All this might have gone largely unnoticed had a distinguished member of the club not decided to quit the Athenaeum in protest and, in a shocking breach of the code of silence, explain his reasons ...

“The club’s now in a good position to grow.” While Tasmania has a history of private members clubs, the Tasmanian was the only one to maintain restrictions on women, with Athenaeum on Hobart ...

A private club for men in Tasmania has agreed to allow women to accompany their male partners to the premises' bar due to mounting pressure from disillusioned club members. The club secretary says ...