Tag: Sex Discrimination Act
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One Nation Senators Sign Women’s Pledge Australia
Women Speak Tasmania today joined Senators from One Nation outside Federal Parliament as they signed on to Women’s Pledge Australia, a national initiative calling on elected representatives to commit to protecting women’s sex-based rights. Dr Elizabeth Caballero from WST stood alongside Senators Malcolm Roberts and Tyron Whitten as they publicly pledged their support. One Nation…
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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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Resign as patron of Equality Australia – Letter to Governor General
Dear Governor General I am concerned that you are making an unwise and inappropriate decision by being patron of Equality Australia. Equality Australia is currently interfering in the court case Giggle v Tickle by opposing the Lesbian Action Group’s position re the existence of and the definition of lesbian. Lesbians are same sex attracted females.…
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Australian Feminists Unite for Shadow Report to the United Nations Human Rights Council
Our coalition of independent feminist organisations has submitted its shadow report to the United Nations Human Rights Council as part of Australia’s fourth Universal Periodic Review (UPR). In doing so we warn that recent laws and policies are undermining women’s sex-based rights, breaching obligations under the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination…
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Amend the Sex Discrimination Act – Open Letter to the Australia Government
To whom it may concern, I am a woman and mother from Burnie, Tasmania. The Australian Labor Party has forsaken women’s and girls’ sex-based rights in favour of promoting and protecting a gender ideology that is actively damaging and harmful, not only to women and girls, but to children as a whole. The deliberate erasure…
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Two transgender netball players banned from playing in Riddell District Netball Football League
Two transgender netball players have been banned from competing in a major community Melbourne netball league, the decision coming after a video emerged of a smaller female opponent being knocked over at a weekend match. Two transgender players have been banned from competing in a major community netball league due to their “superior stamina and…
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Tickle v Giggle: Why This Case Matters for Sex-Based Rights in Australia
The Federal Court case Tickle v Giggle has become one of the most significant legal disputes in recent Australian debates about sex, gender identity, and single-sex spaces. The ruling is already influencing discussions about anti-discrimination law, women-only services, and how the Sex Discrimination Act is interpreted. What Was the Case About? The case began in…
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Restore Sex to the Sex Discrimination Act – Letter to Bridget Archer
Dear Bridget Archer, Re: The Federal Court Ruling in Tickle v. Giggle and the Urgent Need to Restore Sex to the Sex Discrimination Act A case recently heard in the Federal Court of Australia has just concluded, and judgment has been found in favour of the Applicant. It is a judgment that should concern every…
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Request for Review: Denial of Lesbian Action Group’s Exemption under the Sex Discrimination Act – Letter to AHRC
We are sharing a letter to the Australian Human Rights Commission sent to us by a supporter of our page. The writer of this letter decided to communicate their concerns to the AHRC after seeing a letter on this page regarding the decision by the AHRC NOT to allow the Lesbian Action Group to hold…