Posts tagged Rainbow Labor

Around two decades after she entered Parliament, Senator Penny Wong was on Monday sworn in as Australia’s new foreign minister, making her one of the …

Attacks on the LGBTQI community could translate into less votes for political parties. A new poll suggests Liberal candidates could face defeat in NSW marginal …

Victorian Premier Dan Andrews on Tuesday said that his government would defend the state’s laws that protect gay and trans students from discrimination in faith-based …

Victoria’s Parliament on Friday passed long overdue reforms to prohibit religious schools from refusing to hire or sacking teachers and staff for being LGBTQI.  Victoria …

The 2020 Victorian local government elections saw a record number of queer people standing for and elected to local councils right across the state. Around …

The LGBTQI caucus of the Australian Labor Party has broken ranks with NSW Labor and NSW Opposition leader Jodi McKay over its support for a …

“I think this is a really important lesson for young people that your social media footprint will follow you.”

Labor candidate for Melbourne Luke Creasey has apologised for sharing a meme containing a rape joke on his Facebook page in 2012, with further posts discussing lesbian anatomy as well as Tony Abbott coming to light.

“The best advice is that criminalisation won’t work and could make the situation worse and drive the practice underground,” said Senator Louise Pratt, a spokesperson for Rainbow Labor.

The Queensland Government plans to change the state’s age of consent laws to catch up with the rest of the country.