Formerly known as the AIS Support Group Australia, our journey began in 1985 at the Royal Children’s Hospital in Melbourne, and in 1996, we transitioned to a vibrant, peer-led organisation
Our resources collection includes our briefings and policy reports, along with calls to action, public submissions, fact sheets, personal stories, and information about selected third party resources.
Australian researcher and InterAction board director, Dr Aileen Kennedy has written this article, published in the International Journal of Feminist Approaches to Bioethics.
A new report by Equality Australia in collaboration with InterAction, offering rare insight into the medical interventions currently being performed on intersex children in Australia, and the rationales driving these decisions.
A review of materials released via freedom of information requests to major children’s hospitals in Australia by Dr Morgan Carpenter. This work was commissioned by Equality Australia.
On 2 Dec 2025, Equality Australia launched The Missing Voice, a groundbreaking report that shines a light on the medical interventions still being performed on intersex children in Australia.
Today, the Victorian Government took a historic step toward protecting the rights of children with innate variations of sex characteristics, introducing legislation that will prevent unnecessary medical interventions without the individual’s free and informed consent.
Join us at University of Sydney or online from 11am to 1pm AEDT on Thursday 26 February for a very special event with Dr Lih-Mei Liao. Lih-Mei is one of the world's top experts on psychosocial issues and mental health of people with innate variations of sex characteristics (also termed intersex variations or differences of sex development). The event will also feature responses from Velissa Aplin and Bonnie Hart, and be chaired by Associate Professor Morgan Carpenter.
From Friday 14 to Sunday 16 November, Intersex Peer Support Australia (IPSA) hosted the InterSpace Retreat at King Parrot Cottages and Event Centre, nestled in the spectacular Pennyroyal Valley of the Otway Ranges near the Great Ocean Road and Lorne. Surrounded by nature, the retreat offered a nurturing environment for reflection, connection, and celebration.
On a joyful evening at the Victorian Pride Centre in St Kilda, Melbourne (Naarm), Intersex Peer Support Australia (IPSA) celebrated its 40th birthday — marking four decades as the longest running intersex organisation in Australia, and possibly the world.
25 Nov 2025
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