The National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) are consulting on a statement about Statement on Sex, Gender, Variations of Sex Characteristics and Sexual Orientation in Health and Medical Research. We made a submission calling for researchers to consider LGBTIQA+ communities through inclusive data collection in line with the abs data standard
November 2025 Update: research projects funded by the NHMRC and Medical Future Research Fund (MFRF) must now consider sex, gender, variation of sex characteristics and sexual orientations at all stages. This will build the evidence base for improving health outcomes for LGBTQIA+ people.