Posts tagged Neil Pharaoh

“We owe it to our neighbours in Brunei to stand up for their rights.”

“We will not provide any taxpayers’ dollars to Royal Brunei Airlines.”

The Sultan of Brunei first announced the small but wealthy nation would adopt full sharia law in 2014, which prompted a global backlash. The laws will now come into effect on April 3.

The nail-biting state election race for Prahran has left Greens MP Sam Hibbins with the seat, and he’s promised to be a voice for LGBTI people in Victorian Parliament.

The newly-announced Labor cabinet under Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews includes Australia’s first ever Minister dedicated to LGBTI issues.

Neil Pharaoh is one of the only openly-gay candidates running for a seat in Victorian Parliament’s lower house, contesting in the electorate of LGBTI-centric Prahran as a member of Labor. Here, he explains why the state-wide LGBTI community would benefit from having an MP such as him, and a Labor government that consists of a dedicated Equality Minister.

In our second Meet the Candidates video for the upcoming Victorian State Election, the politicians discuss anti-discrimination law, religious exemptions and LGBTI Victorians.

The Labor Party has a new leadership team after Bill Shorten was selected as the party’s new federal leader, with Sydney MP Tanya Plibersek announced …

The Labor Party’s potential next leader, Bill Shorten, has proposed for the party to include LGBTI people as well as indigenous Australians in its quota …