Peter Hackney, Author at Star Observer /author/peter-hackney Setting Australia鈥檚 LGBTI agenda since 1979 Thu, 11 May 2023 03:41:02 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.5 /wp-content/uploads/2023/02/starobs.png Peter Hackney, Author at Star Observer /author/peter-hackney 32 32 Pop superstar Kesha joins Mardi Gras Party line-up /artsentertainment/pop-superstar-kesha-joins-mardi-gras-party-line-up/190880 Wed, 04 Dec 2019 23:51:14 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=190880 In another huge coup for the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras, pop superstar Kesha has been announced as a performer at the 2020 Mardi Gras Party.聽 The addition of ...

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Israel Folau settles legal dispute with Rugby Australia /news/national-news/israel-folau-settles-legal-dispute-with-rugby-australia/190862 /news/national-news/israel-folau-settles-legal-dispute-with-rugby-australia/190862#comments Wed, 04 Dec 2019 04:35:34 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=190862 Sacked Wallabies player Israel Folau has settled his legal dispute with Rugby Australia (RA) over anti-gay comments.聽 The former Star Observer cover boy was seeking $14 million compensation for alleged ...

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Gay couple win The Amazing Race Australia /artsentertainment/gay-couple-win-the-amazing-race-australia/190834 /artsentertainment/gay-couple-win-the-amazing-race-australia/190834#comments Tue, 03 Dec 2019 13:38:52 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=190834 Newcastle gay couple Rod Jones and聽Tim Sattler have won Network 10 reality TV show,聽The Amazing Race Australia. The personal trainers鈥攖he latest in a long line of gay reality TV contestants ...

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Folau suffers Burns in dramatic new twist /news/national-news/folau-suffers-burns-in-dramatic-new-twist/190752 /news/national-news/folau-suffers-burns-in-dramatic-new-twist/190752#comments Sun, 01 Dec 2019 19:18:48 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=190752 Former footballer Israel Folau is at the centre of a new controversy this morning, with Sydney anti-discrimination campaigner Garry Burns suing him for $100,000 at the NSW Civil and Administrative ...

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Religious Discrimination Bill delayed as PM announces new draft /news/national-news/religious-discrimination-bill-delayed-as-pm-announces-new-draft/190729 /news/national-news/religious-discrimination-bill-delayed-as-pm-announces-new-draft/190729#comments Sat, 30 Nov 2019 23:02:21 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=190729 The federal government鈥檚 Religious Discrimination Bill will not be introduced to parliament this year as initially planned, Prime Minister Scott Morrison has announced. The controversial laws, which would allow people ...

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Tennis Australia serves backhand to Margaret Court /news/national-news/tennis-australia-serves-backhand-to-margaret-court/190721 /news/national-news/tennis-australia-serves-backhand-to-margaret-court/190721#comments Sat, 30 Nov 2019 04:44:05 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=190721 Anti-gay tennis champion Margaret Court has been served a stinging backhand by Tennis Australia (TA). The organisation, the official governing body for the sport in Australia, has invited Court to ...

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Tasmania Police releases LGBTI recruitment video /news/tasmania-police-releases-lgbti-recruitment-video/190698 Fri, 29 Nov 2019 05:41:55 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=190698 It was once dubbed 鈥淏igot鈥檚 Island鈥 by the international media for its political and social hostility towards homosexuality, but Tasmania has come a long way since it decriminalised homosexuality in ...

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Queensland announces gay conversion therapy ban /news/national-news/queensland-news/queensland-announces-gay-conversion-therapy-ban/190656 /news/national-news/queensland-news/queensland-announces-gay-conversion-therapy-ban/190656#comments Thu, 28 Nov 2019 20:23:21 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=190656 The state of Queensland will ban gay conversion therapy, Queensland Health Minister Steven Miles has announced.聽 Miles said gay conversion therapy, which seeks to alter a person鈥檚 sexual orientation or ...

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Dumped: Israel Folau ‘breaks up’ with the Star Observer /news/national-news/israel-folau-has-blocked-the-star-observer-on-social-media/190628 Thu, 28 Nov 2019 06:55:41 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=190628 Sacked Wallabies player and former Star Observer cover boy Israel Folau has blocked this publication on social media. The former footballer, whose Rugby Australia contract was torn up over homophobic ...

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Gay-owned restaurant flooded with support after homophobic incident /news/international-news-news/gay-owned-restaurant-flooded-with-support-after-local-tells-tourists-to-avoid-it/190359 /news/international-news-news/gay-owned-restaurant-flooded-with-support-after-local-tells-tourists-to-avoid-it/190359#comments Sun, 24 Nov 2019 14:00:53 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=190359 The owners of New Zealand restaurant have been 鈥渙verwhelmed鈥 by support after a local shopkeeper advised tourists not to eat there because it is owned by a gay male couple ...

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Anti-Bonds campaign launched after same-sex couple advert /news/national-news/anti-bonds-campaign-launched-after-same-sex-couple-advert/190237 /news/national-news/anti-bonds-campaign-launched-after-same-sex-couple-advert/190237#comments Fri, 22 Nov 2019 00:16:14 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=190237 Conservative Christian group Family Voice Australia has launched a campaign against Australian retailer Bonds, in response to the company鈥檚 now viral underwear advertisement featuring a same-sex couple. The organisation鈥攁 key ...

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Australian Christian Lobby refuses to condemn Folau /news/national-news/australian-christian-lobby-refuses-to-condemn-folau/189920 /news/national-news/australian-christian-lobby-refuses-to-condemn-folau/189920#comments Mon, 18 Nov 2019 14:49:51 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=189920 The Australian Christian Lobby (ACL) has refused to condemn former Wallabies player Israel Folau for his latest public comments, which linked Australia鈥檚 bushfire crisis to gay marriage and abortion. In ...

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Alan Jones criticises Folau for linking bushfires to gay marriage /news/national-news/alan-jones-criticises-folau-after-rugby-star-links-bushfires-to-marriage-equality/189870 /news/national-news/alan-jones-criticises-folau-after-rugby-star-links-bushfires-to-marriage-equality/189870#comments Mon, 18 Nov 2019 00:14:36 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=189870 Sacked Wallabies star Israel Folau has yet again caused controversy with comments about homosexuality, this time linking the bushfire crisis and drought in NSW and Queensland to same-sex marriage. In ...

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Petition launched to free gay journalists jailed in Australia /news/national-news/petition-launched-to-free-gay-journalists-jailed-in-australia/189843 /news/national-news/petition-launched-to-free-gay-journalists-jailed-in-australia/189843#comments Sat, 16 Nov 2019 10:00:13 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=189843 A petition has been launched to free two gay Saudi journalists, who have been detained in Australia after seeking asylum in the country. Brian Greig OAM, spokesperson for national LGBTI ...

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2020 Mardi Gras program launched in spectacular style at Town Hall /artsentertainment/scene-events/mardi-gras/2020-mardi-gras-program-launched-in-spectacular-style-at-sydney-town-hall/189538 Sat, 09 Nov 2019 02:46:50 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=189538 Sydney Lord Mayor Clover Moore was driven into Town Hall on a motorbike by one of the Dykes on Bikes last night, in a stunning launch of the 2020 Sydney ...

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Dua Lipa to headline 2020 Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras Party /artsentertainment/scene-events/mardi-gras/dua-lipa-to-headline-2020-sydney-gay-and-lesbian-mardi-gras-party/189515 Fri, 08 Nov 2019 10:23:44 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=189515 English singer, songwriter and model Dua Lipa has been announced as the headline act for the 2020 Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras Party. The multiple Grammy and BRIT Award ...

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Late pop superstar George Michael returns with new song /news/late-pop-superstar-george-michael-returns-with-new-song/189367 Wed, 06 Nov 2019 10:39:07 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=189367 A new single by British pop superstar George Michael has been released nearly three years after the singer鈥檚 death at the age of 53. This Is How (We Want You ...

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Plant-based LGBTI event launches in Sydney tomorrow /news/national-news/new-south-wales-news/plant-based-lgbti-event-launches-in-sydney-tomorrow/189198 Fri, 01 Nov 2019 05:22:21 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=189198 A plant-based banquet boasting an entirely vegan menu, drag performances and bottomless servings of sparkling wine will launch in Sydney tomorrow鈥擲aturday, 2 November鈥攊n the latest expansion to Sydney鈥檚 burgeoning vegan ...

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Vale Anne Phelan: Tributes flow for actress and HIV activist /news/vale-anne-phelan-tributes-flow-for-actress-and-hiv-activist/189079 Tue, 29 Oct 2019 11:58:33 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=189079 Prisoner actress and HIV activist Anne Phelan OAM has died. The entertainment industry veteran鈥攚ho was a longtime patron of HIV/AIDS support group Positive Women Victoria鈥攑assed away on Sunday, screenhub confirmed, ...

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Dolly Parton unleashes surprise dance single /artsentertainment/dolly-parton-unleashes-surprise-dance-single/189047 Tue, 29 Oct 2019 06:18:19 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=189047 Country music star and gay icon Dolly Parton has surprised the music world with a thumping new dance single. Dolly, 73, has released Faith, a cover of John Hiatt鈥檚 1987 ...

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