The Australian bureaucracy has taken four months to provide a “word salad-like” definition of a “woman”, which a Liberal Senator says proves the public service has been conquered by radical gender theory.
Liberal Senator Alex Antic grilled the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade in April, asking officials if they could define a woman in light of the increasing number of “gender-based programs”.
Stream more Australian news with Flash. 25+ news channels in 1 place. New to Flash? Try 1 month free. Offer ends 31 October, 2022 Senator Antic slammed the reply and said it “once again” showed a Commonwealth department’s inability to define what a woman was. Responding to questions put by SkyNews.com.au, the APSC said less than half a per cent of respondents in the 2021 APS Employee Census identified as non-binary.
Dr Murphy stumbled over his words when he was pressed again by the South Australian Senator before telling the committee that there were a “variety” of definitions.The Australian Public Service Commission responded to Senator Antic's question by providing a vague definition of gender. Picture: Getty Images
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