Health LGBTQI+ Australians experience much higher rates of mental health issues, ABS data shows The latest ABS statistics paint a grim picture of the higher rates of mental illness and self-harm across Australia’s queer community.
Soapbox Name-dropping Taylor Swift in a political speech doesn’t undo Scott Morrison’s damage to women A nice gesture for his family and a nod to the Swifite phenomenon gripping the country, but Scott Morrison’s final speech was tone-deaf.
News & Views ‘Anyone can be a victim of violence’: The horrific alleged murders of Jesse Baird and Luke Davies Last Friday, NSW police officer Beau Lamarre-Condon handed himself in to authorities in relation to the alleged murders of Jesse Baird and Luke Davies.
News & Views ‘It made us feel invisible’: Human rights complaint says Census discriminated against LGBTIQ+ community A complaint has been lodged against Michael Sukkar and the ABS over a failure to properly count LGBTIQ+ people and families in the Census.
News & Views The 2021 census renders LGBTIQ+ people invisible The lack of questions about sexual orientation, gender identity and variations of sex characteristics in the census has concerned LBGTIQ+ advocates.
News & Views Let’s change the conversation around family violence to include experiences of LGBTIQ+ people Recent research shows that 6 in 10 LGBTIQ+ people have experienced family violence. A new campaign wants to change the conversation.
News & Views Social exclusion & very high rates of psychological distress among LGBTIQ Australians: Survey The largest national survey of LGBTIQ people in Australia has revealed continuing high rates of of social exclusion and mental health issues.