'Blatant inequality': men-only tennis club told to admit female members or close

Adamstown Rosebud tennis club in Newcastle only allows men to become members and until recently prevented women booking courts at a discount

An Australian tennis club that bans the membership of women has been told to change its rules or be evicted.

The constitution of the Adamstown Rosebud tennis club in Newcastle, New South Wales, only allows men to become members, which, until recently, meant women could not access a “heavily discounted” member rate when booking courts.

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