Our formal submissions represent Women Speak Australia’s evidence-based approach to advocacy, offering transparent insight into the positions we take on legislation and public policy.
- Keeping Mothers at the Centre: Woman-Centred Postpartum Care, Evidence and Sex-Specific Health DataWomen 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… Read more: Keeping Mothers at the Centre: Woman-Centred Postpartum Care, Evidence and Sex-Specific Health Data
- Medical Services Advisory Committee (MSAC) consultation survey on Medicare funding for gender-affirming surgeryWomen 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.… Read more: Medical Services Advisory Committee (MSAC) consultation survey on Medicare funding for gender-affirming surgery
- NSW Anti-Discrimination Act Review: Why the Legal Framework Matters for WomenWomen 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… Read more: NSW Anti-Discrimination Act Review: Why the Legal Framework Matters for Women
- Digital Duty of Care: Submission on the Online Safety Amendment Bill 2026Women 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,… Read more: Digital Duty of Care: Submission on the Online Safety Amendment Bill 2026