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Suspected serial violent homophobe walked free over gay bashing
4+ hour, 13+ min ago (1379+ words) A suspected serial violent homophobe linked to an Islamic State (IS) terrorist network has walked free on probation after pleading guilty to a brutal snuff-video-style gay bashing. An ABC investigation has obtained distressing videos and victims' accounts of gay bashings…...
Gay teenagers bashed on camera in IS-inspired attacks
20+ hour, 6+ min ago (80+ words) AUDIO: Gay teenagers bashed on camera in IS-inspired attacks'Australian Broadcasting Corporation AUDIO: Gay teenagers bashed on camera in IS-inspired attacks Before the Bondi attack, LGBTQIA+ Sydney teenagers were the first victims of a new outbreak of public violence linked to…...
The end of the gay rights revolution?
6+ day, 10+ hour ago (242+ words) The LGBTQI rights movement in the West has succeeded beyond its wildest dreams, "but gay author Ronan McRea argues this success seems suddenly fragile." He says forces favourable to gay rights, such as the wider cultural shift towards greater sexual…...
Groovin The Moo is trotting back in with a refreshed format in May
1+ week, 2+ day ago (272+ words) Open the paddock gates, Groovin The Moo is coming back into our lives in May 2026. After a long rest in the stalls, the festival is returning to its late autumn slot for the first time since 2023, with a considered approach....
Openly gay men in elite sport are rare, leaving women to lead queer inclusion
1+ week, 6+ day ago (1366+ words) Anneli Maley has always felt like basketball provides a space she can be her full self." "Women for the longest time have had to fight to be seen and so we know what it's like to not be welcome in…...
One of Sydney's biggest parties got axed. Why did it happen?
2+ week, 4+ day ago (1409+ words) The highly anticipated official party is held alongside the world-famous parade on Oxford Street." (ABC News: Jack Fisher) There were signs for months that something was amiss with this year's Mardi Gras party. Ticket sales had not gone live and…...
Cattle farmer rescues koala from bushfire
4+ week, 20+ hour ago (89+ words) VIDEO: Cattle farmer rescues koala from bushfire'Australian Broadcasting Corporation VIDEO: Cattle farmer rescues koala from bushfire Cattle farmer rescues koala from bushfire. Cattle farmer Glenn Paton recounts a koala rescue at his neighbour's property in Gellibrand. Stories from ABC News…...
Former NBL player AJ Ogilvy comes out as gay ahead of league's Pride Round
1+ mon, 4+ day ago (509+ words) Former NBL player AJ Ogilvy has come out on the eve of the league's Pride Round. (Getty Images: Jonathan DiMaggio) Former NBL player AJ Ogilvy has publicly revealed he is gay in a one-on-one conversation with fellow basketball trailblazer Isaac…...
New mayor says lived experience with disability 'actually a strength"
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (641+ words) Tony Clark has been legally blind since he was 20. (ABC News: Eden Hynninen) Tony Clark was elected as Hepburn Shire Council mayor in November 2025, becoming the council's first mayor with a disability." Hepburn Shire CEO Bradley Thomas says Cr Clark,…...
Concerns children's personal details vulnerable to data breaches under NSW government's Digital Hub
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (1047+ words) Nimbin preschool administrator Susie Godden has concerns about data safety. (ABC North Coast: Hannah Ross) Community and mobile preschools are the first institutions being brought onto the state government's Digital Hub, which collects and centralises early childhood centres' information. Preschools…...