Queensland ban on puberty blockers for gender dysphoria to continue until at least 2031, LNP announces
Decision comes despite independent review finding that treatment decisions ‘must be informed by each individual’s presentation and circumstances’Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA pause on puberty blockers and...
<p>Decision comes despite independent review finding that treatment decisions ‘must be informed by each individual’s presentation and circumstances’</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2025/dec/19/australia-news-live-bondi-terror-attack-latest-updates-antisemitism-liverpool-suspects-victims-funeral-hate-speech-preachers-ntwnfb">Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates</a></p></li><li><p>Get our <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/email-newsletters?CMP=cvau_sfl">breaking news email</a>, <a href="https://app.adjust.com/w4u7jx3">free app</a> or <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/series/full-story?CMP=cvau_sfl">daily news podcast</a></p></li></ul><p>A pause on puberty blockers and hormone treatment for new adolescent patients with gender dysphoria in Queensland’s public system will continue until at least 2031, the state’s health minister, Tim Nicholls, announced on Friday.</p><p>The decision comes despite a review by Victoria’s former chief psychiatrist, Prof Ruth Vine, now <a href="https://www.health.qld.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0035/1478843/Queensland-Hormone-Treatment-Review-Report-and-Annexures.pdf">made public</a>, finding that treatment decisions “must be informed by each individual’s presentation and circumstances”.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/dec/19/queensland-ban-puberty-blockers-gender-dysphoria-2031">Continue reading...</a>
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