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SYDNEY
Staff at SEA LIFE Sydney Aquarium are heartbroken to share the news that Sphen, one-half of the world’s most famous and loved gentoo penguin couples, has sadly passed away.

SYD
With much excitement, Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras has announced its theme and dates for 2025.

CBR
Philippa Moss, the former CEO of Canberra’s LGBTIQ+ community organisation Meridian, has been appointed the new ACT Greens party director.

AUD
Police in both the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) and Victoria are investigating a series of targeted homophobic attacks where men were lured via dating apps and then assaulted.

Canberra
"With these reforms, more children will enjoy the economic and emotional security that comes from the legal recognition of their families" - Equality Australia

VIC
A new nation leading campaign exposes trans and gender diverse discrimination. 'The Unsaid Says a Lot' by the Victorian Government is a groundbreaking campaign which aims to raise public awareness of the everyday discrimination faced by trans and gender diverse communities and drive systemic change.

Sydney
After nearly 40 years, NSW is set to apologise for its past laws criminalising homosexuality. In an interview with SBS, Robert French, a key activist from the 1980s, recalls a protest where he and Lex Watson, another activist, demanded police arrest them for being gay to highlight the injustice.

Sydney
Cumberland City Council in Western Sydney has voted 12 members for and two to overturn a ban on same-sex parenting books from its libraries.

Sydney
Cumberland City Council in Western Sydney has enacted a controversial policy to remove books featuring same-sex parents from its libraries, triggering a fierce debate over censorship, discrimination, and community values.