The ABC’s fact checking department has looked into claims made by Karina Okotel from the Coalition for Marriage during her Q&A appearance last week and declared them “baseless“. During the discussion on Monday 23 October the Liberal Party’s Vice President said a consequence of same sex marriage would be an inevitable flow on effect to how […]
Last night on Q&A, the panel discusses the state of LGBTIQ rights in Australia today and took a look back at how far they have come since the release of ‘Priscilla, Queen of the Desert’ changed the social landscape forever. Tom Ballard deftly led the debate, which touched on LGBTIQ issues in education, religion, love […]
Tom Ballard, out presenter and comedian, is set to host tonight’s special LGBTIQ episode of Q&A on ABC. Tom will be facilitating discourse on LGBTIQ issues and concerns, including the current marriage equality debate. The full panel consists of Dennis Altman, Paul Capsis, Julie McCrossin, Rev Fred Nile, Julia Doulman & Katherine Hudson. The ABC’s […]
Twenty years after it took the world storm a new documentary explores the creation of the film ‘Priscilla Queen of the Desert’ This is not just a film about making a film, the documentary explores the history of Australian gay rights and the changing attitudes towards homosexuality in Australia. Priscilla made Hugo Weaving an international […]
The ABC have announced the full line-up for next Thursday’s episode of Q&A, which will be the first special episode to focus entirely on queer issues and politics. Transgender pioneer Julia Doulman, broadcast journalist Julie McCrossin (pictured) and queer student activist Katherine Hudson will take a seat alongside entertainer Paul Capsis, author Dennis Altman and […]
National President of the Christian Democratic Party, Reverend Fred Nile, will feature as a panellist on an upcoming episode of ‘Q&A’ with a focus on queer issues. “The Reverend was extended a written invitation by the senior producer of ‘Q&A’ to join the panel for a ‘special edition’, and without any hesitation the Reverend accepted”, […]
In a slightly bizarre interview posted on the Australian Christian Lobby’s website, Nick Jensen, Director of the Lachlan Macquarie Internship has declared that he and his wife Sarah will divorce if the government makes any changes to marriage legislation. In the audio interview published to the Australian Christian Lobby’s website Jensen tells interviewer Daniel Simon […]
Magda Szubanski is ready to take a seat at the Q&A panel on Monday night. The comedian and vocal gay rights advocate will be sitting alongside Human Rights Lawyer Shahzad Akbar, Peter Shergold, the Chancellor of the University of Sydney, Liberal MP Josh Fryenberg and the Minister for Employment Participation Kate Ellis. Given a key […]
