President Stuart Fraser says a yes vote will restore club ‘to a busy social space’
In years gone by, the leather armchairs at the Tattersall’s club in Brisbane were seats of power. Decisions and deals had long been made there by men, away from prying eyes, behind the closed marble and glass doors.
On Wednesday, the club will announce the results of a ballot on whether to allow women to join. Twice in the past 12 years members have voted against a similar proposal. But this time the process has sparked a more serious existential crisis for patrons of the Queen street establishment.
Some think it might restore some status to a club now blacklisted by the premier, Annastacia Palaszczuk, and her majority-female state cabinet. Many others seem to think it would amount to the admission of prying eyes.
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