National ½ñÈÕ³Ô¹Ï Archives - Star Observer /category/news/national-news Setting Australia’s LGBTIA+ agenda since 1979 Sat, 13 Jun 2026 04:20:14 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 /wp-content/uploads/2023/02/starobs.png National ½ñÈÕ³Ô¹Ï Archives - Star Observer /category/news/national-news 32 32 Loving: Photographs of Men In Love Launches On The Gold Coast /news/loving-photographs-of-men-in-love-launches-on-the-gold-coast/242145 /news/loving-photographs-of-men-in-love-launches-on-the-gold-coast/242145#respond Sat, 13 Jun 2026 04:20:14 +0000 /?p=242145 HOTA, The Home Of The Arts on the Gold Coast has officially launched their latest exhibition Loving: Photographs of Men In Love 1850s-1950s. The exhibition launched overnight with a gathering ...

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]]> /news/loving-photographs-of-men-in-love-launches-on-the-gold-coast/242145/feed 0 Lyle Shelton Loses Again In Drag Story Time Vilification Case /news/lyle-shelton-loses-again-in-drag-story-time-vilification-case/242146 /news/lyle-shelton-loses-again-in-drag-story-time-vilification-case/242146#respond Sat, 13 Jun 2026 03:46:41 +0000 /?p=242146 Conservative commentator and aspiring politician Lyle Shelton has faced another set back in his years long vilification case against two drag performers. The former ACL director fronted the Supreme court ...

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]]> /news/lyle-shelton-loses-again-in-drag-story-time-vilification-case/242146/feed 0 AFL Player Max Knobel Banned For Four Matches Over Homophobic Slur /news/afl-player-max-knobel-banned-for-four-matches-over-homophobic-slur/242144 /news/afl-player-max-knobel-banned-for-four-matches-over-homophobic-slur/242144#respond Sat, 13 Jun 2026 01:13:07 +0000 /?p=242144 Following the announcement that Gold Coast Suns player Max Knobel was being investigated for using a homophobic slur on the field last weekend, a decision has been made regarding his ...

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]]> /news/afl-player-max-knobel-banned-for-four-matches-over-homophobic-slur/242144/feed 0 DV-Alert Launches National LGBTQIA+ Domestic Violence Workshop With ACON & Lifeline /news/dv-alert-launches-national-lgbtqia-domestic-violence-training-workshop-with-acon-lifeline/242139 /news/dv-alert-launches-national-lgbtqia-domestic-violence-training-workshop-with-acon-lifeline/242139#respond Fri, 12 Jun 2026 06:09:25 +0000 /?p=242139 National domestic and family violence training provider, DV-alert, has launched its first dedicated workshop aimed at helping frontline workers better support LGBTQIA+ people experiencing domestic and family violence. The new ...

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]]> /news/dv-alert-launches-national-lgbtqia-domestic-violence-training-workshop-with-acon-lifeline/242139/feed 0 Join The Sisters of The Order of Perpetual Indulgence & Trough Man For A Newtown Queer History Walk /news/join-the-sisters-of-perpetual-indulgence-trough-man-for-a-newtown-queer-history-walk/242130 /news/join-the-sisters-of-perpetual-indulgence-trough-man-for-a-newtown-queer-history-walk/242130#respond Fri, 12 Jun 2026 05:03:09 +0000 /?p=242130 If you’ve ever wanted a queer history lesson delivered by a flurry of nuns in heels and one of Sydney’s most legendary LGBTQIA+ characters, the Sisters of The Order of ...

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]]> /news/join-the-sisters-of-perpetual-indulgence-trough-man-for-a-newtown-queer-history-walk/242130/feed 0 Call For Fundraising To Support Victim Of Hate Crimes 78er Titi Chartay /news/community-news/78er-titi-chartay-attacked/242021 /news/community-news/78er-titi-chartay-attacked/242021#respond Thu, 11 Jun 2026 07:00:15 +0000 /?p=242021 Sydney activist and 78er Titi Chartay, has been hospitalised after two alleged assaults at her Glebe public housing home. She says she sustained serious injuries and that her dog was ...

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]]> /news/community-news/78er-titi-chartay-attacked/242021/feed 0 Israel Folau Expresses Support For Kane Evans After The Former NRL Player Comes Out As Gay /news/israel-folau-kane-evans/242128 /news/israel-folau-kane-evans/242128#respond Thu, 11 Jun 2026 02:34:37 +0000 /?p=242128 In unexpected news, former NRL player Israel Folau has shown support on social media for former NRL player Kane Evans after Evans came out as gay during an interview on ...

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]]> /news/israel-folau-kane-evans/242128/feed 0 $250k Govt Funding Announced To Expand LGBTQIA+ Pregnancy Support In NSW /news/250k-govt-funding-announced-to-expand-lgbtqia-pregnancy-support-in-nsw/242120 /news/250k-govt-funding-announced-to-expand-lgbtqia-pregnancy-support-in-nsw/242120#respond Wed, 10 Jun 2026 05:07:58 +0000 /?p=242120 The NSW Government has announced $250,000 in funding for a new statewide antenatal education and pregnancy support program aimed specifically at LGBTQIA+ families. The one-off funding package will allow Rainbow ...

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]]> /news/250k-govt-funding-announced-to-expand-lgbtqia-pregnancy-support-in-nsw/242120/feed 0 Mark Latham To Pay Alex Greenwich $140,000 After Losing Homophobic Tweet Appeal /news/mark-latham-alex-greenwich-appeal/242116 /news/mark-latham-alex-greenwich-appeal/242116#respond Wed, 10 Jun 2026 02:00:35 +0000 /?p=242116 Former One Nation and Labor leader Mark Latham has lost an appeal against a Federal Court decision that found he defamed NSW independent MP Alex Greenwich in a 2023 social ...

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]]> /news/mark-latham-alex-greenwich-appeal/242116/feed 0 Former NRL Star Kane Evans Flooded With Support After Coming Out As Gay /news/former-nrl-star-kane-evans-flooded-with-support-after-coming-out-as-gay/242108 /news/former-nrl-star-kane-evans-flooded-with-support-after-coming-out-as-gay/242108#respond Tue, 09 Jun 2026 07:23:41 +0000 /?p=242108 Former NRL and Fiji international Kane Evans has been met with an outpouring of support after publicly coming out as gay. Evans, who played 149 NRL games across stints with ...

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]]> /news/former-nrl-star-kane-evans-flooded-with-support-after-coming-out-as-gay/242108/feed 0 SA Gov’t Announces $80k Commitment To Pride March At 2026 SA Pride Gala /news/sa-govt-announces-80k-commitment-to-pride-march-at-2026-sa-pride-gala/242107 /news/sa-govt-announces-80k-commitment-to-pride-march-at-2026-sa-pride-gala/242107#respond Tue, 09 Jun 2026 04:20:09 +0000 /?p=242107 The future of the Adelaide Pride March has received a significant boost, with the South Australian Government committing $20,000 per year over the next four years to support the annual ...

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]]> /news/sa-govt-announces-80k-commitment-to-pride-march-at-2026-sa-pride-gala/242107/feed 0 AFL Player Max Knobel Under Investigation For Alleged Homophobic Slur /news/afl-player-max-knobel-under-investigation-for-alleged-homophobic-slur/242093 /news/afl-player-max-knobel-under-investigation-for-alleged-homophobic-slur/242093#respond Sun, 07 Jun 2026 04:47:23 +0000 /?p=242093 AFL Player Max Knobel is the latest AFL player to be investigated for allegedly using a homophobic slur on the playing field The incident is alleged to have taken place ...

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]]> /news/afl-player-max-knobel-under-investigation-for-alleged-homophobic-slur/242093/feed 0 Gold Coast Pride Month Launches With A Colourful Pride Walk /news/gold-coast-pride-month-launches-with-a-colourful-pride-walk/242083 /news/gold-coast-pride-month-launches-with-a-colourful-pride-walk/242083#respond Sun, 07 Jun 2026 02:55:35 +0000 /?p=242083 Gold Coast Pride celebrations have officially kicked off this weekend with a colourful Pride Walk along the beach. The group turned out, adorned in their rainbow best for the walk ...

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]]> /news/gold-coast-pride-month-launches-with-a-colourful-pride-walk/242083/feed 0 Sex Discrimination Act Commissioner Slams ‘Retrograde’ Push To Redefine Women /news/sex-discrimination-act-commissioner-slams-retrograde-push-to-redefine-women/242081 /news/sex-discrimination-act-commissioner-slams-retrograde-push-to-redefine-women/242081#respond Sun, 07 Jun 2026 02:10:54 +0000 /?p=242081 Sex Discrimination Act protections for transgender Australians have become the centre of an escalating political battle, with Australia’s Sex Discrimination Commissioner warning proposed changes to federal law would undermine decades ...

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]]> /news/sex-discrimination-act-commissioner-slams-retrograde-push-to-redefine-women/242081/feed 0 Backlash After Comedian Posts Racist ‘Aboriginal Aunty’ Skit To Make Fun Of Trans Women /news/backlash-after-comedian-posts-racist-aboriginal-aunty-skit-to-make-fun-of-trans-women/242062 /news/backlash-after-comedian-posts-racist-aboriginal-aunty-skit-to-make-fun-of-trans-women/242062#comments Fri, 05 Jun 2026 03:27:12 +0000 /?p=242062 Australian comedian Lisa Jane Spencer has doubled down on a controversial video using racist Aboriginal stereotypes in order to make fun of transgender identity, reuploading the skit days after it ...

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]]> /news/backlash-after-comedian-posts-racist-aboriginal-aunty-skit-to-make-fun-of-trans-women/242062/feed 2 Hate Crime Laws Strengthening Protections For LGBTQIA+ People Passes NSW Parliament /news/hate-crime-laws-nsw-parliament/242025 /news/hate-crime-laws-nsw-parliament/242025#comments Tue, 02 Jun 2026 23:11:41 +0000 /?p=242025 NSW Parliament has passed the Minns Labor Government’s Crimes Legislation Amendment (Hate Crimes) Bill 2026, with the legislation strengthening protections for LGBTQIA+ people. The reforms expand “post and boast” offences ...

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]]> /news/hate-crime-laws-nsw-parliament/242025/feed 1 Gold Coast Pride Releases Their Fabulous Pride Month Community Calendar /news/gold-coast-pride-releases-their-fabulous-pride-month-community-calendar/242019 /news/gold-coast-pride-releases-their-fabulous-pride-month-community-calendar/242019#respond Tue, 02 Jun 2026 06:15:34 +0000 /?p=242019 The brand new Gold Coast Pride Collective have officially released the calendar for their 2026 Pride Month celebrations. Featuring over twenty events across the Gold Coast the calendar delivers something ...

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]]> /news/gold-coast-pride-releases-their-fabulous-pride-month-community-calendar/242019/feed 0 Chris Minns Urges NSW Parliament To Pass Violence Against Gay Teenagers Bill /news/gay-hate-crimes-bill-delayed/242020 /news/gay-hate-crimes-bill-delayed/242020#respond Tue, 02 Jun 2026 05:05:37 +0000 /?p=242020 NSW Premier Chris Minns has called on the Legislative Council to pass the Violence Against Gay Teenagers Bill, during Question Time in Parliament on Tuesday. Responding to a question from ...

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]]> /news/gay-hate-crimes-bill-delayed/242020/feed 0 ‘The Tragic Sequel To The 1978 Mardi Gras’: Calls For Herzog Protest Charges To Be Dropped /news/national-news/herzog-protest-charges-mardi-gras/242016 /news/national-news/herzog-protest-charges-mardi-gras/242016#respond Tue, 02 Jun 2026 00:12:05 +0000 /?p=242016 The NSW Greens and 43 civil society organisations have signed an open letter to the NSW Premier, Attorney-General, Minister for Police and the NSW Police Commissioner calling for all criminal ...

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]]> /news/national-news/herzog-protest-charges-mardi-gras/242016/feed 0 Bendigo Bank, Deloitte, Russell Kennedy Lawyers Win At 2026 Aus LGBTQ+ Inclusion Awards /news/bendigo-bank-deloitte-russell-kennedy-lawyers-win-at-2026-aus-lgbtq-inclusion-awards/242012 /news/bendigo-bank-deloitte-russell-kennedy-lawyers-win-at-2026-aus-lgbtq-inclusion-awards/242012#respond Mon, 01 Jun 2026 06:55:02 +0000 /?p=242012 Organisations from across Australia were recognised at the Australian LGBTQ+ Inclusion Awards this weekend, for their ongoing work to advance LGBTQIA+ inclusion, equity and belonging in the workplace. Held at ...

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