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Sex discrimination commissioner slams bid to reinstate biological gender definition
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- Alison Penfold put forward a private member's bill to change the legal definition of a man and woman.
- Australia's sex discrimination commissioner has criticised proposed changes to the Sex Discrimination Act which would change the legal definition of a man and woman to be defined purely by sex.
- Nationals MP Alison Penfold put forward a private member's bill and petition to change the act, which she said strips the rights of biological females in women-only spaces.
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Alison Penfold put forward a private member's bill to change the legal definition of a man and woman. (Supplied: Alison Penfold)
Australia's sex discrimination commissioner has criticised proposed changes to the Sex Discrimination Act which would change the legal definition of a man and woman to be defined purely by sex.
Nationals MP Alison Penfold put forward a private member's bill and petition to change the act, which she said strips the rights of biological females in women-only spaces.
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