Advocacy
2025
- AF4WR’s submission to the Inquiry into fertility support and assisted reproductive treatment, 22 September 2025.
- AF4WR’s letter to the QLD Minister for Health, Tim Nicholls, re. Dr Jillian Spencer, 18 September 2025.
- Critical analysis of women’s rights claims made by the Australian Government in Australia’s fourth Universal Periodic Review (UPR) draft national report. Submitted by a coalition of Australian feminist organisations, including AF4WR, to the Australian Federal Govt, 28 August 2025.
- Stakeholder letter re. prostitution law reform, and call for National Apology. Submitted by a coalition of Australian feminist organisations, including AF4WR, to the Australian Federal Govt, 11 August 2025.
- AF4WR’s submission to the Review of the Anti-Discrimination Act 1977 (NSW): Unlawful conduct, 15 August 2025.
- AF4WR’s consultation answers submitted to the Independent Review of Stage 1 and Stage 2 Hormone Therapies in Queensland’s Public Paediatrics Gender Services, 29 July 2025.
- Stakeholder submission to the Fourth Universal Periodic Review of Australia, 2025. Submitted by a coalition of Australian feminist organisations, including AF4WR, to the United Nations Human Rights Council, 17 July 2025.
- AF4WR’s submission to the Australian Law Reform Commission’s review of federal surrogacy legislation, 10 July 2025.
- AF4WR’s follow-up letter to the NHMRC seeking clinical advice on best evidence-based care for children/young people presenting with distress over their biological sex, 14 June 2025.
- AF4WR’s letter to the NHMRC seeking clinical advice on best evidence-based care for children/young people presenting with distress over their biological sex, 16 April 2025.
- AF4WR’s Submission to the Review of Part 3 of the NSW Summary Offences Act 1988, 26 February 2025.
- AF4WR’s Survey Response to Australian Society of Plastic Surgeons’ Application 1754 for Medicare item numbers for consultations and surgical procedures for ‘gender affirmation’ in adults with gender incongruence, 14 February 2025.
- AF4WR’s Submission to the UN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women re gender stereotypes, 10 January 2025.
- AF4WR’s Submission to the NSW Inquiry into the impacts of harmful pornography, 31 January 2025.
- AF4WR’s input to the report of the Special Rapporteur on violence against women and girls on forms of sex-based violence against women and girls, 31 January 2025.
- AF4WR’s input to the addendum to the report of the Special Rapporteur on violence against women and girls on the concept of consent, 31 January 2025.
- AF4WR’s letter to Ministers Gallagher & Wells re. a boycott of all men’s cricket matches against Afghanistan, 10 January 2025.
2024
- AF4WR’s submission to the Victorian Dept of Justice and Community Safety concerning proposed changes to Victoria’s anti-vilification laws, 11 October 2024.
- AF4WR’s submission to the Communications Legislation Amendment (Combatting Misinformation and Disinformation) Bill 2024 Inquiry, 8 October 2024.
- AF4WR’s letter to Anthony Albanese re. legislative reform for women’s rights, 2 October 2024.
- AF4WR’s feedback to the Australian Government on the draft of its 9th periodic report under CEDAW, 26 September 2024.
- AAWAA letter to ABC’s Kim Williams to request a re-evaluation of the broadcaster’s ties with ACON, co-signed by AF4WR, 30 August 2024.
- AF4WR letter to PM Anthony Albanese in support of the Goverment census announcement, 30 August 2024.
- AF4WR statement in support of Afghan women, 28 August 2024.
- AF4WR’s submission to the Statutory Review of the Online Safety Act 2021, June 2024.
- AF4WR’s input to the report of the Special Rapporteur on violence against women and girls in sport, May 2024.
- AF4WR’s submission to the NSW Government Inquiry: Equality Legislation Amendment (LGBTIQA+) Bill 2023, April 2024.
- AF4WR’s email to the AHRC, March 2024.
- AF4WR’s submission to the Tasmanian Government Consultation: Justice Miscellaneous (Conversion Practices) Bill, February 2024.
- AF4WR joins worldwide protest at WHO’s bias on transgender health, January 2024.
- AF4WR’s submission to the OHCHR in response to their call for input on matters pertaining to Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity (SOGI), January 2024.
2023
- AF4WR’s submission to DFAT on the proposed new International Gender Equality Strategy, September 2023.
- AF4WR’s submission to the Federal consultation on its proposed Misinformation/Disinformation Bill, August 2023.
- AF4WR’s submission to the NSW government in response to its consultation paper on conversion therapy bans, August 2023.
- AF4WR’s submission to the Australian Federal Government’s Inquiry on its Human Rights Framework, July 2023.
- AF4WR’s submission to the inquiry of the Legal Affairs and Safety Committee into CRIMINAL CODE (SERIOUS VILIFICATION AND HATE CRIMES) AND OTHER LEGISLATION AND AMENDMENT BILL 2023, May 2023.
- Joint submission (AF4WR, LGB Alliance Australia and Coalition of Activist Lesbians) to the UN on social protection of children under the Convention on the Rights of the Child, April 2023.