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The discussion on transgender women and girls participation in sport to an unexpected turn this evening when former Liberal Party advisor Grahame Morris suggested it would see Russia and China target Australia on an international level. Morris, who was an advisor to Prime Minister John Howard, was appearing on The Project alongside Labor advisor Bruce Hawker where […]
Tags: China, Grahame Morris, Katerine Deves, Russia, Sport, The Project, transgender
19 Apr 2022 /
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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 […]
Tags: claire chandler, discrimination, Scott Morrison, Sport, trans*, transgender
4 Apr 2022 |
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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 […]
Tags: claire chandler, Sport, Tasmania, transgender
27 Mar 2022 |
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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 […]
Tags: claire chandler, Intersex, kristie johnston, madeleine ogilvie, nic street, peter gutwein, Sport, trans*, transgender
11 Mar 2022 |
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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 […]
Tags: ALHR, Australian Lawyers for Human Rights, claire chandler, Intersex, Sport, transgender
3 Mar 2022 |
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Blind Ambition | Dir: Warwick Ross | ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ It is a successful formula for documentary makers to follow a group of competitors who are destined for success, often against the odds, in their chosen field, whether it is spelling, singing, swimming, sprinting, skateboarding or tobogganing. This time the competition is the annual World Blind […]
Tags: blind ambition, blind tasting, Film, Lezly Herbert, Sport, warwick ross
1 Mar 2022 |
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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 […]
Tags: Boothby, claire chandler, discrimination, LGBTIQA, Liberal, Nicole Flint, Save Women's Sport, South Australia, Sport, transgender
25 Feb 2022 |
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Football, hockey, basketball, roller derby, kickball, water polo, ten-pin bowling, squash, swimming, boxing, running, wrestling and more – a variety of LGBTQIA+ sporting organisations are ready to kick goals, score points and break their participation records next year, officially joining the Sydney WorldPride festival. Beloved organisations including Sydney Stingers and the Sydney Rams will join […]
Tags: Sport, sydney worldpride
25 Feb 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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Senator Claire Chandler claims that her bill to prevent transgender women participating in sport is desperately needed, but she couldn’t name a single sporting group in her home state who support the bill. Earlier this week Prime Minister Scott Morrison have his endorsement to Senator Chandler’s bill which would amend the Sex Discrimination Act, saying […]
Tags: ABC, claire chandler, Save Women's Sport, Scott Morrison, Sex Discrimination Bill, Sport, Tasmania, transgender
24 Feb 2022 |
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