Queensland Swears In Thomas Bradley, Its First Openly Gay Governor
A Court of Appeal judge from Far North Queensland, Thomas Bradley was sworn in as the state's 28th governor on November 1. Here's who he is and what the role actually does.
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Isaac Humphries, Basketball's Openly Gay Trailblazer, Retires at 28
A degenerative knee injury has ended the Adelaide 36ers centre's career. Four years after he came out on court, Humphries is staying with the club, and his legacy is bigger than his stat line.
Western Australia Moves to Stop Religious Schools Firing Teachers or Expelling Students for Being Gay
WA's Equal Opportunity Bill 2026, introduced this week, would end religious schools' power to discriminate over sexuality, the biggest overhaul of the state's anti-discrimination law in more than 40 years. Religion-based hiring stays. Here's what changes.
Tasmania's Liberals Will Get a Conscience Vote on the Greens' Conversion Practices Ban
Premier Jeremy Rockliff has told Liberal MPs they can vote freely on the Greens' bill to outlaw conversion practices in Tasmania. With Labor and crossbenchers backing it, one of Australia's last holdouts could finally act.
Sydney Elects Olly Arkins as Its First Openly Trans Deputy Lord Mayor
City of Sydney councillors backed the first-term Labor councillor for the city's second-highest civic office. Arkins is putting housing, nightlife and public services at the top of her agenda.
Australia Will Apologise to LGBTQ+ Veterans. Advocates Say an Apology Alone Isn't Redress
After a Senate inquiry, the federal government has committed to a formal apology and Certificates of Honourable Service for personnel punished under decades of discriminatory defence policy. The Senate again declined financial redress.
NSW Police Sent 15 Officers Into Oxford Street's Queer Venues on a Saturday Night
Patrons at Kinselas, ARQ and the Colombian Hotel watched officers walk the queues and enter the venues. Sixty-five people were searched. Nobody was charged — and the last raid is still under investigation.
Australia Ends Gay Men's Blood Donation Ban — 20,000 New Donors Expected
From April 20, all Australian blood donors face the same screening questions regardless of sexual orientation or gender. The change ends a 1980s-era restriction that kept queer men and trans people from donating even while in monogamous relationships.
An Australian Lesbian Group Wants to Exclude Trans Women. A Court Just Sent the Case Back.
The Lesbian Action Group's third attempt to secure a legal exemption allowing it to ban trans women from public events scored a procedural win in Federal Court — but the fight over what 'lesbian space' means is far from settled.
Brisbane Just Unfurled the World's Largest Trans Flag — and It's a Protest
Over 30 volunteers spent 10 days sewing an 800-square-metre trans pride flag, then unfurled it in a Brisbane park to demand Queensland reinstate gender-affirming care for trans youth.