Ahead of the 3 May federal election, LGBTIQ+ Health Australia (LHA) has launched its policy priorities for the 2025 federal election, calling for concrete commitments and actions to improve the health and wellbeing of LGBTIQ+ people.

LGBTIQ+ Health Australia (LHA) welcomes the Albanese Government’s commitment to quality, accessible and affordable healthcare in the 2025-2026 budget, including continued funding for QLife, with $0.4 million allocated for 2025–26.

Medical experts, health bodies and LGBTIQ+ groups have cautiously welcomed the Federal Government’s announcement it will review the treatment guidelines for trans and gender diverse young people. 

But they said the process must be led by the experts, remain free of political interference and not block continued care across the country. 

LGBTIQ+ Health Australia (LHA) calls for the Queensland Government to immediately reverse its decision to stop the provision of medical gender-affirming care for trans and gender diverse young people. 

The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) today released experimental estimates on LGBTI+ populations in Australia, derived from four recent population-based surveys. 

LGBTIQ+ Health Australia (LHA) today congratulates Prime Minister and Assistant Minister Andrew Leigh, who is responsible for the Census, for demonstrating strong leadership by listening to experts, swiftly considering the advice and deciding to include a new topic on gender and sexual orientation in the 2026 Census.

Joint Statement in support of the inclusion of three new topics on gender, variations of sex characteristics, and sexual orientation variables into the 2026 Census

The Albanese Government’s decision that it will not include questions counting LGBTIQ+ Australians in the 2026 Census (as reported by Sky News) shows a shameful lack of commitment to addressing the health and wellbeing disparities experienced by LGBTIQ+ people. This will have a lasting negative impact on people’s lives for many years.

Older people are urging a bipartisan approach from the Federal Government and Opposition to urgently introduce a new rights based Aged Care Act.