Tag: Pauline Hanson
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Minister Gallagher Must Listen to Women as Stakeholders in Women’s Rights
During Senate Question Time, Senator Pauline Hanson pressed the Minister for Women, Katy Gallagher, on the impact of amendments to the Sex Discrimination Act (SDA). Senator Hanson highlighted how the 2013 Gillard Government’s changes—replacing biological definitions with gender identity—have created a legal minefield, eroding protections for women in sport, services, and female-only spaces. Minister Gallagher’s…
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One Nation Senators Sign Women’s Pledge Australia
Women Speak Tasmania today joined Senators from One Nation outside Federal Parliament as they signed on to Women’s Pledge Australia, a national initiative calling on elected representatives to commit to protecting women’s sex-based rights. Dr Elizabeth Caballero from WST stood alongside Senators Malcolm Roberts and Tyron Whitten as they publicly pledged their support. One Nation…
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Women Speak Tasmania Congratulates Elected Members and Candidates Committing to Women’s Pledge Australia
Women Speak Tasmania (WST) are here today in Canberra with One Nation Senators for their signing of the Women’s Pledge Australia. WST congratulates all elected members of Local, State and Federal Governments and election candidates for committing to Women’s Pledge Australia. Many Women’s organisations from across the country have long been campaigning for amendments to…
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Who Decides What Children Are Taught? The Growing Up Program and Parental Rights in Tasmania
In recent months, a debate has emerged in Tasmania about what primary-school children are being taught regarding bodies, relationships, and gender. At the centre of the discussion is the state’s “Growing Up Program” (GUP), a relationships and protective-behaviours curriculum delivered in many primary schools. The issue gained wider attention after One Nation Senator Pauline Hanson…