Northern Territory Archives - Star Observer http://www.starobserver.com.au/category/news/national-news/northern-territory Setting Australia’s LGBTI agenda since 1979 Wed, 12 Feb 2025 05:15:27 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 /wp-content/uploads/2023/02/starobs.png Northern Territory Archives - Star Observer http://www.starobserver.com.au/category/news/national-news/northern-territory 32 32 VACAYA Is Bringing Their LGBT+ Cruising Experience of a Lifetime To Australia /news/vacaya-bringing-lgbt-cruise-experience-to-australia/235382 /news/vacaya-bringing-lgbt-cruise-experience-to-australia/235382#respond Wed, 12 Feb 2025 05:15:27 +0000 /?p=235382 The Kimberley is one of the world’s last remaining pristine wildernesses. Breathtaking sandstone cliffs, stunning gorges and a tropical paradise await the city weary traveller. Stretching across the remote northwest ...

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NT Government Removes Pride Flags From Hospitals /news/national-news/nt-government-removes-pride-flags-from-hospitals/235100 Sun, 02 Feb 2025 00:56:55 +0000 /?p=235100 The Northern Territory government have made a controversial decision to remove pride flags and Torres Strait Islander flags from the states hospital. Citing concerns that the flying of the flags ...

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The Full Program For Darwin Pride 2024 Is Officially Out /artsentertainment/darwin-pride-2024-program/230752 Fri, 10 May 2024 06:06:26 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=230752 Top End Pride has released all the exciting events they have planned for this year’s Darwin Pride festivities.  According to Top End Pride, the festivities will “showcase the best of ...

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Darwin’s Only Gay Nightclub Is Officially Closing /news/darwin-gay-nightclub-throb-closing/230148 Fri, 19 Apr 2024 05:00:14 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=230148 Darwin’s only gay nightclub is officially closing after 24 years. Throb Nightclub was shut down by the Northern Territory government last September due to safety issues – and now, the ...

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Discovery Parks and Resorts Responds to Priscilla Backlash /news/discovery-parks-and-resorts-responds-to-priscilla-backlash/229492 Sun, 24 Mar 2024 03:22:00 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=229492 The company behind a Northern Territory promotion featuring international Drag Race stars has responded to criticism. Discovery Parks and Resorts came under fire last week by many for their lack ...

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Priscilla Promotion Backfires In The Northern Territory /artsentertainment/priscilla-promotion-backfires-in-the-northern-territory/229269 /artsentertainment/priscilla-promotion-backfires-in-the-northern-territory/229269#comments Sun, 17 Mar 2024 01:26:07 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=229269 It’s hard to believe it’s been thirty years since The Adventures Of Priscilla, Queen Of The Desert graced our screens. The cult classic is remembered across the country for its ...

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NT Proposes Law Reforms To Prohibit Religious Schools From Sacking LGBT Teachers /news/nt-proposes-law-reforms-to-prohibit-religious-schools-from-sacking-lgbt-teachers/214924 /news/nt-proposes-law-reforms-to-prohibit-religious-schools-from-sacking-lgbt-teachers/214924#comments Tue, 19 Jul 2022 07:39:00 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=214924 The Northern Territory government has proposed changes to its Anti-Discrimination Act to ban religious institutions from refusing to hire or sacking staff from being LGBTQI.  The proposed draft of the ...

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NT Government Distances Itself From Draft Guidelines Supporting Trans Students /news/nt-government-distances-itself-from-draft-guidelines-supporting-trans-students/212236 Fri, 22 Apr 2022 21:42:33 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=212236 The Northern Territory Government has distanced itself from leaked draft guidelines that would assist schools in supporting the safety and wellbeing of gender diverse students. The Northern Territory Draft Guidelines ...

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Police Arrest Queer Activist At FABalice Rainbow Flag Raising Ceremony /news/police-arrest-queer-activist-at-fabalice-rainbow-flag-raising-ceremony/201476 /news/police-arrest-queer-activist-at-fabalice-rainbow-flag-raising-ceremony/201476#comments Mon, 15 Mar 2021 03:01:33 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=201476 The Northern Territory Police on Friday arrested a queer activist during the FABalice Rainbow flag raising ceremony outside Alice Springs police station.  Local LGBTQI+ activists had gathered outside the police ...

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Chansey Paech; Australia’s First Out, Indigenous Speaker Of Parliament /news/chansey-paech-australias-first-out-indigenous-speaker-of-parliament/196340 /news/chansey-paech-australias-first-out-indigenous-speaker-of-parliament/196340#comments Thu, 25 Jun 2020 01:49:08 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=196340 Chansey Paech, Labor MLA for Namaitjira, has been elected as the Speaker of the Northern Territory Parliament – the first Indigenous and openly gay Speaker of an Australian Parliament.  “Madam ...

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Trans weightlifter Laurel Hubbard fails to lift at Arafura Games /news/sport/trans-weightlifter-laurel-hubbard-fails-to-lift-at-arafura-games/181476 Wed, 01 May 2019 03:53:39 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=181476 She has returned to international competition.

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Northern Territory passes major birth certificate gender reforms /news/northern-territory-passes-major-birth-certificate-gender-reforms/173786 /news/northern-territory-passes-major-birth-certificate-gender-reforms/173786#comments Fri, 30 Nov 2018 05:47:14 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=173786 "I can now apply to be legally recognised as female. This will help me with gaining employment and to be recognised for who I truly am," said Arrernte sistergirl Rosalina Curtis.

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Darwin’s rainbow crossing may fade after committee votes against repaint /news/national-news/northern-territory/darwins-rainbow-crossing-may-fade-committee-votes-repaint/170789 /news/national-news/northern-territory/darwins-rainbow-crossing-may-fade-committee-votes-repaint/170789#comments Mon, 30 Jul 2018 07:40:03 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=170789 A committee decided that the money required - around $9500 per year - would be better served across the community more broadly.

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‘There’s absolutely nothing up here’: sexual healthcare in the Top End /news/sexual-health-top-end/170095 /news/sexual-health-top-end/170095#comments Wed, 04 Jul 2018 04:31:34 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=170095 "[Cuts to federal funding] really reduced our capacity to work with Aboriginal people around sexual health."

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‘We were wrong’: Northern Territory apologises for historic anti-gay laws /news/nt-apologise-anti-gay-laws/168552 /news/nt-apologise-anti-gay-laws/168552#comments Tue, 08 May 2018 02:22:49 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=168552 "Laws criminalising love and attraction were wrong, and historical convictions stemming from these laws were—are—wrong."

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Northern Territory set to wipe historical gay sex convictions /news/nt-gay-sex-convictions/167431 /news/nt-gay-sex-convictions/167431#comments Thu, 22 Mar 2018 23:55:01 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=167431 The new bill will allow people who were charged or convicted of gay sex offences to have their records cleared.

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Northern Territory government takes over funding for Safe Schools /news/northern-territory-government-funding-safe-schools/167219 Thu, 15 Mar 2018 01:33:18 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=167219 The NT Department of Education has written to more than 150 government schools to confirm that the program will continue.

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Same-sex couples will now be able to adopt in the Northern Territory /news/sex-couples-will-now-able-adopt-northern-territory/167170 Tue, 13 Mar 2018 22:18:06 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=167170 The move makes the Northern Territory the last Australian state or territory to allow same-sex couples to adopt.

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Northern Territory celebrates first same-sex wedding /news/national-news/northern-territory/northern-territory-celebrates-first-sex-wedding/165398 Wed, 17 Jan 2018 00:22:02 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=165398 "We've been walking around Darwin holding hands and hugging, and no-one has said anything negative"

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LGBTI rights activist Matt Palazzolo dies hiking near Alice Springs /news/rights-activist-matt-palazzolo-hiking-alice-springs/165306 Mon, 15 Jan 2018 01:32:12 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=165306 The actor and LGBTI activist has been remembered as an "amazing man".

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