Tag: ABC
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What the ABC Left Out of Its Binder Story
The ABC has reported on new Australian research examining whether wearing a breast binder affects exercise performance. The subject is important. So is the physical safety of a practice involving prolonged compression of the chest. But the way the ABC frames the story deserves scrutiny. The article begins with “trans joy”, describes binding as “life-changing”,…
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ABC Reporting on ‘Anti-Trans’ Content: When Framing Goes Beyond the Evidence
The ABC has reported on a University of Melbourne study claiming a link between exposure to “anti-trans” content and mental health harms among transgender people. The subject is important. But so is the standard of evidence, particularly when a national broadcaster is reporting claims involving self-harm, suicidality and young people. The problem with the ABC…
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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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ABC’s Failure to Cover Recent Women’s Rights Rallies – Letter to Media Watch
Letter sent to Linton Besser from Media Watch on 6 July 2026 Dear Linton, I would like to ask Media Watch to examine the ABC’s apparent decision not to report on the recent women’s rights rallies held in Melbourne and other Australian cities. The rallies attracted hundreds of participants, required significant police operations, faced organised…
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ABC Bias in Coverage of Women’s Rights and Free Speech Issues – Email to Hugh Marks
Email sent to Hugh Marks on 21 June 2026 Dear Mr Marks, I’ve just sent another complaint to Media Watch and Linton Besser (see below) about ABC’s ever more embarrassing bias. I’ve long given up on ever expecting any meaningful response from ABC’s Complaints system, but I have been impressed with Linton Besser’s genuine responses…
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ABC’s Bias is Shameful – Email to Media Watch
Email sent to Linton Besser and Media Watch on 21 June 2026 Dear Linton, ABC truly has no shame. I’m coming to the conclusion there needs to be a serious spill and fill, and urgently. Rachael Baxendale has just published this article “ABC rejects Sall Grover’s opinion piece on women’s sex-based rights” in the Australian…
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What a Week! Reflections on Advocacy, Attacks, and Media Balance in Tasmania
Over the weekend, we at Women Speak Tasmania reflected on a very busy and, yes, quite exciting week. It started with a simple email to Tasmanian parliamentarians asking for “sex” to be properly restored and protected in the Anti-Discrimination Act. What followed was a pile-on of attacks on women advocating for sex-based rights. It began…
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Misleading Terminology and Lack of Balance in Rodney Croome Segment – Complaint to ABC
Email sent to ABC Hobart on 21 May 2026 Dear ABC Hobart Breakfast Team, I am writing to formally complain about the segment aired on 21 May 2026 featuring Rodney Croome discussing proposed changes to Tasmania’s Anti-Discrimination Act. 1. Misleading terminology (“biological gender”) The discussion used the term “biological gender.” This is scientifically inaccurate and…
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The Noises of North Tassie
The magnificent women of Women Speak Tasmania are angry, and rightly so. First, they’re angry that the brand-new Recreation Hub at Mowbray, Launceston, has no single-sex toilets or changerooms. And then, they’re angry that ABC Northern Tasmania chose to report this via a particularly exasperating little piece on its radio breakfast show on 28 April, with reporter Sunshine Wood…