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Aus passes Magnitsky laws, activists call for Chechen leaders to be targeted | Critics of proposed ‘cyber-bulling’ law say it will only make defamation lawsuits easier | Religious Discrimination Bill won’t protect those who face discrimination says gay Christian man | The Informer – 9 Dec 2021

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World AIDS Day | Dennis Altman on Aus Afghan refugee refusal | The Informer – 2 Dec 2021

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Religious Discrimination Bill legalises discrimination opponents say | MQFF rebuffs calls to cut film funded by Israeli gov | The Informer – 25 Nov 2021

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Majority of queer Victorians don’t trust or feel safe around police survey finds | Vic LGBTIQ Commissioner on the issues facing our communities | The Informer – 18 Nov 2021

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Trans activists attacked by far-right mob in Bulgaria | Paediatric surgeon comments on proposed intersex surgery ban | The Informer – 11 Nov 2021

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Sydney Mardi Gras board proposes change to constitution | How has the Melbourne arts community survived the long lockdown? | The Informer – 4 Nov 2021

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Queer pubs emerge from lockdown | First-hand account of queer life in Burundi | What’s happening for Aussie Ace Week? | The Informer – 28 Oct 2021

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Human Rights Commission calls for ban on intersex child surgeries | How has Texas banned abortions? | Vic LGBTIQ Commissioner #FabJab interview | Vic private prison nominated for trans inclusion award | The Informer – 21 Oct 2021

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Should queer people be concerned about new NSW Premier? | Victoria passes Assisted Reproductive Treatment reforms | Scotland introduces LGBTQI issues and history into school curriculum | The Informer – 14 Oct 2021

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Huge support for gender-affirming surgery to be covered by Medicare | Polish provinces buckle under EU pressure over ‘LGBT-Free’ zones | New Gold Coast gay bar defies trend | The Informer – 7 Oct 2021

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Campaign to end Vic’s low queer representation in parliament | Impacts of Covid delays to gender affirming surgery | Yarra council votes to include ‘A’ in LGBTQIA+ | The Informer – 30 Sep 2021

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Vic Gov announces ban against discrimination of LGBTIQ teachers in religious schools | Proposed community sponsorship could greatly help queer refugees | The Informer 23 Sep 2021

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Latham’s anti-trans bill gathers pace | Manchester Pride faces counter-march over corporatisation | The Informer – 16 Sep 2021

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Vic Gov broadens anti-vilification laws | Trans-women persecuted in Cameroon | Queer youth feel unsafe at school | The Informer – 9 Sep 2021

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HIV cure trials in Vic. | Impacts of Grindr | Russian film challenges homophobia | The Informer – 2 Sep 2021

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Human rights concerns for Afghanistan | Dennis Altman on Aus Gov refusal to accept refugees | OnlyFans de-platforms sex workers with new content rules

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Victoria to Decriminalise Sex Work | LGBTQIA+ Youth at Greater Risk of Domestic Violence During Lockdowns | 19 Aug 2021 The Informer

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Germany’s anti-hate speech laws tested | Combating increasing HIV rates in Indonesia | Frontline healthcare worker dealing with covid | The Informer 12 Aug 2021

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Record number of out Olympians | LGBTQIA+ censorship in China | NZ to ban conversion practices | The Informer 5 Aug 2021

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Rise in people identifying as Non-Binary| Record number of Vic. Council LGBTQIA+ reforms | Side Gallery for LGBTQIA+ artists | The Informer 29 July 2021

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Public question time in local councils | LGBTQIA+ and census | State Government’s new plan in health and wellbeing services | 22 July 2021

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Pride activists attacked in Georgia | Vic. Pride Centre opens | Gentrification of queer nightclubs | The Informer 15 July 2021

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Indigenous LGBTQIA+ experiences

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The Informer 1 July 2021

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The Informer is back! |Podcast 24 June 2021

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The Informer Podcast 19 November 2020

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The Informer Podcast 12 November 2020

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The Informer Podcast 5 November 2020

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The Informer Podcast 29 October 2020

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The Informer Podcast 22 October 2020

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The Informer Podcast 1 October 2020

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The Informer Podcast 15 October 2020

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The Informer Podcast 8 October 2020

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The Informer Podcast 24 Sep 2020

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The Informer Podcast 17 Sep 2020

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Diversity and representation in the media

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Uncle Dad by David Menon

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Furry Fandom documentary to premiere!

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COVID-19 and mental health in young people

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Inside Melbourne’s Black Lives Matter protests

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Mama Alto on the upcoming Global Pride event

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George Floyd protests – where’s the anger coming from?

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Encore episode – robots and sex toys!

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Calls to end the permanent lockdown – for people with disabilities

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How to get the Australian economy going again? The Greens’ plan

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So, there’s no creative industries policy… what now?

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Wait, Australia doesn’t have a creative industries policy?!

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New research into people living with HIV and clinical trials

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NICHE – Combating homophobia in rural and regional Australia

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The Wild World of Spyware and Family Violence, pt 2

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The Wild Word of Spyware and Family Violence, part 1

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‘No’ electorates and health outcomes; the Darlington Statement

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Wave for Volunteers! And, how JOY 94.9 is changing how we work with volunteers

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Update on the Scott Johnson murder investigation

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We’re all in this together – new film released online

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International AIDS Candlelight Vigil and your weekend update

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Working it out and LGBTIQ Legal Centre’s Change Your ID webinar

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Scott Johnson murder suspect arrested

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COVID-19 and family violence, and calls for a national suicide register

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How will sex robots be useful for the asexual and aromantic communities?

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The struggle for control: Tourette Syndrome Awareness Week

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Bathsheba on how artists are coping and Sam Hibbins from the Vic Greens

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Your Pride Centre nears completion, reviewing Redfern Jon Barrett’s Giddy Death

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Birth certificate changes become law and how the pokies closure has saved lives

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When sex and robotics come together, and what’s on with Frock Hudson!

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Casual sex and lockdown, and what’s it like making games at home?

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New concerns for the Polish LGBTIQA+ community

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Reinventing the arts during the Great Pause

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What was the gay male experience like in WW2? And Nick reviews a classic book

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How does China see the rest of the world’s response to COVID-19? And what’s on with Frock Hudson

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Special interview: Dennis Altman on why COVID-19 may feel like the early days of HIV and more

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The Commons Social Change Library and Shakespeare’s history plays

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Battling street harassment and Aussies struggling with addiction to benzodiazepines

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Hares & Hyenas raid report out, and a review of Flames by Robbie Arnott

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Rules for blood donation by MSM are changing, what’s on at your local gallery, What’s on With Frock Hudson

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Ronnie Scott’s new book The Adversary and smart giving to charities

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How the 1918 flu pandemic changed Samoa and how are we changing the way we communicate now?

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In conversation with author Jasper Fforde & cultural change in the United Kingdom

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How to have hope in hard times & white privilege with DeRay McKesson

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Tigerair shuts down, the future of aviation, Icelandic fiction and what’s on this weekend?

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Better sleep during COVID-19, the mysterious 1950s gay wedding photos

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Living with HIV and COVID-19, safer sex and Glace Chase

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Zoombombing, conspiracy theories and Eurovision 2020 cancelled – what’s a fan to do?

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All the Queen’s Men’s Digital Dance Club

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Using facebook to share health information, why Indigenous recognition is important and what’s on this weekend with Frock Hudson

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Why physical distancing matters, helping your children learn and more

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Transgender Day of Visibility

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Confusion with small businesses and how PTs are adapting

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Resilience and “presilience”, 12 lucky teachers get grants and more

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Hidden disabilities and quarantine, self-care and compassion and more

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Telecom trouble, support for small businesses and Sophie McNeill

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How Foodbank Australia can help you, queues outside Centrelink

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COVID-19 – What’s the future hold for us? What’s a footy fan to do?

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How schools are coping, online drag performances and more

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How are libraries helping out? What’s happening in the arts? New research on disability inclusion

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COVID-19 Updates for people living with HIV, how do you keep essential services going, and more

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Trikone – supporting the South Asian LGBTIQA+ community

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ACON: 78% of gay men tested for HIV

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Poo matters: On the Origin of Faeces

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Where you live, where you work and LGBTIQA+ folks