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Iconic UK festival Mighty Hoopla is heading to Sydney in 2026

With headliners including Jessie Ware, Kelly Rowland, Nelly Furtado, Sugababes and Steps - Mighty Hoopla has built a reputation as one of the most fabulous queer music festivals in the UK.

Lilly Wachowski joins Victoria’s TILDE film festival as patron

Iconic filmmaker and one half of the visionary creators of The Matrix, Lilly Wachowski, has joined an Australian trans and gender diverse film festival...

Deep Time: ABC launches interactive tool exploring First Nations stories

A story more than 65,000 years in the making is at the heart of this new project from ABC News and Aboriginal and Torres...

On This Gay Day | Film icon James Dean was born in 1931

James Dean was born on this day in 1931 James Dean is one of the icons of film in the 20th century, but he only...

On This Gay Day | TV show ‘LA Law’ included a controversial gay kiss

In 1991 the TV show broke new ground with a same-sex kiss.

On This Gay Day | Michael Kirby became a High Court justice

Michael Kirby has been an outspoken advocate for LGBTIQA+ rights.

On This Gay Day | Author William Burroughs was born in 1914

Burroughs is one of the most acclaimed and controversial writers of the 20th century.

On This Gay Day | Liberace died in 1987 of an AIDS related illness

So many things happened on this day in history.

On This Gay Day | Author Gertrude Stein was born in 1874

Stein was an acclaimed author, best known her her quasi-autobiographical 'The Autobiography of Alice B Toklas'.

On This Gay Day | Liz Smith, America’s ‘Grand Dame of the Dish’ was born

Smith always broke huge celebrity news stories.

On This Gay Day | Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir becomes PM of Iceland

Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir made history when she was elected Iceland's Prime Minister in 2009.

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Iconic UK festival Mighty Hoopla is heading to Sydney in 2026

With headliners including Jessie Ware, Kelly Rowland, Nelly Furtado, Sugababes and Steps - Mighty Hoopla has built a reputation as one of the most fabulous queer music festivals in the UK.

Lilly Wachowski joins Victoria’s TILDE film festival as patron

Iconic filmmaker and one half of the visionary creators...

Deep Time: ABC launches interactive tool exploring First Nations stories

A story more than 65,000 years in the making...

NSW police remove queer themed mural from station just days after it was installed

Some officers apparently had problems with the depiction of LGBTIQA+ communities.

Bruce Reynolds elected Lord Mayor of Perth

Bruce Reynolds has seen off five other contenders for the position.
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