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.

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.

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.

Victorians will vote in the state’s election this coming Saturday 26 November. There are many important issues to consider in terms of parties’ policy positions, but key on our radar is the question: Where do the parties stand on women’s sex-based rights?

In a landmark ruling this week, a US federal court has rejected the Biden administration’s bid to redefine “sex” to include “sexual orientation” and “gender identity” in federal law.

Dear Premier of Victoria, Leader of the Opposition, Ministers, Shadow Ministers and Commissioners,

By Stassja Frei

On Sunday September 11, I – and around 30 other Victorian women – gathered on Parliament steps in Melbourne to protest one of the most abhorrent consequences of Victoria’s transgender laws: the housing of violent male sex offenders in women’s prisons.

The United Nations (UN) Subcommittee on the Prevention of Torture (SPT) begins its first visit to Australia today, which will last for 12 days from 16 Oct 2022 – 27 Oct 2022. As part of its visit, Australian women’s advocates are calling on the SPT to investigate the human rights risks facing women when men who identify as women are allowed entry to female detention facilities.

Journalist Sean Fewster has received backlash on Twitter after sharing his story about TikToker Rachel Queen Burton, who this week faced the Adelaide Magistrates Court accused of numerous child sexual abuse offences.