Victorian Liberal leader John Pesutto fails first test of leadership
By Stephanie Bastiaan
It’s been a gut-wrenching fortnight for Liberal Party supporters watching the vilification of Moira Deeming, who, through no fault of her own, became a story of John Pesutto’s making when he tied her in with Nazis who gate crashed the Let Women’s Speak rally in Melbourne.
Read moreIt is more necessary than ever to 'Let Women Speak'
By Rachael Wong
Attempts to silence women who simply want to discuss and defend their sex-based rights are escalating.
Read moreSenior lawyer, Liberal and concerned father writes to MPs regarding motion to expel Moira Deeming
At 10am on Monday 27 March, Victorian Liberal Party MPs will vote on Opposition Leader John Pesutto’s motion to expel Moira Deeming from the party based on her involvement in Kellie-Jay Keen’s #LetWomenSpeak event in Melbourne and false accusations that she is associated with Neo-Nazis and far right extremists.
Read moreVictorian Liberal Leader’s outrageous move to silence women’s rights advocate, Moira Deeming
By Stephanie Bastiaan
It was an all-male pile-on to shut down women’s voices at the #LetWomenSpeak rally in Melbourne over the weekend. Moira Deeming has been threatened by trans activists, drowned out by Neo-Nazis, and is now being cancelled by Leader of the Opposition, John Pesutto.
Read moreA review of the Victorian election and the female leaders who bring hope to the state
By Stephanie Bastiaan
With the Victorian Parliament resuming this week, it’s a good time to reflect on the highs and lows of the recent Victorian election, and the lay of the land as Victoria begins a new parliamentary year.
Read moreVictorian Council’s plan to de-sex toilets is just another example of women’s rights under attack
By Stephanie Bastiaan
Hobsons Bay Council is the latest municipality to implement woke Victorian government legislation at the expense of ratepayers and the safety of women and children as they embark on a multimillion-dollar plan to de-sex public toilets.
Read moreVictorian election: Where do the parties stand on women’s sex-based rights?
Victorians will vote in the state’s election this coming Saturday 26 November. There are many important issues to consider in terms of parties’ policy positions, but key on our radar is the question: Where do the parties stand on women’s sex-based rights?
Read moreOpen letter to Australian authorities: Why don’t you care about the rights and safety of imprisoned women?
Dear Premier of Victoria, Leader of the Opposition, Ministers, Shadow Ministers and Commissioners,
Read moreMen in women’s prisons is a human rights violation
By Stassja Frei
On Sunday September 11, I – and around 30 other Victorian women – gathered on Parliament steps in Melbourne to protest one of the most abhorrent consequences of Victoria’s transgender laws: the housing of violent male sex offenders in women’s prisons.
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