Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk slams ‘out of step’ Tatt’s Club

Annastacia Palaszczuk has issued a statement slamming the men’s only Tattersall’s Club in Brisbane CBD for its stance on women members and doubled down on her ban of her cabinet attending the 153-year-old institution.

Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk has reiterated her ban of her cabinet attending the Tattersall’s Club in Brisbane CBD. Picture: AAP/John Gass

PREMIER Annastacia Palaszczuk has issued a statement slamming the Tattersall’s Club in Brisbane CBD for its stance on women members and doubled down on her ban of her cabinet from attending the 153-year-old institution.

The Tattersall’s Club, aka the Queen St Workers Club, has been embroiled in an increasingly bitter civil war on whether women should be admitted as full members.

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Ms Palaszczuk has banned Labor MPs from attending Tatts until their membership policy is changed.

A vote on the issue at Tatts is imminent and Tattersall’s president Stuart Fraser has conceded he needed to ­“restore harmony” after floating the proposal for female membership almost two months ago, The Australian reports.

On Sunday, the Premier warned that her cabinet — whose male ministers were ­offered “honorary membership” after winning the election in 2015 — would continue to boycott the club until women were allowed to join as full members.

Tattersall’s Club in Brisbane.

“In a state that has a female Premier, Deputy Premier, Opposition Leader and Chief Justice, a club that seeks to engage community leaders but bans women from being members is out of step with community sentiment,” Ms Palaszczuk said in a statement.

“While any vote is a matter for the club, our position is unchanged — my ministers will not be joining or attending the club while the current eligibility remains.”