Liberal moderates concerned by Morrison raising trans women sport ban during election campaign

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Liberal moderates have expressed concern that Scott Morrison has flagged committing during the election campaign to a ban on transgender women playing women's sport.

Campaigning in the marginal seat of Gilmore on Monday, the prime minister said he shared the views of the Tasmanian Liberal senator Claire Chandler, who has advanced private member's legislation allowing sporting groups to exclude transgender people from single-sex sports. Morrison added he would have more to say" on the issue.