Tag: 2026
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Formal complaint regarding ABC Hobart reporting and the continued characterisation of Women Speak Tasmania as “anti-trans” – Letter to the ABC Ombudsman
Letter to ABC Ombudsman Fiona Cameron on 10 September 2026 On 10 September 2026, Women Speak Tasmania wrote to ABC Ombudsman Fiona Cameron concerning ABC News Tasmania’s reporting of WST in the report “Tasmania’s Deputy Premier Guy Barnett potentially at odds with premier over conversion ban”, by state political reporter Josh Duggan, published online and…
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The Female Factory Flash Mob Returns: A Protest Over Who Gets Remembered as a Woman
Cascades Female Factory Historic Site, Hobart — 13 April 2026 A first-hand account documented by Female Factory Flash Mob 2026 There is a particular irony in what happened at the Cascades Female Factory on 13 April 2026. To see it clearly, the place has to be taken on its own terms. In the early years…
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Deputy Premier agrees Greens Bill is “flawed” and “extreme”
Deputy Premier and Attorney-General Guy Barnett has responded to Women Speak Tasmania (WST) following our submission concerning the Tasmanian Greens’ draft Conversion Practices Prohibition Bill 2026. On 28 August, Mr Barnett wrote to WST in response to our concerns about the proposed legislation. Women Speak Tasmania President Dr Elizabeth Caballero said: “We most certainly agree…
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Request for Parliamentary Inquiry into Affirmative Care and Conversion Practices – Email to Tasmania Deputy Premier
Dear Deputy Premier Barnett, Thank you for your reply on 28 August in relation to our correspondence concerning the Tasmanian Greens’ draft Conversion Practices Prohibition Bill 2026. We most certainly agree with the Government that the Greens’ Bill is both fundamentally flawed and extreme. Importantly, as you have inferred, the Greens’ Bill intends to criminalise…
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“We Just Want to Play”: The Women Being Silenced in Community Sport
For many women, community sport is not a political argument. It is where they meet friends, stay active, challenge themselves and belong to something larger than themselves. They train after work, turn up on weekends, compete, volunteer and support their teammates. They expect one basic thing when they enter a women’s competition: to compete against…
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Push for Parliamentary Inquiry into 29 Testimonies
Women Speak Tasmania is calling on Attorney General Guy Barnett to acknowledge 29 confidential testimonies presented to him in December 2025 and establish a Parliamentary Inquiry into Affirmative Care and Conversion Practices before the Greens’ proposed Conversion Practices Prohibition Bill 2026 is debated. On 15 December 2025, a delegation of Tasmanians representing LGB Alliance Australia,…
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Sydney Rally: Women Gather to Restore Women’s Rights and Fix the Act
On Sunday 23 August, women and men gathered at Martin Place Amphitheatre in Sydney for the Restore Women’s Rights – Fix the Sex Discrimination Act Rally, calling for the restoration of sex-based rights in Australian law. Organised by Women’s Rights Network Australia, with support from LGB Alliance Australia, the rally brought together academics, lawyers, campaigners…
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City of Launceston fails basic consultation on major Aquatic Centre changeroom overhaul
Women Speak Tasmania is calling on the City of Launceston to pause its proposed all-gender changeroom design at the Launceston Aquatic Centre after a deeply inadequate consultation process. The proposal would remove existing male and female changerooms and replace them entirely with individual all-gender cubicles. Feedback was limited to hallway signs and a suggestion box…
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Proposed all-gender changerooms at Launceston Aquatic Centre: consultation, safety and privacy – Email to Launceston City Council
Email sent to Launceston Mayor and councillors on 24 August 2026 Dear Mayor Garwood and Councillors, I write on behalf of Women Speak Tasmania regarding the proposed redevelopment of the changeroom facilities at the Launceston Aquatic Centre. We recognise that the existing facilities are ageing and support a genuine upgrade. However, the proposed design appears…
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Call for Transparency: Greens Must Publish Submissions on Conversion Practices Bill
Women Speak Tasmania has today written to all members of the Tasmanian Parliament calling on the Greens to publicly release every submission received on their Conversion Practices Prohibition Bill 2026. The submission period has closed, yet the Greens have made no commitment to publish the submissions. Without public scrutiny, Tasmanians will be denied access to…