Transgender Queenslanders will be allowed to formally change their gender without sex reassignment surgery after new laws were passed. On Wednesday night, the Palaszczuk government moved to “modernise” birth certificate laws. Along with scrapping the sexual reassignment surgery requirement, gender-diverse people will be allowed to change their name at the same time they formally register … [Read more…]
The Australian government has been forced to back down from its attempt to block the building of the new Russian embassy in Canberra after a court ruled construction ought to go ahead. The National Capital Authority announced last year it had terminated construction of the embassy in Yarralumla citing concerns the embassy had been on … [Read more…]
A Liberal MP has used his maiden speech to propose a controversial move to extend school hours to 6pm. Member for Ryde, Jordan Lane was elected to his seat in NSW parliament in March and issued his maiden speech on Thursday. He used his opening address to parliament to introduce the controversial bid to alter … [Read more…]
Murray-Wellington MLA Robyn Clarke has promised Bindjareb people concerned about the Pinjarra Heavy Haulage Deviation project the State Government will not proceed without proper consultation with traditional owners. Ms Clarke made the declaration at Friday’s State Budget Breakfast in the Peel region, saying the timeline for the $250 million project has been pushed out to … [Read more…]
NSW Premier Chris Minns says Sydney’s future will need to focus on creating higher density housing in urban areas, in order to attract young people to the city. While Sydney was once commonly regarded as Australia’s most populated city, Melbourne overtook the Harbour City due to boundary change enacted by the Australian Bureau of Statistics … [Read more…]