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

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    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

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    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…

  • Opinion: Who is doing the fear-mongering?

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    Rodney Croome’s predictions about the Coalition rolling out a trans fear campaign and a looming culture war in the lead up to the coming federal election (Canberra Times 10 Jan 2025), tell us that many in the LGBTQA+ community are nervous about the implications of the US election on voter sentiment in Australia. While Rodney…

  • Opinion: Rodney Croome: Will promoting hate achieve a win-win?

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    This opinion piece was written by Isla MacGregor in response to Rodney Croome’s article. It was rejected by the new editor of The Tasmanian Times I read Rodney Croome’s article ‘Turf War: What’s really Behind Recent Attacks on Trans Tasmanians‘ with considerable interest, most notably for the conspiratorial tone of his article and the lack…