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2 March 2009Australian human rights consultation to focus on homophobia 2 A National Human Rights Consultation meeting in Sydney next month will offer a "once in a generation" chance to tackle discrimination against LGBT people in Australia. -
23 February 2009Australian MP’s gay lover pleads guilty to blackmail 2 A leading Australian politician was targeted by a man he had sex with who threatened to out him unless he paid him $15,000 (£6,670). -
20 February 2009Gay Olympic hero to become men’s health ‘ambassador’ 5 He may still be waiting for big name sponsors to beat a path to his door, but Australian diver Matthew Mitcham has been asked to take up an important role in his home country. -
3 February 2009Prime Minister to attend New Zealand gay family picnic 3 The Prime Minister of New Zealand is among the country's political leaders who have confirmed they will attend the Big Gay Out family picnic day in Auckland this weekend. -
2 February 2009Gay judge who made history retires from Australian bench 1 The first openly gay person to become a High Court judge in Australia has retied after 13 years on the bench. -
30 January 2009Olympian Ian Thorpe ‘draws a line’ under gay innuendos 10 One of Australia's best-known sporting heroes has issued a statement after press speculation about the nature of his relationship with a fellow swimmer. -
16 January 2009Australian HIV-positive man jailed for attempting to infect partners 6 An HIV-positive grandfather from Melbourne who preyed on "vulnerable" gay men when he tried to infect them with the virus has been sentenced to nearly two decades years in jail. -
6 January 2009Judge warns Australian teen of danger from “ugly, hairy men” in prison 6 A magistrate in Australia has tried to warn a teenager off a life of crime by giving him a stark assessment of life in prison. -
2 January 2009Man becomes Australia’s first recognised gay war widow after 10 year struggle 3 Sydney pensioner Edward Young has won a decade-long legal battle to receive his deceased partner's pension. -
30 December 2008Australian equality act inquiry could be delayed until 2011 1 An Australian Senate committee has recommended an inquiry into the need for an equality act banning homophobic or transphobic discrimination, following complaints to the Australian Human Rights Commission (AHRC). The AHRC is currently unable to protect the LGBT community fully as federal protections do not cover homophobia in the media or commercial services as other forms of discrimination are. -
16 December 2008Olympic champion diver named as influential gay Australian 1 Matthew Mitcham has been included on a list of 25 influential gay and lesbian Australians.
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15 December 2008Human rights groups urge countries to support UN gay rights statement 1 More than 60 nations from across the world are supporting a statement on the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans people. -
11 December 2008Mayor of Hobart apologises 20 years after gay ban + In August 1988, a newly formed group pressing for law reform in Tasmania set up a stall at a popular outdoor market in Hobart. -
11 December 2008Australia’s human rights body considers third gender recognition 2 The Human Rights and Equal Opportunities Commission has raised the possibility of the creation of an official intersex status in Australia.
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10 December 2008Russia, US and South Africa under pressure to sign UN decriminalisation statement 4 LGBT activists in several countries have asked their governments to support a declaration on the universal decriminalisation of homosexuality to be presented at the UN next month.
