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Women’s advocates say female inmates should not be forced to share prisons with biological males

It is great to see the issue of males being housed in women’s prisons finally getting some airtime in Australia in a piece by Clarissa Bye in today’s Daily Telegraph.

24 June 2022

Why trafficking in women flourishes in Asia

According to a recent article in Psychology Today, sex-based inequality is a significant factor contributing to trafficking in women, which is why this trade flourishes in Asia.

23 June 2022

Women’s Forum Australia submission opposing harmful bid to decriminalise prostitution in Queensland

Queensland has tasked its Law Reform Commission with recommending a decriminalised model of prostitution, ignoring the evidence of harm.

22 June 2022

We can’t ignore Big Pharma’s interests in Australia’s transgender industry

Those following the transgender movement will already be aware of the excellent research Jennifer Bilek has done to follow the money back to Big Pharma.

16 June 2022

Canberra couple access commercial surrogacy overseas, despite practice being illegal in ACT

The Weekend Australian recently featured on its front page a story about the journey Canberra couple Emma and Alex Micallef have undergone to commission a baby in Ukraine.

15 June 2022

It’s an inherently violent industry, not current laws, that put prostituted women’s lives at risk

CEO Rachael Wong on ABC Background Briefing, discussing Queensland’s bid to introduce prostitution laws that treat women’s bodies as commodities.

10 June 2022

Northern Territory surrogacy laws put children last

New surrogacy laws in the Northern Territory that allow adults to commission a child claim to be underpinned by the “principle of the paramountcy of the best interests of the child”.

7 June 2022

Have we reached the limits of the sexual revolution?

Last week, Louise Perry’s new book, The Case Against the Sexual Revolution, hit the shelves.