Posts tagged Australian Government

The Australian government should examine the use of targeted sanctions to address human rights abuses abroad, especially against LGBTQI people. That is the submission made …

As Sydney’s nightlife continues to take tumbles over the current COVID-19 pandemic, queer nightlife is feeling the heat harder than most. Amid a nationwide closure …

Despite their pivotal roles in Australia’s marriage equality campaign, figures such as RODNEY CROOME AM, SHELLEY ARGENT OAM, IVAN HINTON-TEOH OAM and others have been …

Former rugby player Israel Folau said he’s “looking forward” to the federal government passing stronger religious freedom laws, after reaching a settlement with Rugby Australia …

Sacked Wallabies player Israel Folau has settled his legal dispute with Rugby Australia (RA) over anti-gay comments.  The former Star Observer cover boy was seeking …

On the evening of December 1, 1988, the first ever World AIDS Day, hundreds of people packed into the Martin Place amphitheatre in Sydney for …

The federal government’s Religious Discrimination Bill will not be introduced to parliament this year as initially planned, Prime Minister Scott Morrison has announced. The controversial …

The first time James (name changed) thought about killing himself, he was thirteen. He was just starting to come to terms with the fact that …

Religious hospitals and aged care providers will be able to discriminate when it comes to hiring staff under the Morrison government’s redrafted religious freedom laws. …

Two gay Saudi Arabian journalists detained in Australia while attempting to seek asylum have spoken out about their ordeal, labelling their treatment “unconscionable”. Last week, …