Giggle v Tickle, the Federal Court Appeal — Two Steps Back

Posted on May 17, 2026 
Filed under Culture wars, Opinion

From Associate Professor Neil Foster at Law and Religion Australia  –

“The Full Court of the Federal Court of Australia has handed down its long-awaited decision in Giggle for Girls Pty Ltd v Tickle [2026] FCAFC 64 (15 May 2026). …

Sadly, it has to be said that this decision of the Full Court might now be seen as ‘two steps back’.

In short, I think this appeal decision is also legally wrong, and I look forward to it being overturned on appeal to the High Court of Australia if that goes ahead. But the decision also strongly points to the need to amend the Sex Discrimination Act 1984…”

– Read his full post which includes some possible implications of the decision.