Knitting Nannas
Rosalie Woodruff speaks during the adjournment in support of three women from the 'knitting nannas' who were arrested outside of Parliament for protesting.
Oct
2019
15
Protest
Sep
2019
14
State Service Should be Given Leave for Climate Strike
Union leaders, UTAS and other employers are showing their support by letting members and staff know they can join the kids fighting for their future.
Aug
2019
13
Incitement of Violence on Hong Kong Protesters Must be Condemned
The Tasmanian Council for the Promotion of the Peaceful Reunification of China (CPPRC) appears to be openly inciting violence.
May
2019
15
Greens Condemn Sumac Forest Attack
The Greens condemn the attack on the Sumac Forest protest camp in takayna/Tarkine. The kind of violence and intimidation displayed overnight is unacceptable.
Oct
2017
19
Right to Peaceful Protest Law – High Court Decision
The entire country now knows a bad law brought in by the Government has led to a landmark High Court decision affirming the right to peaceful protest.
Jun
2016
3
Liberal Fail on Dud Anti-Protester Laws
If Tasmanians needed any more proof that the draconian anti-protest laws are unworkable they have it today with charges against every Lapoinya arrestee dropped.
May
2016
25
Collision Course for High Court
Tasmania’s draconian Anti Protest Law is heading for a High Court challenge after the Government voted against a Greens bill to repeal the legislation.
May
2016
25
Hodgman Running Scared from High Court on Anti-Protest Laws
The Government has promised that the laws would not apply to mum and dad protestors, but at Lapoinya not only mums were charged but grandads as well.
May
2016
18
Time to Scrap Liberals’ Protest Laws
The decision by Tasmania Police to drop charges against Bob Brown is further evidence we'd be far better off without the Liberals' protester laws.
Mar
2016
17
Time to Repeal the Anti-Protest Laws
With a High Court challenge under way, now is the right to time for the Government to admit its mistake and to repeal their anti-protest laws.