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Australian 13-year old commits suicide after years of bullying in school
Tyrone Unsworth had been recently hospitalized after getting hit in the jaw with a fence post, but the school principal claims they were unaware of the bullying.
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LGBT activists rejoice after Australia scraps plan for nationwide marriage vote
The Senate voted 33-29 late Monday against holding the plebiscite Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull’s conservative government had planned for Feb. 11.
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Man who put acid in Australian sex club lube dispenser escapes jail time
The court rejected hate crime charges, ruling instead that the man is mentally ill.
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MPs in Australia pass motion: Trump ‘a revolting slug unfit for office’
Watch a state parliament in Australia make official what most of us were already thinking about Donald Trump.
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Opposition party sinks Australian plan for nationwide vote on marriage equality
The Australian opposition decided to block plans for a public but non-binding vote on gay marriage, arguing it would better if the issue was decided in Parliament.
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Majority of Australians support marriage equality, don’t want national vote
Parties that support gay marriage, including Labor, argue that the plebiscite was proposed by hard-right conservatives who want it to fail.
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Straight head of gay festival says she was harrassed over her sexuality
“I’ve been spat on, I’ve had people scare me, I’ve had people contact me at work anonymously, saying ‘I know where your children go to school’.”
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Murdoch-owned Australian paper publishes anti-gay Nazi political cartoon
The News Corp owned paper ran an incredibly offensive political cartoon comparing marriage equality activists to Nazi stormtroopers.
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An elderly Australian’s response to an anti-gay politician is going viral
71-year-old Australian Peter Roberts had to “hack” his wife’s Facebook account to respond, but respond he did. And the internet wildly approves.
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Gay senator opposes Australian plan for marriage equality
Government plans to hold an opinion poll on whether gay marriage should be legalized suffered a blow when a gay senator announced he opposed the plan.