Ideology meets Reality” , along with many other incredible…