Tag: Tasmania
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MP whose ex-wife is now a man bans women’s group from using an office because it holds ‘trans-exclusionary’ views
A feminist group has been banned from using free office facilities normally available to community organisations because Independent MP Andrew Wilkie said it holds ‘trans-exlusionary’ views. Andrew Wilkie has banned Women Speak Tasmania from using taxpayer-funded photocopying facilities in Hobart. The federal member for Clark said his sensitivity about the issue has been heightened because…
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Analysis – The Tasmanian Law Reform Institute Issues Paper – ‘Legal Recognition of Sex and Gender’
The Tasmanian Law Reform Institute’s Issues Paper titled ‘Legal Recognition of Sex and Gender’ was released for public consultation on 24 June 2019. Community feedback was sought, with a deadline of 20 August 2019. A final report is to be delivered to the Attorney-General later this year. By way of background to the release of…
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‘Anti-trans’ group invited to help develop trans-inclusive posters for public toilets
A Tasmanian group that has been accused of sharing “anti-transgender” material on social media has been invited to take part in designing trans-inclusionary posters for public bathrooms. The motion to introduce the posters, which was moved by alderman Holly Ewin, was approved by the full Hobart City Council last month. In the motion, the wording…
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Labor, the Greens and Sue Hickey Pass ‘Seriously Flawed’ Laws
Labor, the Greens and Liberal Speaker, Sue Hickey, failed to heed the advice of legal and academic experts, including the Solicitor-General and former Tasmanian Bar Association President, Chris Gunson, and today passed radical amendments to the Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Act and the Anti-Discrimination Act. Women Speak Tasmania Spokesperson, Bronwyn Williams, said – ‘Many…
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Quakers Cancel Booking for Women’s Forum
The Clerks of the Tasmanian Regional Meeting (TRM) of the Quakers yesterday cancelled the forum booking for Women Speak Tasmania scheduled for Monday night 18 March. The forum was to be held in the Friends Meeting House in Argyle Street, New Town. ‘The cancellation appears to be the result of a smear campaign from some…
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Children’s Commissioner’s Warning: Transgender Reforms Rushed Without Proper Consultation
The Tasmanian Commissioner for Children and Young People, Leanne McLean, has revealed that she was never briefed or asked to comment on the Justice and Related Legislation (Marriage Amendments) Bill 2018 – even after major amendments were pushed through the Lower House late last year. This startling admission highlights how little consultation Labor and the…
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Transforming Tasmania Cries Foul over Poll Results
The EMRS poll results released yesterday indicate the majority of Tasmanians do not support changes to the state’s birth registration process proposed by Labor and the Greens. The changes were passed as amendments to the Justice and Related Legislation (Marriage Amendments) Bill 2018 by our parliament’s Lower House in November last year. In March they…