Category: Australia
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 […]
NSW Police have been directed to reopen a misconduct investigation into controversial drug-dog raids at several Sydney LGBTQIA+ venues after the state’s independent police watchdog rejected an internal finding that officers had done nothing wrong. The Law Enforcement Conduct Commission, or LECC, has invoked its statutory powers to require NSW Police to investigate allegations surrounding […]
Victoria Police have arrested another five young people over alleged attacks on men contacted through dating and social media apps, bringing the total number of arrests linked to similar incidents across the state to 47. The latest arrests were made by detectives from the Greater Dandenong Crime Investigation Unit following 11 reported incidents in the […]
The Minns Labor Government has rejected a key recommendation from its own independent review of hate-speech laws, refusing to extend NSW’s criminal offence of inciting hatred beyond race to include sexual orientation, gender identity, religion and other attributes already protected by the state’s incitement-to-violence laws. The decision follows the long-awaited release of a review led […]
A Senate committee has recommended an official apology and other forms of recognition for Australian Defence Force personnel harmed by historical anti-LGBTIQA+ policies, but has stopped short of supporting financial compensation. The Senate Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Legislation Committee examined the Defence Force Discipline Amendment (RCDVS Implementation and Related Measures No. 1) Bill 2026, […]
The Australian Government is investing more than $18.1 million in projects designed to improve the health and wellbeing of LGBTIQA+ people, including a new national programme to help communities find safe and inclusive healthcare. Eighteen community initiatives will receive funding, while $10 million has been awarded to La Trobe University to develop an innovative healthcare […]