LGBTIQ+ activist and human rights scholar, Emeritus Professor Baden Offord, has been presented with his Order of Australia award by the NSW Governor, Margaret Beazley AC QC. The award was announced in 2021, but the ceremony had been postponed due to COVID outbreak in 2021, but finally took place recently in Sydney at Government House. Following […]
The Centre for Stories have announced the Maria Pallotta-Chiarolli Fellowship for Writers is now open. The fellowship is open to applications from mid-career writers, recognising literary achievements and commitment to humanity demonstrated through active participation and engagement in social justice issues. The initiative is named for Dr Maria Pallotta-Chiarolli, an internationally recognised writer, researcher, lecturer […]
Over a thousand Australians have been named in the Queen’s Birthday Honours, acknowledging their hard work in the chosen fields and contributions to the wider community. The list contains a mix of famous faces, alongside everyday Australians, and many local heroes. All together 1,190 people received awards, and the list includes the highest number of […]
Emeritus Professor Baden Offord has been named an Officer of the Order of Australia in the Queen’s Birthday Honours. Professor Offord’s citation describes the honour as being for distinguished service to tertiary education in the field of human rights, social justice, and cultural diversity. Speaking to OUTinPerth Professor Offord said he was humbled to be honoured. […]
OPINION: Dante Boffa is a postgraduate student at Curtin University & Dr. Maddy Magladry is an academic in Curtin University’s School of Media, Creative Arts and Social Inquiry Queer people engaging in conversation about queer issues is obviously important, but too often these discussions are academic, theoretical and inaccessible to people both in Perth and across the […]
Jim Obergefell, the lead plaintiff in the US Supreme Court case that brought marriage equality to the USA, will be a special guest at this year’s Pride celebrations in Perth. Curtin University, in partnership with Affirm Press, Pride WA, KPMG and Herbert Smith Freehills are presenting an afternoon with Jim Obergefell as part of the […]
