Tribunal rules lesbians must include men who identify as lesbians at public events
By Rachael Wong
On Monday, the Administrative Review Tribunal (formerly the Administrative Appeals Tribunal) upheld the Australian Human Rights Commission’s (AHRC) 2023 decision to deny the Lesbian Action Group (LAG) an exemption under the Sex Discrimination Act (SDA) to exclude ‘transgender lesbians’ from its public events.
Read moreMedia release: Women's Forum Australia launches national campaign to restore women's sex-based rights in law and policy across Australia
On the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, Women's Forum Australia launched a national campaign to restore women's sex-based rights in law and policy across Australia.
Read moreLesbian Action Group challenges decision that men can be lesbians
The Lesbian Action Group will be in the Administrative Appeals Tribunal in Melbourne on 2-3 September 2024 to appeal the Australian Human Rights Commission's (AHRC) decision last year not to grant them an exemption under the Sex Discrimination Act to run female-only lesbian events.
Read moreAustralian woman concerned about man in French female dorm bathroom accused of being “political” and “transphobic”
The manager of a hostel in Lyon has said a female traveller was “lucky” he "didn't press charges" for 'transphobia' when she raised concerns after being confronted with a man in the bathroom of her female dormitory.
Read moreAustralia’s ‘What Is a Woman?’ Case: Tickle v Giggle
By Rachael Wong
A judge of the Federal Court of Australia is currently deliberating on Australia’s “what is a woman?” case: Tickle v Giggle. This is a pivotal moment for women’s rights in Australia as it will determine whether gender identity trumps biological sex under Australian sex discrimination law.
Read moreIt's high time John Pesutto apologised to Moira Deeming
By Stephanie Bastiaan
Deeming vs Pesutto moves closer to trial as the parties file affidavits in the Federal Court this week. These documents are expected to include the evidence Victorian Liberal Leader John Pesutto will rely on to show Liberal MP Moira Deeming associated with rally organisers and speakers with known links and associations with Neo-Nazi, white supremacist and other extremist groups at the Let Women Speak rally in Melbourne last year.
Read moreTickle v Giggle: How the Sex Discrimination Commissioner is failing women
Today, the Tickle v Giggle case begins its four day hearing in the Federal Court, and it's not only the parties to the case who are on trial.
Read moreWhich Tasmanian candidates are standing for women and girls this election?
This Saturday, Tasmanians will go to the polls to choose their representatives for the next four years.
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