Tag: Sex Discrimination Act
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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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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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“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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On Restoring Biological Definitions in the Sex Discrimination Act – Email to Andrew Wilkie MP
I sent Andrew one of his postcards inviting contact. I urged him to work for restoring the definition of ‘woman’ in the SDA. This is the reply I got, on July 9. Dear Anne Thank you for taking the time to return Andrew’s postcard. Andrew acknowledges your views, but does not agree with attempts to…
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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…
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AHRC to Review Deficient Exemption Guidelines – Email to Leanne Smith
A member of the public, A. Johnsen, has followed up with the Australian Human Rights Commission Chief Executive Leanne Smith after the Commission’s national “The Answer Is Human Rights” seminar series. At events in Perth, Adelaide, and Sydney in June 2026, AHRC representatives directed women seeking to protect female-only spaces to apply for case-by-case exemptions…
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Terf Island is Rising Up — And Australia is Feeling the Tremors
An earthquake has hit Australian politics. The recent Full Federal Court ruling in the Giggle v Tickle case has left many Australian women furious. This is no small legal dispute — it is an event that could reshape Australia’s political landscape for years to come. Politicians who stayed silent for years are suddenly finding their…
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Sall Grover Loses Landmark Appeal on Female Spaces
On 15 May 2026 the Full Federal Court of Australia delivered its judgment in Giggle for Girls Pty Ltd v Tickle. The court dismissed Sall Grover’s appeal and upheld (in part) Roxanne Tickle’s cross-appeal. It recharacterised the discrimination as direct rather than indirect, doubled the damages to $20,000, and ordered Grover and her company to…