Tag: 2025
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‘Thugs veto’: Controversial group claims it was shafted over NW events
A controversial group dubbed anti-trans by many has come out swinging over what they call the cancellation of public forums at two North-West venues. However, one venue operator denied the group’s claim for cancellation, while the other said its booking had been approved for a private event only. Women Speak Tasmania (WST) took to social…
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Questions regarding The Tasmania Gender Service – Letter to Jacquie Petrusma
Letter sent to Tasmania Minister for Health Jacquie Petrusma on 31 March 2025 Dear Minister Jacquie Petrusma, Re: Questions regarding The Tasmanian Gender Service I am writing to you as a follow up from our meeting on 18th March confirming our questions to you about the Tasmania Gender Service and some additional question Q1. As…
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Sentencing Law Ammenments – Letter to Tasmania Attorney General Guy Barnett
Dear Minister Guy Barnett, Re: Hate speech laws must not be used to silence dissent. Free speech protections are needed before any laws intended to curb speech. We are writing to you directly on the advice of the Health Minister Jacquie Petrusma at our meeting on 18 March 2025, to express our grave reservations about…
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Ensuring Fair Competition in Women’s Sport – Letter to Jo Palmer
Letter sent to Jo Palmer on 15 March 2025 Dear Ms Palmer, I am a Tasmanian resident, father of 2 daughters and a tax paying worker. Today I became aware that one of our schools, Lindisfarne North Primary, recently allowed a boy to compete in the girls events at their sports day. And, predictably, he…
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A Win for Women: Tasmania Records Rape Statistics by Sex
At Women Speak Tasmania, we never stop speaking up for the safety and dignity of women—especially those in vulnerable situations like female prisons. Protecting women’s spaces means making sure policy and law are grounded in reality, not ideology. Recently, we wrote to Deputy Premier, Attorney General and Minister for Justice Guy Barnett with a simple…
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Rape Crime Data Based on Sex Not Gender
WST congratulate the Government for recording rape crime and victim data for statistical purposes according to sex not gender. Yesterday WST received a reply from Deputy Premier, Attorney General and Minister for Justice Guy Barnett confirming that data for statistical purposed in rape cases: ‘it is the sex of accused people and complainants that is…
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Regressive and exclusionary “Welcome Sign” is being promoted – Letter of complaint to St Vinnie de Pauls
Dear SVDP, I was concerned to see this photo taken from the Mittagong SVDP store, posted to a feminist Facebook page, and I hope no Qld store or office is showing such a sign. Why has SVDP singled out two groups to welcome while staying quiet about any other groups e.g. women, liberationists, Aboriginal and…