Tag: Federal Health Minister
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It’s Women’s Health Week ask your health questions below – Email to Mark Butler
Email to Mark Butler MP, Federal Minister for Health 15 September 2026 Dear Minister, I refer to a post you published on Facebook on 8 September 2026, in which you stated, ‘It’s Women’s Health Week ask your health questions below’. It’s rare that the general public are invited to ask questions of their public representatives,…
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Is Tasmania Acting Too Late to Protect Children?
Women Speak Tasmania raised serious questions with the Tasmanian Government in May about clinical governance, evidence and safeguards in the provision of puberty suppression and gender-affirming hormones to patients under 18. Three months later, new developments have made those questions more urgent. When governments are responsible for the care of children, waiting for greater certainty…
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Australian Clinicians are Sounding the Alarm – Open Letter to Mark Butler
Recently, Dr Louise Kirby released an Open Letter to Health Minister Mark Butler, raising serious concerns about the direction and integrity of the NHMRC’s guideline process for treating minors with gender dysphoria. Importantly, this letter is formally endorsed by the Australian Medical Professional Society (AMPS) and the Nurses Professional Association of Australia (NPAA)—two organisations representing…
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Gender dysphoria under the microscope in federal review of puberty blocker prescription
A newly announced inquiry by the National Health and Medical Research Council will cut short the Queensland government’s review of puberty blocker prescriptions. Health Minister Mark Butler has announced a nationwide review of best practices for trans and gender diverse youth following the Liberal Queensland government’s decision to halt prescription of puberty blockers. In a…
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Health Minister Mark Butler Congratulated on Inquiry into Gender Medicine for Children
Women Speak Tasmania congratulates the federal Health Minister Mark Butler on his decision to establish an inquiry into gender medicine guidelines for young people suffering gender distress. Mark Butler’s decision comes in the wake of the recent whistleblower allegations about the rogue Cairns Sexual Health Service that have prompted the Queensland Government to suspend the…
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Federal Inquiry into Gender Clinics – Letter to Federal Health Minister Mark Butler
Dear Federal Health Minister Mark Butler, We are a grassroots organization in Tasmania advocating for women’s sex based rights and pushing back against gender ideology. Our latest campaign called upon the Tasmanian State Government to hold an inquiry into Tasmanian gender clinics. Please see attached the letter we received from Tasmanian Health Minister Hon Guy…
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Inquiry into Clinical Treatment of Gender Dysphoria in Children and Adolescents – Letter to Greg Hunt
Women Speak Tasmania have co-signed this letter to Federal Health Minister Greg Hunt, asking for a national Inquiry into guidelines for treatment of children with gender dysphoria Dear Minister Hunt Re: Inquiry into clinical treatment of gender dysphoria in children and adolescents Enclosed with this letter please find suggested Terms Of Reference in respect of…