Cricket Australia abortion saga: No police probe of Health Minister over Angela Williamson sacking

Cricket Australia abortion saga: No police probe of Health Minister over Angela Williamson sacking

By state political reporter Alexandra Humphries
Wed Aug 15, 2018

Tasmania Police will not investigate Health Minister Michael Ferguson over allegations he revealed the medical information of Angela Williamson to her employer, Cricket Australia, before she was sacked for tweeting about abortion.

Shadow Attorney-General Ella Haddad last week asked Tasmania Police to investigate Mr Ferguson, who is also Police Minister, over claims he had revealed medical information about Ms Williamson to Cricket Tasmania chief executive Nick Cummins.

Continued: http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-08-16/police-rule-out-minister-probe-cricket-australia-abortion/10128054

15.08.2018

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Australia – Private surgical abortion provider to open in Tasmania

Private surgical abortion provider to open in Tasmania
Minister’s announcement comes after Cricket Australia accused of sacking staffer who criticised government’s lack of abortion services

Australian Associated Press
Sun 5 Aug 2018

Tasmanian women will be able to access surgical abortions, with a private provider to begin offering the procedure later in the year.

It follows outrage over the sacking of Cricket Australia staffer Angela Williamson after she criticised the Liberal state government for a void of abortion services.

Continued: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/aug/05/private-surgical-abortion-provider-to-open-in-tasmania

“Is this Australia? Is this 2018?”

"Is this Australia? Is this 2018?"

Alex Bruce-Smith
2018-07-30

The woman fired by Cricket Australia (CA) for tweeting about abortion has started a petition calling for safe, affordable and legal access to the fundamental service.

Angela Williamson, 39, became one of the first Tasmanians forced to travel interstate for an abortion, after the last centre closed late last year.

Continued: https://tendaily.com.au/news/australia/a180730fel/thousands-sign-abortion-petition-from-woman-sacked-by-cricket-australia-20180730

30.07.2018

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Cricket Australia accused of sacking woman for abortion rights tweets

Cricket Australia accused of sacking woman for abortion rights tweets
Angela Williamson called Tasmanian Liberals ‘gutless’ on reproductive health access

Luke Henriques-Gomes
Mon 30 Jul 2018

A former Cricket Australia employee alleges she was sacked because she campaigned for improved abortion rights in Tasmania and criticised the state Liberal government on social media.

Angela Williamson, 39, was sacked from her job as manager of public policy and government relations at Cricket Australia following a tweet in which she labelled the government “gutless” for failing to ensure women had access to reproductive health services in the state, Fairfax reported on Monday.

Continued: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2018/jul/30/woman-cricket-australia-sacked-abortion-rights-tweets

30.07.2018

Australia – ‘For speaking up, I lost my job’: Cricket Australia employee claims she was sacked after posting a series of tweets calling for abortion reform

'For speaking up, I lost my job': Cricket Australia employee claims she was sacked after posting a series of tweets calling for abortion reform

By Sam Lock For Daily Mail Australia
Published: 29 July 2018

A former Cricket Australia employee has claimed she was fired over a series of tweets campaigning for abortion reform.

Angela Williamson claims she was terminated from her position as public policy and government relations manager in June over concerns she had insulted the Tasmanian government.

Continued: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6004373/Former-Cricket-Australia-employee-claims-sacked-posting-tweets-abortion-reform.html

29.07.2018