The Peak Medical Body of Australia will revise the health care provided to transgender and gender-diverse children, while the federal government tries to block the prohibition of puberty blockers in some parts of the country.
The assessment led by the National Health and Medical Research Council will investigate aspects of the sex treatment of children, including the use of puberty blockers, announced Minister of Health Mark Butler on Friday.
“It is necessary that there is trust that Australian children, adolescents and their families receive the most suitable care,” he said.
Mr Butler said he has aware of the council of developing new guidelines for Trans Healthcare, in an area that the council has described as 'disputed and evolving'.
Guidelines for the use of puberty blockers are completed in mid -2026, where other advice has not yet given a completion date.
The announcement comes two days after the government of Queensland immediately had new patients under the age of 18 access to gender -confirming care, including puberty blockers and hormone therapies, while a probe is carried out in the services.
The move came after reports that gender -confirming hormones were given to minors as young as 12 years old without authorized care in the distant north of the state.
Mr Butler said he asked the new LNP minister of Health Tim Nicholls to adhere to the national standards.
Puberty blockers and health care offered to transgender children will be officially assessed by the Australian government
“I indicated the minister Nicholls that I don't think it would be appropriate for Queensland to continue with their indicated intention to record a evidence in this area of care,” he said.
“These issues must be nationally consistent.”
The issue came under the leadership of the controversial cass assessment of the UK, which ultimately leads to national health care that limits the use of puberty blockers in children.
In the United States, President Donald Trump has also sworn to put an end to federal financing for gender -confirming care for children. Mr Butler said that he carefully saw the issue unfolded internationally.
“In the course of the summer, I considered deeply, given the movements abroad,” he said.
He said that the assessment for evidence would be and he “was not interested in playing politics with the issue.” “Not all (comments) is particularly constructive, and some of them is honestly quite harmful to the mental health of young people and families,” he said.