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Tony Abbott voices his support Katherine Deves in Warringah

Tony Abbott voices his support Katherine Deves in Warringah

Former Prime Minister Tony Abbott has voiced his support for embattled Warringah candidate Katherine Deves, saying she should remain the Liberal party’s pick for the election. Abbott said Deves was someone he admired. “She’s a tough, brave person who’s standing up for the rights of women and girls, for fairness in sport,” he said. “I […]

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Morrison under pressure to disendorse Katherine Deves

Morrison under pressure to disendorse Katherine Deves

Prime Minister Scott Morrison is under pressure to disendorse Katherine Deves, his handpicked candidate for the seat of Warringah. On Thursday Deves issued a fresh set of apologies to cover a range of previous comments she’s made in the past including describing youth initiative Wear It Purple as “grooming”, and for comparing activism against transgender people […]

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Did Katherine Deves suggest 50% of trans women are sex offenders?

Did Katherine Deves suggest 50% of trans women are sex offenders?

Liberal candidate for Warringah Katherine Deves may have deleted all her social media accounts before running for parliament, but people have screenshots of some of her most outrageous claims. Twenty per cent of men are sex offenders, and fifty per cent of transgender women? Loud and proud trans rights advocate and athlete Kirsti Miller re-posted […]

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Katherine Deves apologises for calling trans people ‘mutilated’

Katherine Deves apologises for calling trans people ‘mutilated’

NSW Liberal candidate Katherine Deves has apologised for comments she had previously made on social media, including references describing people who are transgender as being “surgically mutilated.” The founder of Save Women’s Sport Australasia was hand picked by Prime Minister Scott Morrison to be the candidate for Warringah, the Sydney seat that is currently held […]

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Liberals endorse Katherine Deves as candidate for Warringah

Liberals endorse Katherine Deves as candidate for Warringah

Katherine Deves, the founder of Save Women’s Sport has been endorsed by the Liberal party to be their candidate for the New South Wales seat of Warringah at the federal election. Deves is among nine candidates announced today by the party. Preselection in the New South Wales division was taken over by a three person […]

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Katherine Deves hopes to be the Liberal candidate for Warringah

Katherine Deves hopes to be the Liberal candidate for Warringah

Katherine Deves, who campaigns for transgender people to be excluded from sport, is hoping to run for pre-selection to be a Liberal party candidate for the upcoming federal election. Deves has put her hand up to become the Liberal candidate for the seat of Warringah, which cover Sydney’s north shore. The seat was a Liberal […]

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Tony Abbott tries to take credit for making marriage equality happen

Tony Abbott tries to take credit for making marriage equality happen

Former Prime Minister Tony Abbott has claimed credit for making marriage equality happened even though he campaigned against it for over a decade. In an interview published in Nine newspapers over the weekend Abbott discussed a wide range of topics, including his decision to fight against a parliamentary vote on the issue and come up […]

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Voters in Abbott’s electorate overwhelmingly support marriage equality

Former Prime Minister Tony Abbott is leading the charge as the ‘NO’ campaign for marriage equality ramps up, but voters in his own electorate don’t agree with him. The MP declared this week that the postal survey to measure whether Australians want marriage equality was about more than whether or not gay couples should be […]

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Is James Mathison taking on Tony Abbott?

Is James Mathison taking on Tony Abbott?

Television personality James Mathison looks ready to make a run for federal politics. Mathison has indicated that he’ll run as an independent for the seat of Warringah, hoping to knock out former Prime Minister Tony Abbott. Mathison told MTV that he’s entering the race to rock the boat arguing that the longstanding Liberal member is […]

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