Today marks 20 years since OUTinPerth came to life, with the first edition of the newspaper hitting the streets on 6th June 2002. Over the last 20 years the publication has gone through lots of transformations. Originally a black and white free street press publication, the newspaper soon grew to be a full colour offering, […]
OUTinPerth apologises for an error with appeared in an article earlier this week. On 21st April 2022 we published an article titled ‘PM stands by Katherine Deves as her previous comments pile up.’ In the article we made reference to social media posts Liberal candidate Katherine Deves made about the birth of US Secretary of […]
Mark Zuckerberg and his businesses have failed to pay for the independent journalism that they have benefitted from for years. The News Media Bargaining Code, introduced by the Australian Government (courtesy of Josh Frydenberg) in March 2021, tried to fix this obscene power imbalance. But Zuck has failed to come to the table, making secret […]
The team at OUTinPerth are shocked and dismayed to have been targeted by Facebook in their ban on news content. Australians awoke this morning to discover the social media behemoth had banned Australians from viewing any form of news information across the social media platform. OUTinPerth, the small news organisation that has served Western Australians […]
OUTinPerth reader Nic asked what percentage of the ‘On This Gay Day’ posts were celebratory and how many were about mourning. We crunched some numbers and reviewed the content that’s been published since the segment was introduced one year ago today. We introduced the regular segment ‘On This Gay Day’ back on 1st January 2020. […]
Concern over reference to intersex people Recently we published an article from rights organisation just.equal that took measure of what the McGowan government has achieved in the area of LGBTIQA+ law reform over the last four years. As we head toward the WA state election in 2021, we believe it’s essential to reflect on what […]
OUTinPerth was recognised for our contribution to supporting mental health in Western Australia at the 2020 Mental Health Awards. Co-editors Leigh Andrew Hill and Graeme Watson were presented with the WA Mental Health News Media Award for outstanding news reporting, contributing to mental health in WA. The awards were held at a glamorous ceremony at […]
Behind the Scenes OUTinPerth’s Managing Editor Graeme Watson appeared on RTRFM on 2nd November and discussed the website’s recent story on Perth Lord Mayor Basil Zempilas. Since OUTinPerth broke the story about the new Lord Mayor’s comments about gender the story has been picked up by newspapers, websites and television stations around the country, as […]
OUTinPerth’s Managing editor Graeme Watson appeared on Melbourne radio station 3CR’s long running LGBTI program In Ya Face, discussing some of the exclusive stories OUTinPerth has recently published. In recent weeks OUTinPerth has revealed the cessation of funding to the Inclusive Education WA program, as well as claims from religious leader Margaret Court that she […]
OUTinPerth has been nominated for the Mental Health News Media Award at the upcoming WA Mental Health Awards. Announced during WA’s Mental Health Week, the awards celebrated organisations and individuals who make a positive contribution to the field of mental health. OUTinPerth is nominated alongside radio station ABC Radio Perth. Local LGBTQIA+ community advocate Bella […]
