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No, legalising commercial surrogacy is not a ‘feminist’ project

No, legalising commercial surrogacy is not a ‘feminist’ project

Following a six-week extension, the Australian Law Reform Commission (ALRC) is due tomorrow to deliver its Final Report with its recommendations for surrogacy law reform in Australia to the…

10 September 2026 · Dr Elisabeth Taylor

They promised this wouldn't happen: They put a violent male offender in a women's prison

They promised this wouldn't happen: They put a violent male offender in a women's prison

For more than a year, the Minns Government repeatedly assured the people of NSW that male offenders would not be housed in women’s prisons. Those assurances have now been exposed as false. As…

9 September 2026 · Rachael Wong

The fight to fix the Sex Discrimination Act continues: Watch our Adelaide rally speeches

The fight to fix the Sex Discrimination Act continues: Watch our Adelaide rally speeches

Watch speeches from WFA's Fix the SDA rally in Adelaide, and see why the Giggle v Tickle High Court ruling makes reform of the Sex Discrimination Act more urgent than ever.

5 August 2026

Big Fertility moves in on Australian women

Big Fertility moves in on Australian women

Commercial surrogacy is a multi-billion dollar industry, adept at responding to market opportunity and legislative change — and it is now moving in on Australian women.

29 July 2026 · Dr Elisabeth Taylor

Rebranding exploitation: How activists hijacked the ALRC surrogacy review

Rebranding exploitation: How activists hijacked the ALRC surrogacy review

The ALRC was asked to harmonise Australia's altruistic surrogacy laws. Instead it looks set to propose a framework allowing commercial surrogacy here for the first time.

23 July 2026 · Dr Elisabeth Taylor

Review of surrogacy laws by Australian Law Reform Commission: WFA Response to Discussion Paper

Review of surrogacy laws by Australian Law Reform Commission: WFA Response to Discussion Paper

The Australian Law Reform Commission (ALRC) is due to deliver its final report to the Attorney-General on its Review of Australian Surrogacy Laws by 29 July.

8 July 2026

Childcare: It's Time to Expand Subsidies for In-Home Care

Childcare: It's Time to Expand Subsidies for In-Home Care

Australia already has a model that can ease the childcare crisis. It's time to expand In-Home Care and extend the Child Care Subsidy to more families who choose it.

2 July 2026 · Stephanie Bastiaan

Men are not women

Men are not women

It's wild that we even have to say this.

30 June 2026 · A normal person

One Nation MLC Cory Bernardi Introduces Bill to Ban Puberty Blockers for South Australian Children

One Nation MLC Cory Bernardi Introduces Bill to Ban Puberty Blockers for South Australian Children

Cory Bernardi has introduced a bill to ban puberty blockers and cross-sex hormones for South Australian under-18s, citing international evidence and failures at the Women's and Children's Hospital.

19 June 2026 · Stephanie Bastiaan