Sex Discrimination Amendment (Restoring Biological Definitions) Bill 2025

Stage by Stage

Summaries in reported speech - not a transcript. In date order, both chambers.

1. Thursday 31 July 2025 · Senate

   First Reading

   The Senate debated the introduction of the Sex Discrimination Amendment (Restoring Biological Definitions) Bill 2025. The Liberal Party moved for the bill to be read a first time, arguing that blocking introduction at this stage would deny senators the right to debate the legislation. The Australian Greens and the Australian Labor Party opposed the motion, stating that introducing the bill would create a harmful platform for transphobia and endanger transgender youth. Pauline Hanson's One Nation supported the bill's introduction. The motion was defeated in a division.

   Outcome: The motion for the first reading was defeated in a division of 25 to 36.

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