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Queensland LNP Government Restores Biological Definition of ‘Woman’

The stance overturns existing Labor government guidance that a woman includes ‘all people who identify as a woman or girl.’
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Queensland LNP Government Restores Biological Definition of ‘Woman’
Fiona Simpson, Queensland LNP minister for women, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander partnerships, and multiculturalism at the Queensland Parliament in Brisbane, Australia on Aug. 7, 2025. AAP Image/Darren England
Crystal-Rose Jones
Crystal-Rose Jones
10/24/2025|Updated: 10/27/2025
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Queensland’s Minister for Women Fiona Simpson has restored the state’s official definition for a woman.

Under the previous Labor government, the definition was widened to encompass “all people who identify as a woman or girl,” according to the Queensland Women and Girls’ Health Strategy 2032 (pdf).
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Crystal-Rose Jones
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Crystal-Rose Jones is a reporter based in Australia. She previously worked at News Corp for 16 years as a senior journalist and editor.
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