AAWAA has welcomed the opportunity to comment on an exposure draft bill aimed at providing the ACMA (Australian Communications and Media Authority) with new powers to combat misinformation and disinformation. Whilst a well-judged act could do much to address the problem of online harm, a poorly constructed act will only exacerbate current problems and undermine … Continue reading The ACMA bill must avoid censorship that threatens democracy and worsens online harms
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ABS asked to include only sex qua sex in the sex topic in the next census
Three Australian women's liberation groups came together at the end of April this year to make a joint submission to the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS), arguing that a question only on sex qua sex recorded or observed at birth should be asked in the sex topic in the 2026 Australian Census. As sister organisations WAAC (Canberra), WAAT (Tasmania), and QWAA (Queensland), formed … Continue reading ABS asked to include only sex qua sex in the sex topic in the next census
