Tag: Tasmania
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Councillor responds over gender backlash
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in NewsSeveral Burnie City councillors are considering lodging Code of Conduct complaints against outspoken and unapologetic fellow councillor Trent Aitken in the wake of his recent public comments attracting trans people But the “Boy from Burnie” says he has “never felt so much love from his community” since his Facebook post that stated a transgender woman…
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‘Mum, why was there a man at the pool in a wig and women’s bathers today?’
An unexpected conversation with our kids about mentally ill men and a sick society ‘Mum, why was there a man at the pool in a wig and women’s bathers today? Our 8-year-old daughter innocently piped up as we were driving home from ballet last week. My wife had already been filling me in on the…
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Invitation to the Forum: Women’s rights in the Modern World
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Women Speak Tasmania members are pleased to inform that our previous cancel forum will go ahead at the RSL Club in Devonport on 7 May despite the threats received from trans activists and lobby groups.
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Thugs veto used to cancel women’s forum on legislation
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Women Speak Tasmania have had an outpouring of community support in the north west following the cancellation of two venues which WST booked to hold a public forum to discuss legislation that affects women and girls. WST Spokesperson Dr Elizabeth Caballero was going to present information contained in the WST Dossier which was presented in…
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Chronology of The Hive – Ulverstone Cancellation
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After our Forum “Women’s Rights in the Modern World” was cancelled by the Devonport Library, we tried to hire another venue called The Hive in Ulverstone. We made a preliminary booking over the phone and we started sharing an update on social media regarding the location change. We received an email, the Hive did not…
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Chronology of Devonport Library Forum cancellation
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Correspondence between WST and Libraries Tasmania Emma Shaw, a member of WST, hired a room at the Devonport library to host a Forum called “Women’s Rights in the Modern World”. We were going to discuss how gender law reforms impact women and how the Tasmanian Anti-Discrimination laws and the Federal Sex discrimination Act defines what…
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‘Thugs veto’: Controversial group claims it was shafted over NW events
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A controversial group dubbed anti-trans by many has come out swinging over what they call the cancellation of public forums at two North-West venues. However, one venue operator denied the group’s claim for cancellation, while the other said its booking had been approved for a private event only. Women Speak Tasmania (WST) took to social…
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Sentencing Law Ammenments a letter to Tasmania Attorney General Guy Barnett
Dear Minister Guy Barnett, Re: Hate speech laws must not be used to silence dissent. Free speech protections are needed before any laws intended to curb speech. We are writing to you directly on the advice of the Health Minister Jacquie Petrusma at our meeting on 18 March 2025, to express our grave reservations about…
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Rape crime data based on sex not gender
WST congratulate the Government for recording rape crime and victim data for statistical purposes according to sex not gender. Yesterday WST received a reply from Deputy Premier, Attorney General and Minister for Justice Guy Barnett confirming that data for statistical purposed in rape cases: ‘it is the sex of accused people and complainants that is…