Australian Senate Blocks Inquiry Into the Impacts Of Puberty Blockers, Cross-Sex Hormones

Australian Senate Blocks Inquiry Into the Impacts Of Puberty Blockers, Cross-Sex Hormones
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The Australian senate has blocked an inquiry into the rise in Australian children being diagnosed with gender dysphoria and treated with puberty blockers and cross-sex hormones.

The result saw 39 senators voting against the inquiry, including all members from the centre-left Labor party and left-wing Greens, four Liberal senators including Simon Birmingham, Marise Payne, Andrew Bragg, and Dean Smith, and Independent senator David Pocock.

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Nina Nguyen is a reporter based in Sydney. She covers Australian news with a focus on social, cultural, and identity issues. She is fluent in Vietnamese. Contact her at [email protected].
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