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Centrelink goes bush
Inner-city same-sex couples have had access to seminars run by health and welfare groups on the recent Centrelink changes, and now rural areas will get their chance. Centrelink will run its ... Read more
Tue May 19th, 2009 - No Comments
Pensioner relief from concession card -œouting
The Government has made good on an undertaking to allow concession cardholders to choose whether their partner's name appears on their Centrelink concession cards. The names of both partners will now ... Read more
Thu April 23rd, 2009 - 5 Comments
Call for gay ombudsman
An ombudsman is urgently needed to help same-sex couples facing changes to their welfare payments brought about by equality reforms, say gay lobbyists. The Australian Coalition for Equality will meet with ... Read more
Wed December 10th, 2008 - 15 Comments
Centrelink a same-sex registry
Centrelink estimates around 11,000 people receiving social security or family assistance benefits will come forward to declare they are in a same-sex relationship. The same-sex equality reforms will come into effect ... Read more
Thu November 27th, 2008 - 16 Comments
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Velvet in the garden
A new burlesque and cabaret show, The Velvet Garden, showcasing the debut work of up-and-coming performers will feature at the Red Rattle Theatre on Friday, March 19. With playwright Wayne Tunks as host, the ... Read more
PFLAG outrage: Shame on you, Tony Abbott
Parents, friends and relatives of gay and lesbian people are being encouraged to register ... Read more
We were wrong
Greens senator Sarah Hanson-Young says a deal was struck to to force a vote ... Read more
Change to BGF service structure
Bobby Goldsmith Foundation (BGF) clients will be asked to take more responsibility for their ... Read more
We’re here, we’re queer, we’re shovel-ready!
The shriek of whistles pierces the air, dykes tease the crowd with their purring ... Read more
HIV+ migrant inquiry
Some of the nation’s peak AIDS bodies have used an inquiry into migration by ... Read more