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ABC Hobart Radio Interview with Louise Elliot – Email to Fiona Cameron

Feb 23, 2024

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Women Speak Tasmania letter to Fiona Cameron- ABC Ombudsman, with a complain about Leon Compton bias interview with Louise Elliot COMPLAINT: ABC Hobart Radio Leon Compton Interview with Louise Elliot We wish to make a complaint about the ABC Radio Tasmania Mornings host Leon Compton and his interview with Independent Candidate for Clarke and Hobart…

Drag Queen Storytime at Rockdale Library -Letter to ABC

Feb 9, 2024

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in Citizen Action

Complaint to ABC regarding Bayside Council’s Rockdale Library planned Drag Queen Storytime event. The ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) was reportedly interested in filming or covering the event. Dear ABC Complaints Team, I write in reference to the proposed filming of a planned event at Rockdale library. The event is one in which drag performers, typically…

When Journalists Silence Debate: Leon Compton Saying NO Debate on the Drum

Jun 28, 2023

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in Media Bias

On 9 June 2023, ABC journalist Leon Compton appeared on The Drum and made an extraordinary admission. He questioned whether dissenting views should be aired at all: “As a journalist it’s sometimes hard because you want to air a balance of perspectives but what perspectives are reasonable to air? Particularly those that dress up opposition,…

When Journalism Becomes Advocacy: Ryk Goddard’s Bias on ABC Hobart

Feb 28, 2023

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in Media Bias

Public trust in journalism depends on balance, fairness, and a willingness to present all sides of the story. Unfortunately, ABC Hobart’s Breakfast presenter Ryk Goddard has repeatedly failed to meet these standards, particularly on sensitive issues such as women’s rights, safeguarding, and gender identity. The Case of Cr Louise Elliott’s Motion On 14 February 2023,…

ABC Radio Breakfast Ryk Goddard – Email to Fiona Cameron

Feb 20, 2023

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in Correspondence

Dear Fiona, Thank you for your reply and I now have found the time to submit another complaint to you. My complaint concerns several matters. Firstly: Regarding ABC Radio Breakfast host Ryk Goddard’s Breakfast show on Tuesday 14th February at approx. 7.48am with regard to a Motion being put forward by Cr Louise Elliott and…

Media Accountability: When the ABC Sidelines Critical Voices in the Gender Identity Debate

Nov 20, 2022

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in Media Bias

In our ongoing efforts to ensure meaningful and evidence-based public discourse, and to express our disappointment with the inadequate and unsatisfactory response we received from ABC Hobart Manager, Marcus Cheek, Isla MacGregor recently wrote to Fiona Cameron—ABC Tasmania’s Ombudsman—expressing deep concern over the broadcaster’s biased and incomplete coverage of gender identity law reform discussions. Requesting…

Media Failure: ABC’s Oversight on Tavistock Closure & the Gender Debate

Nov 17, 2022

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in Media Bias

In August 2022, ABC’s Media Watch, hosted by Paul Barry, took the extraordinary step of criticising its own broadcaster for failing to report on the closure of the Tavistock Gender Identity Development Service—the UK’s central clinic serving transgender youth. Despite covering many other trans-related stories, the ABC remained silent on this pivotal development. Public Concern…

ABC Biased Reportage on Gender Identity Law Reforms – Email to the ABC Fiona Cameron

Nov 15, 2022

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in Correspondence

Below is a series of emails to Fiona Cameron, where WST comments about the ABC biased reporting on gender identity law reforms. Letter from Isla MacGregor 15.11.22 Dear Fiona, Complaint: ABC Tasmania biased reportage on gender identity law reforms I am writing to you to further my complaint already sent to ABC Hobart Manager Marcus…

ABC Lack of Reporting on Gender Debate – Email to Marcus Cheek

Aug 18, 2022

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in Correspondence

Below is a series of emails sent by Women Speak Tasmania to Marcus Cheek, in our efforts to make him aware of bias reporting on the ABC Letter from Isla MacGregor 18.08.22 Dear Marcus, I would like to draw your attention to the recent program on ABC Media Watch with Paul Barry criticising the ABC…

ABC Hobart Mornings on Tasmania’s Self-ID Launch Day: A Critique of Media Framing

Sep 5, 2019

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in Media Bias

On 5 September 2019, the day Tasmania’s self-identification laws came into effect, ABC Radio Hobart’s Mornings program featured an interview between host Leon Compton and Roen Meijers, one of the first four people to amend their birth certificate. The discussion centred on personal experiences and celebrations at the Rosny Births, Deaths and Marriages office, including…

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