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8 Sept 2024 – National LGBTIQ+ group Equality Australia has welcomed news the federal government will include questions that capture trans and gender diverse people in the next census. Treasurer Jim Chalmers told Insiders on Sunday that a single topic on sexual orientation and gender would be asked for the first time in 2026. “This is […]
Senator Lidia Thorpe has called on the federal government to include questions on gender identity and sex characteristics in the next census, following an inquest into the tragic suicides of transgender women in Melbourne. The Independent Victorian Senator reminded the Albanese government that last month, a Victorian coroner handed down a report into the deaths …
Sep 4, 2024 – Reporting today in The Sydney Morning Herald suggesting that the Prime Minister has reached a “compromise” solution to the census questions by excluding some members of the LGBTIQ+ community is not tenable. Equality Australia and LGBTIQ+ health organisations are urging the Prime Minister and government leaders to properly count the community. The ABS […]
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PM says his government’s focused on cost of living challenges – not what’s in the census.
The PMs latest position has drawn continued criticism.
A Victorian coroner has recommended urgent improvements to police systems and increased funding increase for trans and gender-diverse healthcare following an inquest into a series of tragic suicides. Coroner Ingrid Giles has made the recommendations after an inquest into the deaths of five young transgender women in Melbourne. One of the women, Bridget Flack (above), …
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says a new question on sexual orientation will be tested for the next census, partly reversing a government decision that caused widespread backlash this week. But advocates say the PM’s update isn’t clear enough, with no apparent commitment to the questions on gender identity and intersex status that are needed too. …
Aug 30, 2024 – Equality Australia has welcomed the inclusion of a question on sexual orientation in the next census but says the national snapshot must count all members of the LGBTIQ+ community. The prime minister on Friday said the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) would proceed with testing a new question on sexual orientation, although […]
The attempt failed, with the coroner recommending funding to reduce the public waiting times for trans care & training for GPs wishing to provide care.
These recommendations are promising, and reflect a hope that healthcare access for transgender people can be improved, particularly within the public system.
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