Mar 12, 2025
HIV self-test kits
Thorne Harbour Health is CONNECTing for a Cause
CONNECT is Australia’s first federally funded program that dispenses free HIV self-test kits from vending machines. The CONNECTing for a Cause by Thorne Harbour Health aims to strengthen pathways to services, treatment and support while addressing barriers to testing experienced by newly arrived migrants, international students, and people from culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) backgrounds.
Mar 12, 2025
SOCIALS
It's time to start your queer-friendly bsky.social account
Bluesky Social has become a space where LGB and Trans communities can feel a sense of liberation and safety, offering a contrast to the harassment now found on other social media sites. Bluesky now has over 33 million registered users. (March 2025).
Mar 12, 2025
Newcastle
Herald apologises for running Trumpet of Patriots Ad
Journalists at The Newcastle Herald protested over a controversial advertisement by Clive Palmer’s Trumpet of Patriots party, which has sparked outrage and led to an apology from the Herald.
Mar 11, 2025
LAW
Recognising Family Violence in the LGBTIQ+ Community
In recent years, there have been remarkable strides in recognising and addressing family violence in both legislation and public discourse in Australia and around the world.
Mar 11, 2025
NFSA | 3 - 5 APRIL
Mardi Gras Film Festival On Tour!
Share your love of cinema as Queer Screen's 32nd Mardi Gras Film Festival (MGFF) brings the best new LGBTQIA+ films to Co-Presenting Venue Partner, the National Film and Sound Archive (NFSA), from 3 to 5 April 2025.
Mar 11, 2025
NFSA | 14 FEB - 14 MAY
Constellations By Robin Fox
Created by award-winning audiovisual artist Robin Fox, and in partnership with the Enlighten Festival, the National Film and Sound Archive presents Constellations: an exhibition unifying the relationship between sound, light and space.
Mar 11, 2025
BENDIGO | 15 MAR - 13 JUL
Frida Kahlo: In her own image
Frida Kahlo: In her own image presents an intimate view of one of the most influential artists of the twentieth century. Sealed in a bathroom for 50 years after Kahlo’s death, in her cherished family home, La Casa Azul, this precious collection’s rediscovery sheds new light on Kahlo’s carefully crafted appearance.
Mar 11, 2025
LGBTIQ+ RIGHTS
M3ta starts rejecting trans advertising amid policy changes
The refusal of advertising and posts from the transgender community follows M3ta's controversial decision to relax its hate speech policies, which many argue normalises anti-LGBTIQ+ rhetoric.
Mar 11, 2025
CBR | 14 MAR
Kirsty Webeck and all things Sea Creatures!
Australia’s reigning queer champion of cheerful comedy, Kirsty Webeck, brings her brand new show all about sea creatures to the Canberra Comedy Festival.