Tasmanian advocates have welcomed the election results in their state, hailing the end of the divisive legislation brought forward by the previous government. Equality Tasmania is celebrating the demise of the Morrison Government’s Religious Discrimination Bill and Senator Claire Chandler’s bill allowing discrimination against transgender women in sport. “Many Tasmanians will breath a sigh of […]
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23 May 2022 /
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Prime Minister Scott Morrison has quickly backflipped on Tasmanian Senator Claire Chandler’s Save Women’s Sport Bill, saying there are no plans for it to be adopted as a government bill should the Coalition be re-elected. The PM’s distancing himself from the legislation comes there are calls for Katherine Deves, his hand-picked candidate for the seat […]
Tags: andrew bragg, AusPol, bridget archer, claire chandler, katherine deves, Save Women's Sport, Scott Morrison
13 Apr 2022 |
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Tasmanian LGBTIQ equality advocates say their focus during the federal election will be to protect the state’s Anti-Discrimination Act from being weakened by Canberra, as well as appropriate funding for LGBTIQ mental health services. Equality Tasmania spokesperson, Rodney Croome (pictured), said while the Religious Discrimination Bill had been shelved, Tasmanians would be looking for guarantees […]
Tags: ACL, AusPol, Australian Christian Lobby, bridget archer, Election 2022, equality tasmania, religious discrimination, religious freedom, Rodney Croome, Tasmania
10 Apr 2022 |
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Liberal MP Bridget Archer has spoken out against Senator Chandler’s proposed bill that would allow discrimination against transgender women in the sporting arena. The outspoken MP said the legislation put forward by fellow Tasmanian was a “vanity bill”. Her criticism of the bill comes just days after it was endorsed by Prime Minister Scott Morrison. […]
Tags: andrew bragg, bridget archer, claire chandler, dave sharma, discrimination, Division, LGBTIQA, Liberal, Peta Credlin, peter gutwein, Save Women's Sport, Scott Morrison, Sport, transgender
25 Feb 2022 |
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Prime Minister Scott Morrison has told reporters that Bridget Archer still has support despite the Tasmanian MP crossing the floor to support protections for LGBTIQ students, and her vocal support for a federal integrity commission. While an election hasn’t been called yet, the Prime Minister has been out on the hustings visiting key electorates over […]
Tags: Bass, bridget archer, Election 2022, ICAC, integrity, Liberal, marginal, religious discrimination bill, Scott Morrisoin, Tasmania
21 Feb 2022 |
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