Category: Australia
A Tasmanian parliamentary inquiry has found LGBTQ+ students are disproportionately affected by bullying and discrimination, with transgender and gender-diverse students often receiving inconsistent support. The Inquiry Into Discrimination And Bullying In Tasmanian Schools, tabled on 19 August, found that policies covering LGBTQ+ students and staff vary significantly between schools and sectors. Committee chair Brian Mitchell […]
Guy Pearce has offered one of the clearest hints yet about when the long-awaited sequel to The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert could finally arrive. Speaking on Good Morning America, Pearce suggested the follow-up may shoot in 2027 and reach cinemas in 2028. “Well, the sequel, right, which is going to be, what […]
London’s Kings Cross Steelers have been crowned 2026 Bingham Cup champions, defeating the Sydney Convicts 12–5 in a hard-fought final in Brisbane. The victory gives the Steelers their second Bingham Cup title in four years, following their triumph in Ottawa in 2022. For Sydney, the result marks a second consecutive appearance in the tournament’s top-tier […]
Campaign signs belonging to Tasmanian councillor Paul Terrett have been defaced with racist and homophobic slurs, prompting condemnation from LGBTQ+ advocates and renewed concern about hate targeting public figures. Two signs promoting Terrett’s campaign for mayor of Northern Midlands Council were reportedly vandalised with anti-gay and racist language, along with crude drawings of genitalia. The […]
One Nation leader Pauline Hanson says she still does not like the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras, standing by views she first expressed three decades ago despite acknowledging that Australia and its laws have changed significantly since then. Her comments came during an interview following controversy over former One Nation candidate Parminder Singh, who […]
Trent and Brad Dunn can finally move forward with their dream of becoming dads after becoming the first same-sex couple approved for surrogacy by Western Australia’s Reproductive Technology Council. After three years of legal battles, a Western Australian gay couple has cleared a major hurdle on their path to parenthood. Trent and Brad Dunn challenged […]
One Nation leader Pauline Hanson and federal MP Barnaby Joyce have distanced themselves from former Western Australian candidate Parminder Singh after he made a series of homophobic comments. Singh, who was number three on One Nation WA’s Legislative Council ticket at the 2025 state election but was not elected, made the comments in a video […]
A new Australian-backed programme will support Fiji and neighbouring Pacific nations to strengthen HIV prevention, testing, treatment and community-led care. The 30-month Australian Support for Pacific HIV Action (ASPHA) programme is funded by the Australian Government and will initially focus on Fiji, where new HIV infections have risen sharply. New infections in Fiji increased tenfold […]