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Tasmanian advocates welcome end of Claire Chandler’s sports bill

Tasmanian advocates welcome end of Claire Chandler’s sports bill

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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New campaign calls for politicians to legislate against trans women

New campaign calls for politicians to legislate against trans women

A new campaign encouraging people to write to their local politicians asking them to bring in laws that would exclude transgender women and girls from single-sex sports and spaces has been launched. The ‘Respect My Sex If You Want My Vote’ campaign is being spearheaded by Western Australian Karyn Lisignoli and was announced in The […]

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Antic: Deves and Chandler are the future of the parliament

Antic: Deves and Chandler are the future of the parliament

South Australian Liberal senator Alex Antic has voiced his support for Warringah candidate Katherine Deves, saying she and fellow ‘Save Women’s Sport’ campaigner, Tasmanian senator Claire Chandler are the “future of the parliament” who could “save the country”. “People like Katherine Deves and Claire Chandler are the future of this parliament if we want to […]

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Scott Morrison says Claire Chandler’s bill will not be a government bill

Scott Morrison says Claire Chandler’s bill will not be a government bill

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 […]

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‘Don’t take LGBTIQ+ voters for granted’ Anna Brown warns political parties

‘Don’t take LGBTIQ+ voters for granted’ Anna Brown warns political parties

Anna Brown, the CEO of Equality Australia, has warned political parties not to take LGBTIQ+ voters for granted. Brown said the constant debate over the lives of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people’s lives was making people sceptical of political parties motives and it was time for politicians to stop using the queer communities as […]

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Calls for PM to adopt ‘Save Women’s Sports’ bill as government policy

Calls for PM to adopt ‘Save Women’s Sports’ bill as government policy

Conservative lobby group Family Voice Australia has called on Prime Minister Scott Morrison to adopt Senator Claire Chandler’s ‘Save Women’s Sports’ bill as official government policy ahead of the federal election. The private member’s bill from Senator Chandler calls for the anti-discrimination laws to be amended to allow sporting groups to discriminate against transgender women […]

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Senator Claire Chandler vows to push ahead with Women’s Sport Bill

Senator Claire Chandler vows to push ahead with Women’s Sport Bill

Tasmanian Senator Claire Chandler admits there’s little chance the government will use the final days of the parliament to debate her ‘Save Women’s Sports’ bill, but she’s vowed to reintroduce it in the next term of government. The private member’s bill from Senator Chandler calls for the anti-discrimination laws to be amended to allow sporting […]

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Tasmania’s Minister for Women stands up for trans women in sport

Tasmania’s Minister for Women stands up for trans women in sport

Madeleine Ogilvie, Tasmania’s Minister for Women, has taken a stand against Senator Claire Chandler’s attempt to exclude trans women and intersex people from sport at a federal level. Responding to a parliamentary question from independent Member for Clark Kristie Johnston, Minister Ogilvie described the bill as “divisive, hurtful and utterly unnecessary.” Ogilvie’s response echoes the […]

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Australian Lawyers for Human Rights condemn Chandler’s sport bill

Australian Lawyers for Human Rights condemn Chandler’s sport bill

Australian Lawyers for Human Rights (ALHR) has condemned Tasmanian Senator Claire Chandler’s ‘Save Women’s Sports Bill’, as “divisive, completely lacking in any evidence-base and inconsistent with international human rights principles.” “The Bill is unnecessary because section 42(1) of the Sex Discrimination Act 1984 already allows people to be excluded from competing in sport, based on […]

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Flint voices her support for Chandler Bill saying it should cover children

Flint voices her support for Chandler Bill saying it should cover children

Retiring South Australian Liberal MP Nicole Flint has voiced her support for Senator Claire Chandler’s bill that would amend the Sex Discrimination Act so that sporting groups would be able to discriminate against transgender girls and women. Writing an opinion piece in The Australian, Flint said that is was clear that both men and young […]

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