Tag: Tasmania
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Speaking Truth About the Impacts of Sex Self-ID: A Rebuttal to 2018 Claims
In 2018, several Tasmanian women’s organisations publicly criticised Women Speak Tasmania (WST) for warning that proposed amendments to the Justice and Related Legislation (Marriage Amendments) Bill 2018—which introduced sex self-identification into Tasmanian law—would erode women’s rights and compromise safeguarding. At the time, these organisations dismissed our concerns as “ideological” and “discriminatory,” insisting that recognising gender…
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AAWAA – Local Action Interview with Isla MacGregor
AAWAA brings to you Local Action — interviews with women Getting It Done across Australia. In this edition of Local Action, we talk to Isla MacGregor. Isla has been fighting the good fight for human rights for decades. She was abruptly dragged into this new wave of feminist activism and brings to it a wealth…
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Concerns Regarding Free Speech and the Anti-Discrimination Act – Letter to Tasmania Premier
Dear Premier Rockliff, Re: Request for Delegation Meeting – Concerns Regarding Free Speech and the Anti-Discrimination Act We thank you for your letter dated 17 July 2025, in which you reaffirmed your commitment to protecting Tasmanians from discrimination while also upholding key freedoms, including freedom of belief, expression, and association. In light of this, we…
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Concerns Regarding Human Rights, Free Speech and the Anti-Discrimination Act – Letter to Peter George
Dear Peter George, Re: Request for Delegation – Concerns Regarding Human Rights, Free Speech and the Anti-Discrimination Act We would like to congratulate you on your success at the recent state election and to wish you well as you assume your seat in the Tasmanian Parliament. In light of your recent comments on the ABC…
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Education, Not Indoctrination: A Women Speak Tasmania Meeting
On 10 August 2025, Women Speak Tasmania met with concerned parents and community members to discuss the growing problem of gender ideology in schools and the influence of the lobby group Working It Out. A detailed presentation was given on how the Department of Education, Children and Young People (DECYP) has embedded gender ideology throughout…
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Resign as patron of Equality Australia – Letter to Governor General
Dear Governor General I am concerned that you are making an unwise and inappropriate decision by being patron of Equality Australia. Equality Australia is currently interfering in the court case Giggle v Tickle by opposing the Lesbian Action Group’s position re the existence of and the definition of lesbian. Lesbians are same sex attracted females.…
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Educator fired over alleged grooming behaviour hired at public primary school
An educator employed at a private school in Northern Tasmania was fired after an internal investigation deemed his behaviour posed a “serious risk of grooming”. However, he has since been hired at a public primary school in Launceston. The educator’s dismissal letter, viewed by The Examiner, summarised the outcome of the school’s investigation and concluded…
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Tasmanian Politicians Back Women’s Pledge to Protect Sex-Based Rights
Women Speak Tasmania launched Women’s Pledge Australia, a state-wide initiative calling on political representatives to commit to safeguarding the sex-based rights of women and girls. The pledge has been formally sent to Tasmanian state parliamentarians, as well as to members of local government, with a clear and urgent request: stand with women and girls by…
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Support the Women’s Pledge: Protect Women’s Sex-Based Rights in Law – Letter to Tasmania State Politicians
Dear candidate, I am writing to urge you to support the Women’s Pledge initiated by Women Speak Tasmania, a campaign calling for the restoration of biological sex as a protected legal characteristic in Australian anti-discrimination legislation. This issue has now been recognised at the international level, with the latest report to the UN Human Rights…