'I’ve argued for change from within but it’s too slow in coming, so I am resigning my membership until it welcomes all people.'
High-profile barrister and Greens candidate Julian Burnside has been forced to terminate his 40-year membership of an exclusive men's club under the pressure of an imminent election.
By Saturday, following an online backlash, the refugee advocate and now Greens candidate for Kooyong promised to resign the membership, arguing same-sex only clubs were "an anachronism" and "should be made a thing of the past". "Having done so and having listened to how my supporters feel about it, I’ve come to the conclusion that arguing for change from within as I have been is too slow, so I have taken the decision to resign my membership until the club welcomes all people."he had not yet formally tendered his resignation as it was a Saturday and he did not believe the Savage Club was open.
The race for Kooyong is further complicated this year by the presence of Oliver Yates, a former chief executive of the Clean Energy Finance Corporation, who is running as an independent on a climate change platform.
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