Gendered terms replaced in SA parliament

Terms like "Her Majesty" and "His Excellency", which currently misgender King Charles and Governor Frances Adamson, will be replaced with "the sovereign" and "the governor". 

The gender-neutral "they" and "them" will replace gendered pronouns, while "chair" will replace "chairman". 

"The changes include important reforms to allow maternity leave, breastfeeding infants in the chamber and committees to meet electronically," a government spokesperson said. 

"With record numbers of Labor women elected to the parliament, it makes no sense for them to be called 'chairman' when overseeing a committee."

The changes received cross-party support and will be formally approved by Ms Adamson before being introduced in the lower house.