The Guardian World · Aug 15, 2026

One Nation senator says parents who support their trans children are engaging in ‘child abuse’

‘There’s male, there’s female, and then there’s mental illness,’ Tyron Whitten says on YouTube show Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast One Nation senator Tyron Whitten has claimed parents supporting their children who identify as transgender are engaging in “child abuse”, telling a fringe YouTube show: “there’s male, there’s female, and…