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New South Wales police commissioner Karen Webb has brushed off criticism of her handling of the case of a serving police officer who has been accused on a double homicide. During an appearance on Channel Seven’s Sunrise program the commissioner quoted Taylor Swift lyrics saying “Haters going to hate”. Senior Constable Beaumont Lamarre-Condon was charged over […]
27 Feb 2024 /
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OPINION Just what is a ‘too woke’ English text book? The Institute of Public Affairs, the right-wing conservative think tank that describes itself as strengthening the foundations of economic and political freedom, has released a report declaring that the books and resources listed for the curriculum for the high school English courses in Victoria are […]
21 Feb 2024 |
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ABC boss David Anderson has shared that staff at the broadcaster received threats and abuse over their plan to film a Drag Queen Storytime event as part of their upcoming coverage of the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras. Anderson was appearing before Senates Estimates on Tuesday when he was asked about a recently planned […]
14 Feb 2024 |
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Former Prime Minister Scott Morrison will quit politics after 17 years in the federal parliament. His resignation will trigger a by-election in the seat of Cook is Sydney’s south. Morrison is set to make a formal announcement on Wednesday, but it is understood he will leave politics to work for a string of global advisory […]
23 Jan 2024 |
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OPINION In 2021, Victorian Labor Premier Daniel Andrews passed the best legislation in the world to prevent and abolish LGBTQA+ Conversion Practices. It was praised by survivors and denounced by religious conservatives. It remains the “gold standard” for a bill of its kind. Now that Victoria has the best legislation, which state has the worst? […]
Tags: Brian Greig, conversion practices, conversion therapy, just.equal, Tasmania
17 Jan 2024 |
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A TV advertisement from Wrigley’s chewing gum that had a same-sex kiss is the third most complained about advertisement in Australian in 2023. The TV ad shows two women in a car, eating chewing gum. When Carly Rae Jepsen’s hit Call Me Maybe comes on they start moving in their seats before one moves in for a […]
26 Dec 2023 |
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United Australia senator Ralph Babet has declared he’s determined to ban transgender youth in Australia from accessing gender affirming medical treatments. The Victorian senator is a co-signatory to a bill put forward by Liberal senator Alex Antic that calls for the ban. In a social media post Senator Banet said that while an attempt to […]
29 Nov 2023 |
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There’s a new push for more elements of gender transition surgery to be covered under Medicare with the Australian Society of Plastic Surgeons calling on the government to increase the range of support offered. As reported by The Age newspaper, the medical body has requested 21 items that cover treatment for gender incongruence to be […]
20 Nov 2023 |
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Victoria MP Moira Deeming has announced she’ll be moving forward with her long-threatened defamation action against state Liberal leader John Pesutto. In a statement Deeming said her attempts to get the Liberal leader to make a public apology to her had not been successful and she would now be moving forward with her defamation action. […]
20 Nov 2023 |
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Shepparton Library in Victoria cancelled a planned Drag Storytime event after it was targeted by protesters. The children’s event was scheduled for today, but it was called off after protesters visited the Library on Sunday and staff were forced to lock the facilities doors and call-in police. Goulburn Valley Libraries chief executive Felicity Macchion told […]
16 Nov 2023 |
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