The male only Tattersall’s Club prepared to enter the 21st Century last night, when its members voted to allow women to join the club.
Still, the vote in favour of women only narrowly won, with 1368 members voting against women joining club, compared to 1405 members voting in favour of the change. More the 200 votes were declared informal, with reports some members declared cries of “shame”as the result became known.
Earlier this week the ABC reported that in the weeks before Justice Thomas Bradley’s appointment as a Supreme Court Justice, he put his name to a motion to change voting rules at the club, in a move that would have resulted in it being “practically impossible” for the club to allow women to become members.
https://womensagenda.com.au/latest/the-brisbane-male-only-tattersalls-club-votes-to-allow-female-members/
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