The Greens have called for gender affirmation surgery to be included under Medicare this week. Party leader Adam Bandt said the Medicare expansion would be a practical change to help transgender Aussies and comes as trans issues are thrust into the election campaign’s spotlight.
Per the Sydney Morning Herald, Bandt’s call for the change to Medicare comes as Katherine Deves — the Liberal candidate for Warringah — called trans children “surgically mutilated and sterilised” and also pushed for trans women to be blocked from women’s sports. She has since apologised for her comments.
