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Letters
CONGRATULATIONS #1 When the first issue of Sydney Star Observer was published over 30 years ago, Sydney’s gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender community was slowing emerging. Just three years later, HIV/AIDS began ... Read more
Wed December 9th, 2009 - No Comments
Lobbying new leaders
Last week the NSW Gay and Lesbian Rights Lobby witnessed a week of political turmoil at the state and federal level, resulting in the appointment of a new NSW Premier, ... Read more
Wed December 9th, 2009 - No Comments
No denial on adoption deal
The Rees Government won't deny a reported deal with Rev Fred Nile to scuttle same-sex adoption reforms in exchange for passing key legislation through the upper house. Nile confirmed he met ... Read more
Tue May 26th, 2009 - 13 Comments
NSW’s leading women honoured
Sportswomen, philanthropists and women's health workers have all been honoured this year by being listed as finalists in the 2009 NSW Woman of the Year Awards. Voted for by NSW Government ... Read more
Wed March 4th, 2009 - No Comments
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Civil service all we’re asking for
In eloping to North America, Premier Nathan Rees was unknowingly following in the footsteps of increasing numbers of gay and lesbian Australians who've travelled to North America to access dignity ... Read more
Wed January 14th, 2009 - 2 Comments
Clubs fight back
The owners of the four gay clubs to be subjected to next month's 2am lockout say they have been unfairly punished for heeding a police call to report crime in ... Read more
Wed November 12th, 2008 - 16 Comments
Lockout and fines as Rees intervenes
The NSW Government has stepped up its campaign against alcohol abuse in the inner-city with licensing fines issued against several Darlinghurst nightclubs following raids on the weekend. This comes after the ... Read more
Wed November 5th, 2008 - 6 Comments
Shadow over Rees lengthens
The NSW Government took a pounding this weekend, with one seat lost in Ryde and two digit swings away from Labor in Cabramatta and Lakemba. In Port Macquarie, the party ... Read more
Wed October 22nd, 2008 - No Comments
NSW Labor bloodletting a boost for gays
Key gay and lesbian community supporters were among the big winners in the bloodletting that saw a major reshuffle of the NSW Government. The unanimous election of Carmel Tebbutt as deputy ... Read more
Wed September 10th, 2008 - 4 Comments
Finally, state Labor gets it right
It's been a rollercoaster month for NSW, with the Government going to the brink of dumping a leader, then declaring faith in him, followed by a deputy quitting and a ... Read more
Wed September 10th, 2008 - 1 Comment
Current Issue
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