Posts tagged Penny Wong

OPPOSITION Leader Bill Shorten has pledged to legislate same-sex marriage in his first 100 days if he is elected as prime minister at the next Federal …

A motion calling for all Labor MPs to vote for marriage equality seems destined to fail at the ALP’s national conference, which starts tomorrow. But the head of the party’s internal LGBTI group has said the only way to get the numbers in Parliament is for the Coalition to allow a free vote.

THE hypocrisy of some Labor MPs really is staggering. After years of dragging their feet on support for equality, allowing the right faction to stack Senate …

Penny Sharpe, the NSW upper house’s first openly-lesbian MP, is now Labor’s candidate for the electorate of LGBTI-centric Newtown. Here, she explains why the state-wide LGBTI community would benefit from having a Labor government — and an MP such as her.

Schools who sign on to the initiative that will be rolled out nationwide will receive training, resources and advice to help create a school environment free from homophobic and transphobic bullying.

Last week, Corey Irlam argued that there should be more LGBTI politicians in parliament, as only they would truly know how to represent and voice the …

By Elias Jahshan and Miles Heffernan POLITICIANS are often the target of satire in Mardi Gras floats but on Saturday night, South Australian Senator Penny …

For this year’s Mardi Gras special edition, the Star Observer spoke to some community leaders from around the country about what the festival means to …

It seems a reflection of the times and the growing support of gays and lesbians in more sections of Australian society than ever before, that …

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 …