John Morrissey is a retired secondary school teacher who has taught in government, independent and Catholic schools. He lives in the Melbourne suburb of Hawthorn with his blue heeler, Tammy, and writes regularly for the Endeavour Forum Newsletter.
The questionable practice of subjecting minors to puberty-blocking drugs is usually met with government indifference and little attention in the local media. However, Queensland Health's recently-announced restriction on this treatment for all new child and adolescent patients has clearly provoked the Albanese Labor government's health minister Mark Butler into action.
Date posted: 2025-03-08