Posts tagged Shayne Mallard

Australia is one of the few countries in the world to have openly gay politicians, including a head of government. Politics In Colour is organising …

NSW Police told the inquiry that despite internal efforts, “homophobic or transphobic sentiments have not been eliminated entirely from the force, or from society more generally”.

“This inquiry is overdue. For the heartbroken friends and family members of these individuals, who were targeted and murdered, it has been a decades long journey for justice and redress.”

As we usher in a brand new year, the Star Observer reflects on some of the biggest LGBTI news stories of 2015 – from important law reforms to topics that had everyone talking.

However, Baird continues to back decision to restrict when the film can be shown in schools.

As schools and workplaces celebrate Wear It Purple day, actor Brenna Harding tells Star Observer how rainbow families will be the ones who suffer in the wake of criticism over acclaimed documentary Gayby Baby.

The Animal Justice party’s Mark Pearson is one of six LGBTI MPs in NSW – officially Australia’s gayest parliament. He talks to the Star Observer about why animal rights matter and his youthful run-ins with now colleague Fred Nile.

Despite election loss, the marriage equality advocate is back in the NSW Parliament as Labor votes to reinstall former minister into the upper house

Shayne Mallard may well be the only Liberal politician to have married his same-sex partner, but the newly-minted NSW upper house MP says Canberra should focus on marriage equality while Macquarie St gets on with building the state.

ROBERT BURTON-BRADLEY There’s a sense even amongst Shayne Mallard’s closest supporters that this is the last chance he has to make it to the big …