Ahead of the state election here in Western Australia, LGBTIQ voters had the opportunity to discuss local issues with representatives of Labor, the Liberals and the Greens at a forum hosted by OUTinPerth at The Court Hotel. Greens MLC Lynn MacLaren, Maylands MLA Lisa Baker of WA Labor and federal Liberal Senator Dean Smith took to […]
Voters in the Northern Territory have elected Australia’s first openly gay indigenous man to office, voting for Chansey Paech to represent the state seat of Namatjira. The Labor MP and former Alice Springs town councillor told the chamber in his maiden speech that he is proud to represent Australia’s diversity. “Madam Speaker, I am young, I […]
Labor’s Senator Louise Pratt is back in federal parliament and has been appointed to the Shadow Ministry. Today Senator Pratt was named the Shadow Assistant Minister for Families and Communities. Senator Pratt said she was delighted to be taking on the new role. “I am excited to be in this role as my involvement in […]
Liberal senator Zed Seselja has said it won’t be conservatives in the government blocking the plebiscite on marriage equality. Appearing on SKY News the newly promoted senator said if people are worried about the plebiscite not moving forward they should look to Labor and The Greens. “Obviously its subject to passage through the parliament, so really […]
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has suggested that the plebiscite on marriage will be pushed back to 2017. Appearing on the ABC’s ‘7:30’ the Prime Minister was asked by host Leigh Sales when he planned to introduce the legislation required for the plebiscite to be held. “We will bring that legislation forward in the course of […]
Jonathan Pavetto, agricultural economist and member of the LGBT community, has been chosen by the Liberal Party to run for the Queensland seat of Kennedy in the upcoming federal election. Pavetto told the Cairns Post that he expects it to be a tough fight to win Kennedy where Katter has enjoyed much popularity. “The party […]
Labor senator Joe Bullock has announced he’s quitting politics citing his party’s position on marriage equality as the reason for his departure. The former union heavy-weight was elected to the senate in 2014, but the Senator told parliament on Wednesday night that he could not continue, quitting just two years into his six year appointment. […]
OUTinPerth is excited to launch a new project, a podcast series. ‘So Loquacious’ is a weekly conversation about news and current affairs topics that relate to the LGBTIQ+ communities and their allies. Each we’ll chat about what’s driving conversations in the queer community. Loquacious means very talkative, which seemed an appropriate title. The initial series […]
Labor Leader Bill Shorten has introduced his private members bill for marriage equality into the Australian parliament. The first time the leader of a major political party has brought forward a bill on marriage equality. “The laws of our nation should give us hope,” said the Leader of the Opposition, “Our laws should tell our […]
NSW Labor leader Luke Foley has come out in support of marriage equality in Australia. In 2010, he supported civil unions as the best approach for promoting equal rights for the LGBT community. Two years later, Foley stated that he would “never devalue the worth of homosexual relationships” but that he believed “homosexual relationships […]
