New South Wales 今日吃瓜 Archives - Star Observer /category/news/national-news/new-south-wales-news Setting Australia鈥檚 LGBTI agenda since 1979 Fri, 21 Feb 2025 00:48:51 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 /wp-content/uploads/2023/02/starobs.png New South Wales 今日吃瓜 Archives - Star Observer /category/news/national-news/new-south-wales-news 32 32 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 鈥 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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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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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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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鈥檚 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鈥檚 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 鈥 ...

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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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Qtopia Creates LGBTQIA+ Education Program For Rural and Regional Schools /news/qtopia-brings-education-program-to-rural-and-regional-schools/235367 /news/qtopia-brings-education-program-to-rural-and-regional-schools/235367#respond Tue, 11 Feb 2025 03:51:54 +0000 /?p=235367 Qtopia Sydney is launching its first-ever regional education road trip, bringing vital lessons on inclusion, advocacy, and self-expression to students in more than 20 schools across New South Wales. The ...

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Progress Flag Intersection Unveiled At Taylor Square /news/progress-flag-intersection-unveiled-at-taylor-square/235370 /news/progress-flag-intersection-unveiled-at-taylor-square/235370#respond Tue, 11 Feb 2025 02:03:31 +0000 /?p=235370 The arched roads on either side of Oxford Street at Taylor Square are all dolled up for Mardi Gras, with the unveiling of a new rainbow intersection this week. The ...

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Qtopia Founder & Long-Time HIV Activist David Polson Has Passed Away /obituaries/qtopia-founder-long-time-hiv-activist-david-polson-has-passed-away/235331 /obituaries/qtopia-founder-long-time-hiv-activist-david-polson-has-passed-away/235331#respond Mon, 10 Feb 2025 00:06:11 +0000 /?p=235331 Star Observer is heartbroken to report that David 鈥淧olly鈥 Polson AM, veteran LGBTQIA+ rights and HIV activist and founder of Qtopia Sydney, has passed away. The news of Polson鈥檚 passing ...

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Human Rights Groups Oppose New NSW Hate Speech Laws /news/human-rights-groups-oppose-new-nsw-hate-speech-laws/235198 /news/human-rights-groups-oppose-new-nsw-hate-speech-laws/235198#respond Fri, 07 Feb 2025 02:07:19 +0000 /?p=235198 New hate speech laws proposed by the New South Wales government are facing criticism from human and civil rights groups, who cite concerns around the lack of protection for LGBTQIA+ ...

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Design For Matildas Mural At Accor Stadium Unveiled /news/design-for-matildas-mural-for-accor-stadium-unveiled/235158 /news/design-for-matildas-mural-for-accor-stadium-unveiled/235158#respond Wed, 05 Feb 2025 05:34:30 +0000 /?p=235158 On Wednesday, the Minns government has revealed the artist and artwork that will be projected onto Accor Stadium in celebration of the Matildas’ game-changing campaign at the 2023 Women’s World ...

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Inaya Day & Greg Gould Pay Tribute To Quincy Jones In Sydney and Melbourne /news/inaya-day-greg-gould-pay-tribute-to-quincy-jones-in-one-night-only-sydney-show/235141 /news/inaya-day-greg-gould-pay-tribute-to-quincy-jones-in-one-night-only-sydney-show/235141#respond Wed, 05 Feb 2025 04:14:29 +0000 /?p=235141 International dance icon and pop singer Inaya Day returns to Australia with Australian singing sensation Greg Gould next month for The Quincy Jones Experience. The pair will be joining forces ...

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Binary Australia Director, Kirralie Smith, Slapped With AVO /news/binary-australia-director-kirralie-smith-slapped-with-avo/235121 /news/binary-australia-director-kirralie-smith-slapped-with-avo/235121#respond Tue, 04 Feb 2025 00:15:14 +0000 /?p=235121 Noted anti-trans activist and Binary Australia spokesperson Kirralie Smith has had an apprehended violence order taken out against her by a trans woman over “disturbing” conduct. In a December appeal ...

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Beau Lamarre-Condon To Undergo Psychiatric Testing /news/beau-lamarre-condon-to-undergo-psychiatric-testing/235042 Wed, 29 Jan 2025 01:15:45 +0000 /?p=235042 Beau Lamarre-Condon, accused of murdering Sydney couple Jesse Baird and Luke Davies, is set to undergo psychiatric testing arranged by his lawyers. The former police officer was charged with two ...

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