One hundred women’s organisations, LGBTIQ+ groups, unions, disability groups and mental health advocates have united to oppose proposals to redefine ‘sex’ under Australia’s anti-discrimination laws, warning that doing so would put longstanding protections for trans and intersex people, as well as women, at risk.

LGBTIQ+ groups and women’s organisations say the Coalition’s Bill to redefine ‘sex’ would undermine the privacy and safety of all women, and strip trans people of basic legal protections.

17 June 2026 – National LGBTIQ+ group Equality Australia has slammed a transphobic speech from Pauline Hanson during her national press club address.

National LGBTIQ+ group Equality Australia has slammed a private member’s bill that would weaken federal anti-discrimination protections for LGBTIQ+ people and women.

National LGBTIQ+ group Equality Australia has welcomed a Federal Court judgment that has upheld the right of trans women to live free from discrimination.

Equality Australia says the federal government’s proposed overhaul of hate speech laws fails to adequately protect LGBTIQ+ people and other vulnerable communities.

Medical experts, health bodies and LGBTIQ+ organisations have condemned the Queensland Government’s decision to extend its ban on healthcare for trans youth for at least the next six years.

More than 140 medical professionals are among the 415 signatories to an open letter urging the Queensland Government to reinstate healthcare for trans youth.

A petition signed by more than 15,500 people was tabled in Queensland Parliament today, calling on the state government to resume healthcare for trans youth.