By Rachael Wong

Something incredible happened today.

By Stephanie Bastiaan

In October 2022, the Federal Government and state and territory governments released the National Plan to End Violence Against Women and Children 2022-2032. 

By Rachael Wong

Under Attorney-General and Minister for Justice, Women, and the Prevention of Domestic and Family Violence, Shannon Fentiman’s new bill, a person will no longer be required to undergo sexual reassignment surgery to formally register a change of sex.

On 30 November 2022, Nationals Senator Matt Canavan and Liberal Senator Alex Antic, introduced a private members bill into the Australian Parliament that would protect the rights of children born alive after an abortion. The bill was sponsored by United Australia Party Senator Ralph Babet.

We have consistently raised concerns about the adverse impacts of harmful gender policies and practices throughout this country that allow men to self-identify as women and gain access to women's spaces, services and sports. 

A state Tribunal has denied Launceston woman Jessica Hoyle’s appeal (which was made in conjunction with LGB Alliance Australia) to obtain an exemption under Tasmania’s Anti-Discrimination Act in order to hold a lesbian women only event excluding trans-identifying males.

Women’s and children’s advocates have been celebrating the latest win in the fight against Pornhub after Visa and Mastercard suspended card payments for advertising on the porn giant’s platform on 4 August.

We recently commended the shutting down of the problematic Tavistock children’s gender clinic in the UK after a damning review found multiple safety concerns. However, this was just the beginning. It has been revealed by The Times that the clinic “is facing mass legal action from youngsters who claim they were rushed into taking life-altering puberty blockers.”

A couple of weeks ago we wrote a piece about how the tide of gender ideology is turning in the UK, touching on positive developments like Maya Forstater winning her discrimination case against her former employer who had fired her for her views on biological sex, British Triathlon restricting trans athletes from women’s sporting events, and several British prime ministerial candidates signalling their support for women’s sex-based rights. Since then, in a win for women’s sport, England’s Rugby Football Union and Rugby Football League also confirmed that women’s competitions will be restricted to females.

By Rachael Wong

The magnitude of what has just happened in the US is still setting in, and while many of us view it with hope, there are many others who see it as a tragedy. There will be more to say in the days and weeks to come, but these are my initial thoughts on the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v Wade and its implications for women and children.