South Australian Premier Steven Marshall has spoken out against religious based schools who discriminate against people because of their sexuality or gender identity. “South Australia has always been a diverse, accepting, respectful state and we don’t want to have discrimination here in our state.” the Premier said on Friday. The South Australian Premier made the […]
Feast, Adelaide’s LGBTIQ+ Queer Arts and Cultural Festival in collaboration with the Adelaide University Pride Club, Student Representative Council and festival partner ECH, will be hosting a memorial service to remember the tragic death of Adelaide University law lecturer, Dr Duncan, which was the catalyst for gay law reform in South Australia in 1975. May […]
South Australian Liberal MP Nicolle Flint has announced she’s quitting politics and will not stand at the next federal election. Flint declared that she would not recontest her seat of Boothby and would be bowing out of politics. During her time in parliament Flint has faced a barrage of sexist and demeaning commentary, memorably making […]
South Australian Parliament has passed a Bill that will outlaw the ‘gay panic’ defence, becoming the final state or territory in the country to do so. The legislative relic allowed for criminal murder charges to be downgraded for a killer, if the victim was of the same gender and flirting with the attacker, under the umbrella […]
The South Australian Liberal Government has just introduced a Bill to state parliament that could see the end of the ‘gay panic’ defence in Australia. The legislative relic allows for criminal charges to be downgraded for a killer, if the victim was of the same gender and flirting with the attacker, under the umbrella of “provocation”. […]
LGBTQIA+ advocates have launched a petition to fight a relic of South Australian law, known colloquially as the ‘gay panic’ defence. The law allows for criminal charges to be downgraded for a killer, if the victim was of the same gender and flirting with the attacker. “Laws that legitimise and excuse violent and lethal behaviour […]
Real Housewife of Melbourne Gamble Breaux was recently visiting Perth from the east coast, in preparation for her appearance at Adelaide’s Feast Festival. On the last season of Real Housewives of Melbourne, Gamble told audiences about how her hearing issues had forced her to put her music career on hold – and now she’s re-entering […]
The annual Feast Festival Quiz Night is one of the Adelaide based festival’s big fundraising events and South Australian readers are encouraged to get a table together for the big event. This year Margie Fischer who will be the MC and Quizmaster for the evening. Margie will be resplendent in one of her many Lurex […]
Former Greens Senator Robert Simms has put his hand up for the top preselection spot on the party’s South Australian Senate ticket ahead of the next federal election. The out politician lost his seat in the 2016 double dissolution election, and is now hoping to take the top spot for his party in South Australia […]
Australian Conservatives leader Cory Bernardi has argued that any legislation to allow same sex marriage will have to be carefully considered by the parliament, and may take some time before it could actually become law. Last week Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull restated his belief that if the marriage postal survey returned a ‘yes’ vote, the […]
