Oceania

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Added on: 11/20/2024
The parliament in the South Pacific island nation of Vanuatu has voted to prohibit same-sex marriage. That move came less than a month after establishment of a…

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Added on: 11/19/2024
11/18/2024
Last month saw the New South Wales Parliament pass the Equality Bill, introduced by Independent MP Alex Greenwich. Star Observer interviewed Greenwich and Rainbow Labor convenors about…

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Added on: 11/17/2024
11/16/2024
The Tasmanian Government has taken a firm stance in favour of comprehensive LGBTQIA+ inclusion in the 2026 Census, urging the Federal Government to align its efforts with…

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Added on: 11/16/2024
11/15/2024
The Tasmanian Government has taken a firm stance in favour of comprehensive LGBTQIA+ inclusion in the 2026 Census, urging the Federal Government to align its efforts with…

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Added on: 11/14/2024
11/13/2024
LGBTQIA+ survivors have come together to share their stories in The Loud Way Home, an anthology of experiences of domestic, family, and sexual violence. Queer survivors are…

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Added on: 11/13/2024
11/12/2024
The Victorian government is set to expand the state’s hate speech laws, which would offer better protections for both the LGBTQIA+ and disabled communities. The current laws,…

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Added on: 11/11/2024
11/10/2024
The government of Vanuatu is considering passing a law to ban the “promotion and advocacy” of the LGBTQIA+ community in the Pacific nation. Back in April, the…

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Added on: 10/30/2024
10/30/2024
A man who was kicked out of LGBTQIA+ venue The Wickham because wearing a Donald Trump ‘TRUMP 2024’ hat has asked for an apology. Robert Holt says…

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Added on: 10/25/2024
10/24/2024
At least two publications aimed at educating young teens about sex could be removed from Port Macquarie library if a review by council staff deem them to…

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Added on: 10/15/2024
10/14/2024
Firing teachers for being gay will remain legal in certain NSW schools after equality advocates relented in the face of a concerted campaign from some faith groups….

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Added on: 10/09/2024
Sport & Recreation Minister Chris Bishop has asked Sport NZ to review and update its Guiding Principles for the Inclusion of Transgender People in Community Sport. “The…

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Added on: 10/06/2024
10/05/2024
ACT Policing has intensified its investigation into the alleged homophobic assaults of three men in Canberra, all of whom were targeted through the dating app Grindr in…

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Added on: 10/04/2024
10/03/2024
Hi – I’m Maggie Perry, a 15-year-old trans girl who lives in Central Queensland, and I work for 6NewsAU, a news channel run entirely by teenagers like me. I’m…

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Added on: 10/02/2024
10/01/2024
The Albanese government’s last-minute rejection of proposed questions on sexuality and gender diversity in the upcoming 2026 census sent bureaucrats into a weekend scramble, new documents show….

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Added on: 09/25/2024
09/25/2024
South Australia has officially passed legislation in Parliament that bans harmful conversion practices, following in the steps of Victoria, ACT and NSW. The bill, passed with 13…

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Added on: 09/16/2024
History has been made again in Newcastle, with the election of the first openly transgender councillor Paige Johnson into office. The Labor candidate was voted top of the…

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Added on: 09/15/2024
09/14/2024
Tasmania may become the first state or territory in Australia to introduce a financial compensation scheme for people convicted of the past criminal offences of homosexuality and…

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Added on: 09/11/2024
09/11/2024
Over 50 high-profile sporting identities and former Olympians have signed an open letter urging the Government to rethink the guiding principles for transgender athletes participating in sports….

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Added on: 09/10/2024
09/09/2024
The government is adding a second new question to the 2026 census, restoring a proposed question on gender identity along with one on sexuality after a backlash…

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Added on: 09/09/2024
A petition circulating in Tonga is calling for the newly appointed chief justice, Malcolm Bishop from Wales, to have his position revoked because he is openly gay. The…

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Added on: 09/05/2024
09/04/2024
A lawyer for a Victorian lesbian group that wants to exclude transgender and bisexual women from its public events has compared its request to a Melbourne gay…

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Added on: 09/05/2024
09/04/2024
Iran summoned Australia’s ambassador in Tehran over the publication of an Instagram post the government deemed “norm-breaking”, Iran’s semi-official ILNA news agency reported on Tuesday, a day…

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Added on: 09/03/2024
09/03/2024
Malcolm Leslie Bishop KC has been sworn in for a four-year term as Tonga’s new Chief Justice. He is now the Lord Chief Justice of the Supreme…

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Added on: 09/02/2024
Sutton United’s women’s team abruptly postponed their scheduled match at Ebbsfleet United on Sunday amid mounting anger over their signing of goalkeeper Blair Hamilton, a biological male. The…

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Added on: 08/30/2024
08/29/2024
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says a new question on sexuality will be tested for the next census, overturning a decision earlier this week not to add a…

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Added on: 08/29/2024
08/28/2024
It comes around every five years and gives the nation an idea of who we are — but next year, the census won’t ask about who we…

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Added on: 08/25/2024
08/24/2024
An Australian court ruled on Friday that removing a transgender woman from female-only social networking platform Giggle for Girls constituted discrimination, in a landmark decision on gender…

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Added on: 08/25/2024
08/23/2024
A keeper at a safari park which has a gay penguin couple and a “throuple” of Lorikeets has said same sex animals developing relationships are more common…

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Added on: 08/24/2024
08/23/2024
A female-only app discriminated against a transgender woman by removing her from the platform, an Australian court has ruled in a landmark case. The Federal Court of…

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Added on: 08/23/2024
08/22/2024
They were the penguin power couple, a world-famous same-sex pairing whose love was taught about in schools and inspired a pride parade float. Now Magic, mourning Sphen’s death, has…