Emma and Suzi break down the ongoing debate over ‘all-gender’ toilet facilities in the National Construction Code, revealing how small policy changes can threaten women’s rights to safety and dignity in public spaces. They discuss AAWAA’s detailed submission to the Australian Building Codes Board, dive into the confusion created by shifting from ‘sex’ to ‘gender’ language, and explain why the current consultation remains unresolved.

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Emma chats with Lucy to unpack the NSW Women’s Action Alliance submission to the state’s Anti-Discrimination Act review. They discuss why legal clarity about ‘sex’ is vital, what’s at stake if anti-discrimination law moves to a ‘gender’ model, and how administrative shortcuts put women and girls at risk of losing crucial protections in healthcare, sport, crisis services, and public life. Drawing on both international obligations and hard lessons from recent NSW legislation, Emma and Lucy challenge the Law Reform Commission to resist expedient fixes and commit to robust sexed-based protections and rights for women.

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Emma and Amber call on the Prime Minister and the Minister for Women to provide a National Apology for all women and girls harmed, criminalised, and stigmatised through prostitution in Australia. Speaking as part of the strongest feminist coalition in the country, they lay out a clear plan — the Australian Abolition Approach (‘Triple A’) for Absolute Protections — calling for criminalisation of buyers, full decriminalisation and support for those exploited, trauma-informed services, survivor-led policy, and national consistency.

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Emma and Suzi unpack the NSW Law Reform Commission's current review of the Anti-Discrimination Act, with a special focus on government guidelines for sex and gender data. They explore why the Australian Government Guidelines on the Recognition of Sex and Gender are administrative tools—not laws—and how the Sex Discrimination Act 1984 remains the definitive authority, especially when it comes to exemptions for single-sex spaces. Drawing on recent UK court cases and policy reviews, Emma and Suzi explain why legal clarity matters and how statutory protections for women must not be diluted by government policy shifts.

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In this episode, Emma and Martine take you deep into the heart of a significant legal battle — the Tickle v Giggle case — exploring who counts as a woman and who can access women-only spaces in Australia. They unpack the debates between Equality Australia advocating for definitions that include males as lesbians based on gender identity, and the Lesbian Action Group standing for biological sex and lesbian attraction as the basis for defining women’s spaces, and women. Along the way, they navigate the evolving legal landscape shaped by the Sex Discrimination Act, the crucial principle of legality, and what the upcoming Full Court decision may mean for women and the future of female-only spaces.

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Emma and Lucy unpack the NSW Women’s Action Alliance’s latest submission on hate speech law reform. They explore why the incitement to violence threshold is so important, raise concerns about making “hatred” a crime without clear limits, and highlight the current gap in sex-based legal protections for women. Drawing on real-world examples and international context, the episode explores how vague or overbroad laws could chill debate, compromise women’s rights, and undermine Australia’s international obligations.

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Emma and Sue talk about how Carole Ann and the Lesbian Action Group have been a driving force in defending lesbian-only spaces in the face of mounting pressures and shifting definitions. This episode explores the group's challenge to policies at Melbourne’s Pride Centre, their case before the Human Rights Commission, and their ongoing campaign for genuine lesbian visibility and connection.

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Emma is joined by Luci and Amber to explore why Australia’s approach to prostitution urgently needs to change — and what we can learn from bold reforms in Scotland and across the world. Together, they unpack the global shift toward targeting buyers and profiteers, not the exploited; examine the Scottish bill’s breakthrough protections and survivor-focused support; and lay out a roadmap for an ‘Australian Abolition Approach’ that would end criminalisation of prostituted women, mandate comprehensive government exit support, and finally put women and girls first in law and policy.

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Emma and Luci explain how the CSW communications process lets women’s groups present evidence of systemic violations—like the silencing of advocacy and loss of sex-based protections—to the United Nations, aiming to hold Australia accountable and demand meaningful change for women and girls when domestic channels fail.

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Emma and Lucy unpack the renewed debate about what Australia’s parliament really intended when it removed the definitions of “woman” and “man” from the Sex Discrimination Act back in 2013. Drawing on our 2024 analysis of the Tickle v Giggle case, we reveal how parliament failed to debate or clarify the sweeping legal changes that are now leaving women’s rights in limbo. Visit womensadvocacy.net.

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