Category: Submissions
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Keeping Mothers at the Centre: Woman-Centred Postpartum Care, Evidence and Sex-Specific Health Data
Women Speak Australia has made a submission to the Senate Select Committee on Women’s Health, examining postpartum care, maternal health and mortality, contraception, sex-specific health data, and the monitoring of medical devices used in women’s healthcare. Our submission begins with a straightforward principle: the woman who was pregnant remains the patient after birth. The end…
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Medical Services Advisory Committee (MSAC) consultation survey on Medicare funding for gender-affirming surgery
Women Speak Australia has responded to the Medical Services Advisory Committee (MSAC) consultation survey on Application 1754 — Surgical Procedures for Gender Affirmation in Adults with Gender Incongruence. The application, made by the Australian Society of Plastic Surgeons, seeks the creation of new Medicare Benefits Schedule items for gender-affirming surgeries. MSAC describes these surgeries as…
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NSW Anti-Discrimination Act Review: Why the Legal Framework Matters for Women
Women Speak Australia has made a submission to the NSW Law Reform Commission’s review of the Anti-Discrimination Act 1977 (NSW), focusing on the Act’s objects, structure, exceptions, special measures and exemption processes. The NSW Law Reform Commission is reviewing the Anti-Discrimination Act 1977, the legislation that establishes protections against discrimination across a range of areas…
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Digital Duty of Care: Submission on the Online Safety Amendment Bill 2026
Women Speak Australia (WSA) has made a submission on the Australian Government’s Online Safety Amendment (Digital Duty of Care) Bill 2026 exposure draft. The proposed legislation would introduce a preventative digital duty of care, requiring online services to identify and manage reasonably foreseeable risks of harm arising from online content, design features and systems. WSA…