Queensland’s government will today introduce a bill that will see historical convictions of gay men wiped from their records. Both Queensland and Western Australia moved to decriminalise sex between men in 1990, though those convicted under the now obsolete laws still have this reflected on their criminal records. Queensland’s Premier, Annastacia Palaszczuk (pictured), will offer […]
Tags: annastacia Palaszczuk, convictions, gay, historical, Mark McGowan, Queensland
11 May 2017 /
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The Greens have called on the Liberal Party to use tonight’s Court Hotel campaign event to announce support for same sex marriage and Safe Schools. Greens spokesperson for sexuality and gender identity Lynn MacLaren MLC has called on Premier Colin Barnett and the Liberal Party to use their campaign event at The Court Hotel to […]
Tags: bullying, Colin Barnett, convictions, Eleni Evangel, John Carey, Peter Collier, safe schools coalition, The Court
28 Feb 2017 |
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South Australian Premier Jay Weatherill has apologised to South Australia’s LGBTIQ community for past laws that were unjust. Weatherill said previous wording of the laws had led to “the cruel and disrespectful treatment of people”. The Premier said laws the state had enforced in the past had lead to the discrimination LGBTIQ people and said […]
Tags: Apology, Bisexual, convictions, gay, Jay Weatherill, Lesbian, LGBTIQ, LGBTLGBTI, queer, Same-Sex, South Australia, Steve Marshall, trans*, transgender
1 Dec 2016 |
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WA Labor leader Mark McGowan has announced that if he wins next year’s state election he’ll introduce legislation to quash historical convictions for LGBTI people convicted of crimes that would not be illegal today. Labor said WA legislation lags behind other states when it comes to correcting past discrimination against LGBTI people. Earlier this year […]
Tags: Colin Barnett, convictions, Daniel ANdrews, historical, Labor, law, Liberal, Lisa Baker, Mark McGowan, Michael Mischin, WA Labor
27 Aug 2016 |
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Both major parties in the ACT have indicated their support for removing convictions of men charged with having sex prior to the decriminalisation of homosexuality in the territory. Liberal leader Jeremy Hanson (pictured) has announced that his party supports the idea. The declaration follows Victorian Premier Dr Denis Napthine’s announcement that his government would introduce […]
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14 Jan 2014 |
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