Sydney Lord Mayor Clover Moore has defended the upcoming 16-month closure of the popular Andrew (Boy) Charlton Pool, saying those who think it’s a simple job to upgrade “should not be trusted” with its ongoing maintenance.
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Stay on top of political developments shaping Sydney’s LGBTQIA+ community. We provide timely analysis – from campaigns like the push to "save" the Sydney Gay & Lesbian Mardi Gras from disintegration to leadership shake-ups at the organisation such as the CEO stepping down amid governance and financial strain and the staff backlash over an interim CEO appointment. Outside of Mardi Gras politics, we also cover NSW and federal politics which it intersects with issues that affect the queer community, such as when the census was going to exclude LGBTQIA+ people before this decision was reversed. Get clear, grounded coverage of policy, politics, and the power dynamics influencing queer lives in our city.
Sydney Lord Mayor Clover Moore says she will seek a meeting with NSW Police Commissioner Karen Webb to discuss the findings of an LGBTI+ safety summit.
The first stage of the long-awaited and controversial Oxford Street cycleway has finally opened – nearly four years after it was first proposed.
Denying people career opportunities because of things they said in their youth doesn’t just harm individuals – it harms society too.
Another Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras director has stepped down, adding to a string of recent resignations from both the organisation's operations staff and board.
With reputations on the line and millions of dollars in funding at stake, the vast majority of staff at Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras took an extraordinary step on May 30 – delivering a private letter to the registered charity's board with a warning.
These are the key takeaways from our story on Mardi Gras' controversial CEO pick.
NSW Premier Chris Minns has labelled Mark Latham one of the state's most "shameful bigots" after the upper house MP used parliamentary privilege to reveal details from a confidential report concerning independent Sydney MP Alex Greenwich.
Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras has appointed company secretary Jesse Matheson as interim chief executive officer following the resignation of outgoing CEO Gil Beckwith last month, Gay Sydney News can reveal.
A six-month review of recently passed hate speech laws has been commissioned by the NSW government, with a promise to consider protections for vulnerable communities.