Female association on trial: Who belongs in women's spaces in Tickle v Giggle
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 Austra...
4 Aug 202512min
Where’s the line? Balancing hate speech, women’s rights, and free speech in NSW
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 “...
3 Aug 20257min
Local Action: Reclaiming lesbian space, The Carole Ann episode
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 ...
3 Aug 20253min
Triple A for women: The path to the abolition of prostitution in Australia
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...
1 Aug 202511min
Holding Australia to account: Providing evidence to the United Nations
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 Nati...
23 Jul 20259min
Unintended chaos: The legal fallout of two missing words
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 ...
22 Jul 20258min
Revolutionising gender care: A call for comprehensive change
Emma and Amber break down the Queensland Government’s review of hormone therapies for children and teens with gender dysphoria. Drawing on new evidence and the lived experience of girls—now the majori...
21 Jul 20257min
Local Action: Everyday resistance every day, Nerissa Scott’s story
Emma and Sue discuss Nerissa Scott’s activism, which began in childhood and flows through protests, petitions, and solidarity actions across Brisbane. This episode highlights how her sharp intellect a...
19 Jul 20252min
