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Women’s Rights Activist Criticises Authorities After Visa Not Approved in Time for CPAC Appearance

British women’s rights campaigner Posie Parker was slated to speak at the conservative conference.
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Women’s Rights Activist Criticises Authorities After Visa Not Approved in Time for CPAC Appearance
Posie Parker (Kelly Jay Keen) speaks during a Standing for Women protest in Glasgow, Scotland, on Feb. 5, 2023. Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images
Crystal-Rose Jones
By Crystal-Rose Jones
10/9/2024Updated: 10/9/2024
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British women’s rights campaigner Posie Parker has criticised the Australian government after she did not receive a visa in time to attend the Conservative Political Conference (CPAC) in Brisbane, Australia.

CPAC is a major political conference focused on conservative and right-wing issues.

This year, the conference was attended by overseas guests like former British Prime Minister Liz Truss, and Scottish comedian Leo Kearse, known for his “bold and unapologetic humour.”

Parker was slated to speak at the event last weekend at the Sofitel Hotel.

“[Parker] lodged a visa to come to Australia, to come to CPAC, and that was some months ago, and that was refused,” CPAC organiser Andrew Cooper told The Epoch Times.

“And the reason given was that there was insufficient documentation, but there was no information about what extra documentation she was supposed to supply,” he added.

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“So she lodged again, and then after many weeks, there’s been no answer on her application, no request for more information, just silence.”

A spokesperson for the Department of Home Affairs told The Epoch Times they could not comment on individual cases.

Parker Speaks

Parker made the announcement about her delayed visa on her TERF Talk Tuesday segment on YouTube, where she called the situation “disappointing.”

“They haven’t got the gumption to actually cancel me,” she said.

“Instead, what they’re doing is just pretending they haven’t processed it even though they’re sort of days overdue, so how annoying is that?

“So, I won’t be going to Australia, courtesy of CPAC. I’m not going to lie, I was very much looking forward to upsetting all the right people with my trip.”

Parker, whose birth name is Kellie-Jay Keen-Minshull, is known as a staunch opponent of transgender activism and is the founder of the British Party of Women party.

She describes herself as a women’s rights activist, but not a feminist.

Parker opposes policies allowing transgender people to be recognised by a gender other than their birth sex, and has advocated against transgenders using bathrooms under their assumed gender.

Crystal-Rose Jones
Crystal-Rose Jones
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Crystal-Rose Jones is a reporter based in Australia. She previously worked at News Corp for 16 years as a senior journalist and editor.
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