Yesterday afternoon, Victorian MPs shamefully voted down a motion for an inquiry into the medicalised gender affirmation of minors, to ensure children with gender dysphoria are receiving the best possible evidenced-based care. The motion, which was moved by Liberal MP Moira Deeming in the Victorian Legislative Council, failed 21-16.

Last night, Labor MP The Hon. Greg Donnelly, delivered a speech in the NSW Legislative Council highlighting grave concerns about Maple Leaf House, a government funded facility in Newcastle providing services to children and young people presenting with gender dysphoria.

Something momentous happened this week.

By Amy Dykens

The pressure on embattled UK-based charity, Mermaids, continues to increase following an announcement by the Charity Commission that they would be pursuing a full-scale formal statutory inquiry into the charity.