We asked and the response from his spokesperson was far from full-throated support for the policy.

13 January, 2026 – Equality Australia says the federal government’s proposed overhaul of hate speech laws fails to adequately protect LGBTIQ+ people and other vulnerable communities.  Under the reforms, set to be debated in parliament next week, LGBTIQ+ people have been excluded from the aggravated sentencing provision and remain without protection from a new law against promoting or inciting hatred, which is limited to race [...]Read More...

Let’s get behind all trans young people and overturn the Queensland trans healthcare ban!

Sky News has raced to defend the person who has been putting anti-transgender stickers around a Subiaco saying it's "biological reality".

Northern Territory Health Minister Steve Edgington was mocked for his decision to ban puberty blockers.

Queer Liberation Boorloo have announced a rally to protest over the Northern Territory government's move to ban puberty blockers

WA Police are looking for the person or people who keep posting anti-transgender stickers around Subiaco and neighbouring suburbs.

The continuation of Queensland’s ban on gender-affirming healthcare for trans young people is a deeply harmful and politically motivated decision. It disreg ...

The CLP government has announced it will withdraw funding for puberty blockers and gender-affirming hormones for people under 18.

Dec 21, 2025 – Human rights groups, community advocates and medical experts have slammed the Northern Territory government’s shock decision to block young trans people from accessing essential healthcare.   NT Health Minister Steve Edgington on Sunday said the government would cease public health access to puberty blockers and gender-affirming hormones for people under the age of 18.  It follows a similar ban in Queensland, which was on Friday [...]Read More...

Northern Territory Health Minister Steve Edgington announces the withdrawal of public funding for puberty blockers and hormone treatments for children, labelling them "dangerous, ideologically driven practices".

NT Health Minister, Steve Edgington has announced that the Northern Territory will also ban access to puberty blockers for trans youth. 

Sociologist who surveyed effect of 2024 UK ban says denial of gender-affirming care has left trans and non-binary children in ‘abject misery and severe distress’

The Queensland government says it made the decision after considering a 530-page independent review into the evidence surrounding the treatments.

The "Independent" Review's own findings don't support the restrictions it's being used to justify. In July 2025, Queensland Health quietly issued a directive halting all new prescriptions of puberty blockers and also hormone therapy for transgender children and youth in public healthcare. This was issued with no warning and no

Dec 19, 2025 - 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.  Health Minister Tim Nicholls confirmed on Friday that the freeze on puberty blockers and gender-affirming hormones will remain in place until the conclusion of a UK National Health Service trial, which [...]Read More...