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Conservatives, women and Nationals promoted to new Dutton team

Opposition Leader Peter Dutton has rewarded conservative allies on a significantly reshuffled front bench that also increases the representation of women.

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‘Politics should steer clear’: rainbow flag set to fly over Wimmera

Four of five councillors vote to fly pride flag on International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia, Intersexism and Transphobia

The Guardian - AU

Liberal candidate backs trans sport bill

The Liberals' Paterson candidate supports the proposed legislation, while the party's candidate for Shortland says she undecided.

Newcastle Herald

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Trans women's participation in sport has been framed as an election issue. This is what some trans athletes think

While those who believe trans women should be excluded from sport have defended their right to "free speech", little airtime has been given to examining the science behind the claims being made.

ABC News

AOC and Swimming Australia threaten legal action over billboards claiming ‘women’s sport is not for men’

Conservative lobby group uses images of elite swimmers in ads targeting ‘woke politicians’ but Emily Seebohm says Advance acted ‘without my consent’

The Guardian - AU

Coalition MPs urge caution over ‘redundant’ bill to exclude trans women from female sport

While some government moderates say Australia’s sporting codes are already managing the issue, the Christian lobby warns issue is not ‘going away’

The Guardian - AU

Michaelia Cash rejected transgender sports changes last year, despite Morrison embracing issue

The attorney general said changes were not being considered, despite the issue now being front and centre in the Coalition’s campaign

The Guardian - AU

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COVID was the final straw for Tasmania's only gay nightclub, so the community created something else

It's been nearly 25 years since Tasmania became the last state to decriminalise homosexuality, and the queer community is still fighting for safe spaces after 17-year-old Flamingos fell victim to the pandemic.

ABC News

Katherine Deves claims key role in controversial bill to ban trans women from women’s sport

Embattled Liberal candidate for Warringah says she worked with Tasmanian senator Claire Chandler on ‘Save Women’s Sport’ legislation

The Guardian - AU

Voters in hotly contested Liberal-held seat rank climate and environment over economy, poll finds

Integrity also considered a key issue in poll of voters in Liberal-held seat of North Sydney, reflecting results of wider poll of marginal seats across country

The Guardian - AU

Scott Morrison faces Liberal mutiny over Warringah candidate Katherine Deves’ trans views

NSW treasurer Matt Kean and long-time Liberal activist Walter Villatora call for Deves to be disendorsed

The Guardian - AU

Trans women in sport politicised and weaponised in election campaign as other issues ignored

Focus has once again turned to the issue of transgender women in sport, leaving more significant issues unchallenged, writes Tracey Holmes.

ABC News

NSW Liberal candidate described campaign supporting LGBT youth as ‘grooming tactic’ used by ‘gender extremists’

On a now-deleted website, Katherine Deves criticised NSW police for endorsing Wear it Purple Day and makes a series of inflammatory posts about trans people

The Guardian - AU

Morrison abandons support for trans sport ban after hand-picked candidate apologises for tweets

Liberal Katherine Deves apologises for post describing trans kids as ‘surgically mutilated and sterilised’ as Zali Steggall calls for her disendorsement

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Greens leader Adam Bandt accuses Prime Minister Scott Morrison of trying to weaponise transgender debate for election campaign

Greens Leader Adam Bandt says Prime Minister Scott Morrison is putting lives at risk, by agreeing with the Liberal candidate for Warringah, who lobbied to stop transgender women from competing in women's sport.

The Guardian - AU

Independents accuse Morrison of using trans sport ban as a ‘dog-whistle to the ultraconservatives’

Zali Steggall says ‘Liberal moderates should make clear they would oppose any legislation’ while Christian lobby group wants Coalition to back PM’s ‘strong stand’

The Guardian - AU

Liberal moderates concerned by Morrison raising trans women sport ban during election campaign

Senator Andrew Bragg says change isn’t necessary because Sex Discrimination Act already contains carve-outs for strength and stamina

The Guardian - AU

Scott Morrison renews support for trans women sport ban amid senator’s fundraising drive

‘I’ll have more to say about that at another time,’ PM tells reporters on election campaign trail

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Scott Morrison backs Liberal candidate lobbying against transgender women playing women's sports

Prime Minister Scott Morrison says he agrees with a newly announced Liberal candidate who has been lobbying to stop transgender women from competing in women's sport.

The Guardian - AU

From a China frenzy to casual transphobia, PM is on the hunt for disaffected but highly motivated voters

Scott Morrison has spent the past week hot on the trail of two wars – one lethal, the other cultural – as he tries to sniff out a path to election victory

The Guardian - AU

‘A vanity bill’: Bridget Archer condemns fellow government MP’s single-sex sports proposal

Claire Chandler’s Sex Discrimination Act amendment would permit sporting groups to exclude transgender people from single-sex competitions

ABC News

Transgender advocates speak out against senator Claire Chandler's proposal to "save" women's sport

Senator Claire Chandler's "Save Women's Sport" bill has been described as unnecessary and discriminatory by transgender advocates, who say most sporting organisations support inclusion.

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Scott Morrison Has Vocally Supported That Transphobic Sports Bill Which Says An Awful Fkn Lot

Prime Minister Scott Morrison reckons senator Claire Chandler’s bill to allow sporting clubs to exclude transgender players from single-sex sports is “terrific”.

The Guardian - AU

Scott Morrison backs bill that allows exclusion of transgender people from single-sex sports

Prime minister says Claire Chandler’s ‘save women’s sports’ proposal, which has been criticised by equality advocates, is ‘terrific’

The Guardian - AU

Union calls on PM to apologise for strike comments; 34 Covid deaths recorded – as it happened

NSW government drops case against rail workers’ union; Australia closes embassy in Lviv, Ukraine. This blog is now closed

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