National ½ñÈÕ³Ô¹Ï Archives - Star Observer /category/news/national-news Setting Australia’s LGBTI agenda since 1979 Fri, 21 Feb 2025 05:07:31 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 /wp-content/uploads/2023/02/starobs.png National ½ñÈÕ³Ô¹Ï Archives - Star Observer /category/news/national-news 32 32 Liberal MP Compares LGBTQ+ Census Questions To Writing ‘Jedi’ as Your Religion /news/liberal-mp-compares-lgbtq-census-questions-to-writing-jedi-as-your-religion/235568 /news/liberal-mp-compares-lgbtq-census-questions-to-writing-jedi-as-your-religion/235568#respond Fri, 21 Feb 2025 05:07:31 +0000 /?p=235568 South Australian Liberal MP James Stevens has criticised the decision to include gender and sexuality questions in the upcoming census, comparing it to listing ‘Jedi’ as a religion. Stevens compares ...

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ACON’s a[TEST] Sexual Health Clinic Re-Opening In Time For Mardi Gras /news/acons-atest-sexual-health-clinic-re-opening-in-time-for-mardi-gras/235562 /news/acons-atest-sexual-health-clinic-re-opening-in-time-for-mardi-gras/235562#respond Fri, 21 Feb 2025 00:48:51 +0000 /?p=235562 The incredibly successful and popular a[TEST] sexual health testing clinic in Newtown is re-opening – in time for the 2025 Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras! a[TEST] is a fast, ...

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After Diversity Initiative Rollbacks, Meta & Google Aren’t Renewing Their Mardi Gras Contracts /news/national-news/after-diversity-initiative-rollbacks-meta-google-arent-renewing-their-mardi-gras-partnerships/235559 /news/national-news/after-diversity-initiative-rollbacks-meta-google-arent-renewing-their-mardi-gras-partnerships/235559#respond Thu, 20 Feb 2025 04:22:12 +0000 /?p=235559 This year, Meta and Google have not renewed their partnerships with Sydney’s Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras Parade. The two tech companies have recently made enormous changes and removals to ...

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Gold Coast Drag Queens Fight For Fair Pay After Allegedly Being Owed Thousands By Event Company /news/gold-coast-drag-queens-fight-for-fair-pay-after-allegedly-being-owed-thousands-by-event-company/235549 /news/gold-coast-drag-queens-fight-for-fair-pay-after-allegedly-being-owed-thousands-by-event-company/235549#respond Thu, 20 Feb 2025 03:30:33 +0000 /?p=235549 A group of Gold Coast drag queens are fighting back against a company they claim owes thousands of dollars in unpaid invoices. Fed up with invoices not being paid, the ...

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More Than 100 Sign Letter Calling On Qld Gov To Reverse Hormone Treatment Ban /news/more-than-100-sign-letter-calling-on-qld-gov-to-reverse-hormone-treatment-ban/235546 /news/more-than-100-sign-letter-calling-on-qld-gov-to-reverse-hormone-treatment-ban/235546#respond Thu, 20 Feb 2025 01:59:17 +0000 /?p=235546 Over 100 organisations and individuals have signed a letter calling on the Queensland government to reverse its ban on hormone treatments for trans and gender diverse people, deeming the move ...

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Will Construction On Oxford Street Impact The Mardi Gras Parade? /news/will-construction-on-oxford-street-impact-the-mardi-gras-parade/235502 /news/will-construction-on-oxford-street-impact-the-mardi-gras-parade/235502#respond Wed, 19 Feb 2025 02:23:16 +0000 /?p=235502 With the Mardi Gras Parade in less than two weeks, locals have raised concerns about the potential impacts construction along Oxford Street might bring. The work is part of a ...

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Yours And Owls Becomes First NSW Festival To Introduce Pill Testing /news/yours-and-owls-becomes-first-nsw-festival-to-introduce-pill-testing/235497 /news/yours-and-owls-becomes-first-nsw-festival-to-introduce-pill-testing/235497#respond Tue, 18 Feb 2025 22:51:45 +0000 /?p=235497 The New South Wales government announced on Wednesday that Yours and Owls Festival will be the first to participate in the state’s new pill testing trial. The pill testing service ...

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LGBTQIA+ Music Festival Gaytimes “On Hiatus” For 2026 /news/lgbtqia-music-festival-gaytimes-on-hiatus-for-2025/235480 /news/lgbtqia-music-festival-gaytimes-on-hiatus-for-2025/235480#respond Tue, 18 Feb 2025 00:32:40 +0000 /?p=235480 Victoria’s Gaytimes Festival has announced it will be taking a hiatus for 2026. The festival, which is in its ninth year, is Australia’s first LGBTQIA+ camping festival, and offers up ...

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OnlyFans Star Kay Manuel Bounces Back After Being Outed Last Year /news/onlyfans-star-kay-manuel-bounces-back-after-being-outed-last-year/235436 /news/onlyfans-star-kay-manuel-bounces-back-after-being-outed-last-year/235436#respond Mon, 17 Feb 2025 03:41:35 +0000 /?p=235436 Kay Manuel talks to the Star Observer about just how much life has changed in the months since she found herself at the centre of a media circus last year. ...

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The 2025 Australian LGBTQ+ Inclusion Awards Are Coming Soon /news/the-2025-australian-lgbtq-inclusion-awards-are-coming-soon/235468 /news/the-2025-australian-lgbtq-inclusion-awards-are-coming-soon/235468#respond Mon, 17 Feb 2025 01:06:14 +0000 /?p=235468 The date is fast approaching for the 2025 Australian LGBTQ+ Inclusion Awards, set to take place in Sydney next later this year. Scheduled for Friday, 30th May 2025, the awards ...

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The Sportsman Hotel Makes Surprise Inductee Into Hall Of Fame /news/the-sportsman-hotel-makes-surprise-inductee-into-hall-of-fame/235457 /news/the-sportsman-hotel-makes-surprise-inductee-into-hall-of-fame/235457#respond Sun, 16 Feb 2025 07:08:39 +0000 /?p=235457 This weekend the Sportsman Hotel welcomed their latest inductees into their Hall Of Fame, including a surprise addition. The home of Brisbane Drag hosted their annual event to induct several ...

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The Facts About Transgender Healthcare — And Why We All Benefit /news/the-facts-about-transgender-healthcare-and-why-we-all-benefit/235430 /news/the-facts-about-transgender-healthcare-and-why-we-all-benefit/235430#respond Sun, 16 Feb 2025 00:47:47 +0000 /?p=235430 NATALIE FELIKS Recently, the newly-elected Queensland government made the shocking decision to restrict healthcare for new transgender patients under 18. Health Minister Tim Nicholls made the snap announcement on January ...

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Support The Transgender Community At The Gold Coast Trans Visibility BBQ /news/support-the-transgender-community-at-the-gold-coast-trans-visibility-bbq/235414 /news/support-the-transgender-community-at-the-gold-coast-trans-visibility-bbq/235414#respond Sat, 15 Feb 2025 06:34:34 +0000 /?p=235414 The Gold Coast transgender community are hosting their latest event this March at Hairy Mary’s. In light of the recent global attacks on the trans community they are inviting everyone ...

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Sydney Unfurls the Progress Pride Flag to Launch Mardi Gras Festivities /news/sydney-unfurls-the-progress-pride-flag-to-launch-mardi-gras-festivities/235433 /news/sydney-unfurls-the-progress-pride-flag-to-launch-mardi-gras-festivities/235433#respond Sat, 15 Feb 2025 01:48:24 +0000 /?p=235433 Sydney’s Town Hall shone bright with pride last night as the Progress Pride Flag was raised to officially mark the beginning of 17 days of Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi ...

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Mardi Gras Only Bisexual Float Needs Your Support /news/mardi-gras-only-bixsexual-float-needs-your-support/235415 /news/mardi-gras-only-bixsexual-float-needs-your-support/235415#respond Sat, 15 Feb 2025 00:24:11 +0000 /?p=235415 Ahead of the upcoming Sydney Mardi Gras BiCONIC have put a call out to the bisexual community to help secure final numbers for their 2025 float. Like many smaller organisations ...

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Pride In Protest To Stage Street Rally This Sunday /news/pride-in-protest-to-stage-street-rally-this-sunday/235410 /news/pride-in-protest-to-stage-street-rally-this-sunday/235410#respond Fri, 14 Feb 2025 05:56:07 +0000 /?p=235410 Activist collective Pride in Protest is hosting their annual 2025 Mardi Gras Street Rally on Sunday afternoon, demanding no right to discriminate, no pride in detention, the disarming of police, ...

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NSW’s First LGBTQ+ Health Centre to Open in March 2025 /news/nsws-first-lgbtq-health-centre-to-open-in-march-2025/235409 /news/nsws-first-lgbtq-health-centre-to-open-in-march-2025/235409#respond Fri, 14 Feb 2025 04:06:49 +0000 /?p=235409 Sydney is set to welcome its first dedicated LGBTQ+ health centre, with the Kaleido Health Centre opening its doors in late March 2025. Located in the Belltower building on Gadigal ...

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Then & Now: ACON Launches Its New HIV Campaign /news/then-now-acon-launches-its-new-hiv-campaign/235405 /news/then-now-acon-launches-its-new-hiv-campaign/235405#respond Fri, 14 Feb 2025 01:55:44 +0000 /?p=235405 ACON has launched its latest HIV campaign, just in time for the official start of the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras. With 1980’s inspired visuals, Then and Now – ...

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Qtopia Founder and HIV Activist David Polson To Receive State Funeral /news/david-polson-to-receive-state-funeral/235399 /news/david-polson-to-receive-state-funeral/235399#respond Thu, 13 Feb 2025 00:57:31 +0000 /?p=235399 The New South Wales government announced on Thursday that the family of David Polson AM have accepted the offer of a State Memorial Funeral Service. Polson passed away at St ...

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Civil Rights Groups Label Minns’ Anti-Protest Laws “Draconian” /news/civil-rights-groups-label-minns-anti-protest-laws-draconian/235389 /news/civil-rights-groups-label-minns-anti-protest-laws-draconian/235389#respond Wed, 12 Feb 2025 05:43:49 +0000 /?p=235389 On Tuesday, the NSW Government tabled its new bills to address rising rates of antisemitism, but many have raised concerns that the new laws would suppress protest and give police ...

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