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Sydney Morning Herald
2 days ago
- Sydney Morning Herald
Vegan activist Tash Peterson fights to attend UK festival in face of bankruptcy woes
Controversial vegan activist Tash Peterson is attempting to fundraise the money needed to leave Australia and attend 'the world's biggest vegan camp out' in the UK after she was forced to file for bankruptcy following a failed defamation fight involving a Perth vet last year. The activist and her boyfriend Jack Higgs also had their passports confiscated when they filed for bankruptcy, after WA Supreme Court Chief Justice Peter Quinlan last year ordered the pair to pay $280,000 in damages. Peterson and Higgs had accused a Bicton vet of 'eating her own patients', and were ultimately unsuccessful in the resulting court battle, with Quinlan having found the pair published defamatory claims. In the aftermath, Peterson took to social media to state she was bankrupt after being forced to hand over half a million dollars in legal costs and the defamation payout, and stated that 'personal accounts have been wiped, which means we have no money for everyday living expenses'. But Peterson has since been added to a line-up of international speakers, including Paul McCartney's ex-wife Heather Mills, at a British vegan event that kicks off on August 29. On Thursday, a GoFundMe was launched to help get her there and claims Peterson has to hand over $30,000 to the bankruptcy trustee to leave the country. It has so far yielded no support. 'The Trustee is requesting a $30,000 bond to allow them to travel to the UK Vegan Camp Out,' the GoFundMe page states.
The Age
2 days ago
- The Age
Vegan activist Tash Peterson fights to attend UK festival in face of bankruptcy woes
Controversial vegan activist Tash Peterson is attempting to fundraise the money needed to leave Australia and attend 'the world's biggest vegan camp out' in the UK after she was forced to file for bankruptcy following a failed defamation fight involving a Perth vet last year. The activist and her boyfriend Jack Higgs also had their passports confiscated when they filed for bankruptcy, after WA Supreme Court Chief Justice Peter Quinlan last year ordered the pair to pay $280,000 in damages. Peterson and Higgs had accused a Bicton vet of 'eating her own patients', and were ultimately unsuccessful in the resulting court battle, with Quinlan having found the pair published defamatory claims. In the aftermath, Peterson took to social media to state she was bankrupt after being forced to hand over half a million dollars in legal costs and the defamation payout, and stated that 'personal accounts have been wiped, which means we have no money for everyday living expenses'. But Peterson has since been added to a line-up of international speakers, including Paul McCartney's ex-wife Heather Mills, at a British vegan event that kicks off on August 29. On Thursday, a GoFundMe was launched to help get her there and claims Peterson has to hand over $30,000 to the bankruptcy trustee to leave the country. It has so far yielded no support. 'The Trustee is requesting a $30,000 bond to allow them to travel to the UK Vegan Camp Out,' the GoFundMe page states.
Sky News AU
3 days ago
- Sky News AU
British cops wore jogging outfits to elicit catcalls and then arrested some men who hit on them: report
From catcalls to the doghouse. Female cops in England went undercover as joggers, wearing tight-fitting clothes in a bid to elicit catcalls — and then arrested some of the men who hit on them, according to a report. The Surrey Police Department created a trial task force, which lasted about a month, and led to 18 arrests for offenses like sexual assault, harassment, and theft, the Telegraph reported. The female officers were sent during rush hour to 'hot spots' where open sexual harassment of women is commonplace and pretended to be joggers, the report stated. 'One of our officers was honked at within 10 minutes — then another vehicle slowed down, beeping and making gestures just 30 seconds later — that's how frequent it is,' Inspector Jon Vale of SPD told the outlet. One of the officers in the group said the harassment she faced during the trial period reflects her everyday experience in Surrey. 'We get catcalled. We get honked at. People slow down just to stare — or lean out the window to shout something. It's so common, but it's harassment and it needs to be recognized as such,' Officer Abby Hayward told the Telegraph. 'This behavior is either a precursor to something more serious — or it's ignorance and it's fixable,' the cop said. 'That's where our interventions come in: to stop potential repeat offenders or help people understand that what they're doing isn't OK.' Critics of the program include the Free Speech Union, which said the tactic was a 'bizarre social-psychology experiment,' and that police should enforce the laws on the books, according to the outlet. Originally published as British cops wore jogging outfits to elicit catcalls and then arrested some men who hit on them: report
