Power, proportionality, and the Lesbian Action Group: When the AHRC stands in its own shoes

The AAWAA Women’s Advocate · Apr 30, 2026 · 15m

Last week the President of the Australian Human Rights Commission addressed the National Press Club. We were there — and we asked him why Parliament should extend the Commission's enforcement powers over women's organisations in the contested space of sex and gender, given that a Federal Court judgment just found legal error in how the Commission exercised its existing powers against the Lesbian Action Group. We asked about costs. We asked about proportionality. In this episode, we go through what he said, what he didn't say, and what Parliament should be asking.

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