Women Speak Tasmania

Tag: 2026

  • Women Speak Tasmania claims discrimination over canned library forum

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    A decision to cancel a Women Speak Tasmania event at the Burnie Library has escalated into a bitter clash involving claims of political discrimination and the role of public libraries in hosting controversial views. The group is known for its contentious views on sex and gender, and says it was last year effectively and “permanently…

  • From Founder to Dissenter: The Drew Hutton Greens Controversy

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    The suspension, expulsion, legal challenge, and reinstatement of Australian Greens co-founder Drew Hutton became a national flashpoint in debates over internal party democracy, transgender policy, and freedom of expression in pluralistic societies. Drew Hutton co-founded the Australian Greens in 1992 alongside Bob Brown. For decades he was regarded as part of the party’s founding generation…

  • New Federal “Hate” Laws Risk Silencing Women’s Advocacy

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    Women Speak Tasmania (WST) has lodged a formal submission to the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security opposing the Exposure Draft Combatting Antisemitism, Hate and Extremism Bill 2026.  While WST unequivocally condemns antisemitism, religious hatred, violence and genuine extremism, our submission argues that the draft Bill is over-broad, poorly defined, and vulnerable to misuse,…

  • Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security – Draft: Combatting Antisemitism, Hate and Extremism Bill 2026

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    1. Introduction Women Speak Tasmania (WST) welcomes the opportunity to make a submission to the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security (the Committee) regarding the Exposure Draft of the Combatting Antisemitism, Hate and Extremism Bill 2026. WST is a volunteer-led, non-partisan women’s organisation based in Tasmania. We advocate for the protection of women’s sex-based…

  • Teen Girls Access Double Mastectomies via Gender Clinic – Letter to Linton Besser/Media Watch

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    Letter sent to Linton Besser and Media Watch on 11 January 2026 Cc. Bernard Lane, Rachel Baxendale and Stephen Rice. Dear Media Watch/ Linton Besser, Western Australia gender clinic enables double mastectomies for teenage girls, secret document reveals, article by The Australian https://www.theaustralian.com.au/nation/western-australia-gender-clinic-enables-double-mastectomies-for-teenage-girls-secret-document-reveals/news-story/dbbf2c69dffa3a75c1f4e2f18cb97f2c I refer to the above article, about the medical scandal of teenagers…

  • Before Women Speak Tasmania: The Nordic Model Campaign Years (2012–2017)

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    Although Women Speak Tasmania was formally established in 2018, several founding members — including Isla MacGregor — had been actively engaged for years in advocacy relating to prostitution law reform, sexual exploitation, and trafficking. Much of this work occurred through collaboration with the Nordic Model Australia Coalition (NorMAC) and international abolitionist networks. The period between…

  • A Wake-Up Call for Women’s Sex-Based Rights in Australia

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    Kirralie Smith’s legal case marks a turning point in how Australian law treats women who speak publicly about sex-based rights. Her prosecution and heavy penalties for online commentary about women’s sport raise profound questions about free speech, political communication, and whether women can still lawfully defend sex-based categories in public debate. While courts characterised Smith’s…