Tag: 2025
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Chronology of Devonport Library Forum cancellation
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Correspondence between WST and Libraries Tasmania Emma Shaw, a member of WST, hired a room at the Devonport library to host a Forum called “Women’s Rights in the Modern World”. We were going to discuss how gender law reforms impact women and how the Tasmanian Anti-Discrimination laws and the Federal Sex discrimination Act defines what…
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‘Thugs veto’: Controversial group claims it was shafted over NW events
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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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Sentencing Law Ammenments a 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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Australian Athletics boss Jane Flemming backs DNA testing for female athletes
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Australian Athletics president Jane Flemming has backed an international move to “protect the female category” in the sport, by requiring DNA tests of competing athletes. Flemming echoed the sentiments of World Athletics chief Sebastian Coe, who this week announced moves to use non-invasive cheek swabs and dry blood tests to determine biological gender. Coe also…
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Greens fight over trans rights and free speech
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in NewsAn internal fight over trans rights and free speech has seen the Greens suspend one of its founders, in a process that took almost two years and could not be appealed Bob Brown calls Drew Hutton a hero and an icon, the “driving force” behind the establishment of the Greens. Over decades, Hutton worked to…
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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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Collection of data for statistical purposes with regard to rape cases
Women Speak Tasmania wrote to the Minister for Justice Guy Barnett and Minister for Women and the Prevention of Family Violence Jo Palmer in regard of how data is collected on rape cases. Below you can read our letter from the 29th January 2025 Reply from Minister for Justice Guy Barnett 12th March 2025
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Letter of complaint to St Vinnie de Pauls
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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…