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How Are We Letting This Happen to Our Kids?

It's Up to Every Parent to Stand Up and Push Back


I believe there is little doubt among the mums and dads of Australia that gender ideology has gone too far. Last week I talked about the weaponisation of the law against women who are defended women’s spaces. Ironically laws put in place to protect women from domestic violence, have been used against them to silence criticism of men in women’s sports and women’s changerooms.


But there is an even more sinister side to this movement and that is one that affects our most precious resource – our children.

The final report of the Cass Review revealed some disturbing truths about the standard of gender care in the UK leading to the closure of the controversial Tavistock Centre in 2023. Since then concerns have heightened around the world leading to President Trump signing an Executive Order “protecting children from chemical and surgical mutilation.”


Now in Queensland, the state government has ordered an immediate pause on prescribing puberty blockers and cross-sex hormones to new underage patients. Why? Because allegations have surfaced about dubious gender treatments being carried out in Far North Queensland, and even the government couldn’t ignore them any longer.


This is what happens when ideology replaces medical ethics. Doctors are fast-tracking kids onto life-altering drugs, locking them into a path of permanent medicalisation—a path many later regret. And until now, no one in power has dared to question it.


Health Minister Tim Nicholls says the pause is justified on safety grounds. That’s an understatement. These drugs stop normal development in its tracks, shutting down puberty, reducing bone density, and in many cases, leading to irreversible sterility. But don’t just take my word for it. Countries like the UK, Sweden, and Finland have already walked back these treatments, after realising they were harming more children than they were helping.


The pressure is finally mounting here too. At a federal level, Health Minister Mark Butler has launched a national review of gender treatments for minors. This came after 100+ prominent Australians called on PM Albanese to hold an inquiry and halt gender interventions for kids—a campaign spearheaded by Women’s Forum Australia.


This sounds like the whole house of cards might come crashing down soon, but sadly we’re not there yet.


In Australia, the mainstream media haven’t quite caught up, as protests against the Queensland are portrayed as a campaign for freedom, justice and equality, and our peak medical bodies – who should know better – are calling for the Queensland decision to be reversed.

Not only that, the national review will drag on for years, with the interim advice due in mid-2026 and the final report three years from now. Meanwhile, how many kids will be put on experimental drugs? How many young women will wake up at 18 with no breasts, no reproductive system, and no way back?


Pauline Hanson recently tabled her own motion for a more speedy enquiry – the bill was defeated by Labor, Greens and independent senators, but importantly 18 Coalition senators supported her motion, putting pressure on Dutton to change his stance which until now has been lukewarm.


In the United States, Donald Trump has taken a clear stand, declaring that there are two genders—male and female. His administration has already moved to ban government funding for transitioning minors. If America can immediate take action, why can’t we?


We’re at a cross-roads where it’s every parent’s responsibility – Dad’s too - to stand up and say enough. If we don’t, we risk raising a generation of children who were permanently altered because adults were too afraid to push back against an activist agenda.


CPAC is fighting to get these issues on the agenda, but we can’t do it alone. Parents, medical professionals, and concerned Australians are waking up to what’s happening, and momentum is finally building—but we need to keep the pressure on. The activists pushing these treatments aren’t slowing down, and neither can we.


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Yours in liberty,


Andrew Cooper
Founder & National Director

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