Australia's first-ever women's sports bar The Ladies League has shut its doors just four months after opening, its closure attributed to challenges with "how people are choosing to spend their money" amid the cost-of-living crisis.
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Drag queen Victoria Mami was crowned the winner of season five of Universal Sydney’s Slay 2 Stay drag competition on Wednesday night and plans to use her win to fund a long-awaited trip to visit her family overseas.
More than 900,000 Australians are estimated to identify as LGBTI+ according to new “experimental” data released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics that also shows more younger people identify with the label than those from older generations.
A leaked review into the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras has revealed significant shortcomings in financial oversight and raised serious concerns about the independence of the board.
The Australian government has unveiled a decade-long LGBTQIA+ Health Action Plan, marking a major step toward improving health outcomes for the queer community.
NSW Police have launched a sweeping review of hundreds of unsolved murders in response to the special commission of inquiry into LGBTIQ hate crimes.
Pride in Protest’s increased presence on the board positions it to exert greater influence over the organisation's future direction.
The proposal was among twelve motions proposed at the Mardi Gras annual general meeting on Saturday.
Police Minister Yasmin Catley is "delighted" that Sydney Mardi Gras members have rejected efforts to exclude police officers from the organisation's iconic annual parade but has acknowledged the need for NSW Police to "do better" in building trust with the LGBTQI+ community "after some frankly awful history".
Sydney Mardi Gras members have narrowly voted against a motion to exclude NSW Police from marching in the organisation’s annual parade, paving the way for the force to participate in next year’s event.