No published assessment, questions over who was consulted, and female-only categories as the exception: the 2019 sports inclusion guidelines, seven years on. These are the guidelines behind the questions we put to the Minister for Sport at the National Press Club on 15 October. Clubs that run female-only competition look to the Australian Sports Commission … Continue reading Sports inclusion guidelines: No published assessment seven years on
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Different standards in sport and online: Protecting women and girls
Women’s safety needs consistency across portfolios. Minister Anika Wells argued for protection online, but left a practical question about female-only sport unanswered. At the National Press Club on 15 October, The Hon Anika Wells MP argued that institutions must take responsibility for the environments they create. Online safety should be built into systems before harm … Continue reading Different standards in sport and online: Protecting women and girls
Tasmanian women call for review of sex self-ID laws
The Women’s Action Alliance Tasmania (WAAT) wrote to the Tasmanian Attorney-General, the Hon Guy Barnett, urging the government to take a closer look at the real-world impacts of sex self-identification laws on women and girls in the state. The letter, sent in April 2025, highlights a growing sense of unease among women’s advocates about the consequences … Continue reading Tasmanian women call for review of sex self-ID laws
The silent exemption: How sporting clubs are misled about protecting women’s sport
The current confusion surrounding gender inclusion policies in Australian sport has left many local sporting clubs and associations in a precarious position. While the ambition for greater inclusion in sport is widely shared, the reality of achieving such inclusion is, for local sporting clubs, far more complex. Too often, guidance from authorities focuses on broad … Continue reading The silent exemption: How sporting clubs are misled about protecting women’s sport
NSW Minister for Women urged to safeguard women’s access to female-only spaces
NSWWAA have written to the Hon Jodie Harrison MP — the NSW Minister for Women, Minister for Seniors, and Minister for the Prevention of Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault — expressing urgent concerns regarding the erosion of female-only spaces and services in NSW, as highlighted in recent parliamentary hearings, and in particular as they pertain … Continue reading NSW Minister for Women urged to safeguard women’s access to female-only spaces
24 theses or disputation on the social power of men to invade Women-only gym spaces
Download a two-page printable copy of this statement. OVERVIEW This statement reflects a view grounded in the legal provisions of Australian law, the lived experiences of Women, and the need for special measures that enable Women to overcome systemic disadvantages in a male-dominated and male-created society. IT IS NOT UNLAWFUL TO PROVIDE FEMALE-ONLY SPACES Women-only … Continue reading 24 theses or disputation on the social power of men to invade Women-only gym spaces
Inclusion in sport must not come at the expense of safety, fairness, or the right to privacy and dignity in changerooms for women and girls
AAWAA made a submission to the UN Special Rapporteur on violence against women and girls in reponse to her call for input to her report on violence against women and girls to the UN General Assembly on violence against women and girls in sport. We value inclusion in sport but not at the expense of … Continue reading Inclusion in sport must not come at the expense of safety, fairness, or the right to privacy and dignity in changerooms for women and girls