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Welcome to our new website!

Our new website improves access to resource, and reflects changes in how we structure our organisation following the merger of our founding organisations.
27 Aug 2025
A screenshot of our new site, highlighting an image by Gabrielle Niemeyer saying that "All bodies are beautiful, all bodies deserve respect"
Governance

InterAction and InterLink welcome our new InterLink Mental Health Practitioner, Derek Tys

InterAction welcomes Derek Tys to the InterLink team. Derek is an Accredited Mental Health Social Worker and therapist with a deep commitment to supporting individuals through trauma, grief, and the search for meaning.
17 Nov 2025
Text reads "Welcome Derek Tys to the role of InterLink Mental Health Practitioner. The word InterLink is the logo for InterLink- the word in yellow except for the i's which are in purple and the i in Link has connected loops instead of a dot. Photo is of Derek Tys. Derek is a middle aged balding pale skinned gentleman with a grey beard. he is wearing glasses. He has kind eyes and a gentle smile. he is wearing a dark patterned shirt.
Governance

Intersex Human Rights Australia and Intersex Peer Support Australia unite to become InterAction for Health and Human Rights

Intersex Human Rights Australia and Intersex Peer Support Australia are uniting to form a new force for change: InterAction for Health and Human Rights. Folks may also wish to call us InterAction DownUnder, or just InterAction.
9 Dec 2024
The new logo of our united organisation: a purple circle on a white background, and text reading InterAction for Health and Human Rights
Governance

IHRA welcomes two new talented team members

We are excited to welcome Mira Bouchmouny as our Operations Manager and Margie McCumstie as our Training and Communications Coordinator.
2 Jul 2024
Welcome to IHRA's Newest Team Members. Photo of Mira with label of Operations Manager. Mira has short, purple hair and is smiling. Photo of Margie with label Training & Communications Coordinator. Margie has long blonde hair and is also smiling.
Governance

Ch-ch-changes: come and work with us! Operations and Training/Comms jobs

Do you work in training and communications, or operations? Would you like to work from home for Australia’s leading voice on intersex issues? Do you want flexible work arrangements, generous superannuation, salary packing and access to our Employee Assistance Program?
6 May 2024
Intersex Human Rights Australia logotype - a purple circle and the name of our charity
Depath

Welcoming Mauro Cabral Grinspan

IHRA is delighted to announce the appointment of Mauro Cabral Grinspan as Principal Consultant, and coordinator for a new international project aimed at dismantling human rights violations in medical settings on people with innate variations of sex characteristics.
15 Jan 2024
Mauro Cabral Grinspan, in burgundy glasses and a black top, in front of an intersex flag
Funding and Fundraising

Give Out Day 2023

According to recent Australian research, registered "LGBTIQ+ organisations receive just 5 cents out of every $100 received by Australian charities". Resourcing for intersex-led and intersex-focused work is a fraction of that fraction.
12 Oct 2023
Governance

Call for IHRA Board Members

Are you a person who is active in human rights and/or advocacy for people with innate variations of sex characteristics? Would you be interested in joining a national Board to help make further progress in Australia and internationally?
13 Sep 2023
Board and staff at our strategic planning weekend, 16 July 2022: Cody Smith, Dr Aileen Kennedy, Morgan Carpenter, Dr Alice de Jonge, Paul Byrne-Moroney, Dr Anita Jacombs, Clare MacDonald, Olympia Balopitos, Dr Agli Zavros-Orr, Councillor Tony Briffa
Governance

Welcoming Natalie Hamam!

We're pleased to announce that the IHRA family has grown again with the addition of Natalie Hamam, an occupational therapist who lives on Wiradjuri Country, Albury NSW. Nat joins Bonnie as part of the Interlink team, adding capacity for more groupwork sessions as well as individual counseling.
20 Jul 2023
Governance

ACT legislation: Media wrap up and thanks

ACT Legislation media wrap up and thank you to the community that helped us get here.
29 Jun 2023
Governance

Welcoming Bonnie Hart

We are delighted to welcome Bonnie Hart to IHRA's staff team, as our new Deputy Executive Director. Bonnie will lead work developing psychosocial support services by and for community. Like all our staff, Bonnie will work part-time.
9 Mar 2023
Bonnie Hart, headshot. A smiling white woman with long brown hair and a colourful jacket
Governance

Welcoming Gabriel and Olympia

We are excited to welcome our two new Senior Projects Officers: Gabriel Filpi and Olympia Balopitos. Cody Smith also steps into a new role as Training and Communications Officer.
14 Nov 2022
Gabriel Filpi and Olympia Balopitos, in November 2022. Photo by Cody Smith.
Acknowledgement of Country
Our Australian staff and board live and work on First Nations lands. We recognise that sovereignty over this land was never ceded and that this always was and always will be Aboriginal land. We acknowledge the continued connection of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to land, waterways and community and pay our respects to all First Nations people.
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