Day: March 9, 2026

Christchurch residents are being invited to take part in – or help support – one of the city’s most colourful community cycling events, with organisers of Rainbow Ride 2026 calling for both riders and volunteers. Now entering its third year, Rainbow Ride will once again see cyclists form a single “rainbow snake” weaving through Ōtautahi […]

Cory Bernardi, the leader of One Nation in South Australia, has doubled down “100 per cent” on comments he made in a 2012 speech where he linked same-sex marriage to bestiality. The former Liberal Senator, who is back on the campaign trail ahead of South Australia’s state election on March 21, now leads One Nation’s […]

Former Beatle Paul McCartney has revisited long-standing speculation about John Lennon’s sexuality, recalling a conversation he once had with Yoko Ono shortly after Lennon’s death. In a 2015 interview with Vanity Fair — released in full this week alongside the premiere of the documentary Man on the Run, which explores McCartney’s life after The Beatles […]

US President Donald Trump appeared to reverse course on comments about gender-affirming surgery for transgender minors after facing swift criticism from conservative allies. On Thursday (5 March), Trump posted a message on Truth Social promoting the proposed “SAVE America Act”. The post outlined five policy points, with the final point suggesting he would support gender-affirming […]