“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


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