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ABC Hobart Breakfast: One-Sided Interview on Anti-Discrimination Law Reform

May 22, 2026

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Recently, the important public debate about reforming Tasmania’s Anti-Discrimination Act 1998 to add biological sex as a protected attribute reached Tasmania Parliament and then mainstream media. Women Speak Tasmania has been campaigning for this change to better protect single-sex spaces, services, and fair sport for women and girls. However, when ABC Hobart Breakfast covered the…

Misleading Terminology and Lack of Balance in Rodney Croome Segment – Complaint to ABC

May 21, 2026

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in Correspondence

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…

The Noises of North Tassie

May 19, 2026

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in Sports, Health & other News

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…

Feedback Regarding Northern Recreation Hub Segment – Email to ABC Northern Tasmania

Apr 29, 2026

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in Correspondence

Email sent to ABC Northern Tasmania Breakfast on 29 April 2026 Dear ABC Northern Tasmania Breakfast team, I am writing regarding the recent segment on the all-gender toilets and change facilities at the Northern Recreation Hub in Mowbray featuring Mayor Matthew Garwood. While the segment acknowledged that there are strong community views on both sides…

ABC Northern Tasmania’s Rec Hub Interview: Was the Debate Really Explored?

Apr 29, 2026

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in Media Bias

On 28 April, ABC Northern Tasmania Breakfast aired a segment on the new all-gender toilets and change facilities at Launceston’s Northern Recreation Hub in Mowbray. The issue was introduced as controversial, with listeners’ concerns about privacy, safety, hygiene, and female-only facilities briefly acknowledged before Mayor Matthew Garwood was interviewed onsite. However, while the segment gave…

Another Case of Bias? Ryk Goddard, Rodney Croome, and the Silencing of Medical Voices

Jul 16, 2025

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in Media Bias

On 20 June 2025, ABC Radio Hobart’s Breakfast host Ryk Goddard once again left listeners questioning the impartiality of our national broadcaster. The issue at hand was the Australian Doctors Federation’s Open Letter, co-signed by more than 100 health professionals, including Tasmanian State Liberal Party candidate Dr Julie Sladden. The letter called for an urgent…

ABC Radio Hobart: Ryk Goddard Interview with Rodney Croome – Complaint to ABC Ombudsman

Jun 27, 2025

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in Citizen Action

Complaint submitted on 27 June 2025 I wish to submit a complaint about Ryk Goddard’s recent ABC Hobart radio interview with Rodney Croome (20 June 2025) in response to publicity over Tasmanian State Liberal Party candidate Dr Julie Sladden co signing with 100 other Australian health professionals the Australian Doctors Federation Open Letter to Australian…

When Women’s Voices Are Silenced in the Name of “Inclusion”

Jun 16, 2024

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in Media Bias

On 16 June 2024, ABC Radio Hobart’s Breakfast with Ryk Goddard featured an interview with Equality Tasmania’s Rodney Croome about Launceston City Council’s decision to develop an LGBTQAI+ inclusion plan. The conversation soon turned to a deeper and far more troubling issue: whether women in Tasmania are being denied the right to speak publicly if…

ABC Hobart’s Leon Compton Crosses the Line: An Interview with Louise Elliot

Feb 28, 2024

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in Media Bias

On 21 February 2024, Independent Candidate for Clark and Hobart City Councillor Louise Elliot appeared on ABC Radio Hobart’s Mornings program, hosted by Leon Compton. What should have been an opportunity for voters to hear about Elliot’s vision and election platform quickly devolved into a one-sided interrogation. In a letter to Fiona Cameron- ABC Ombudsman,…

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

Feb 23, 2024

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in Correspondence

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…

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