Byrne vows to remain Mayor despite “abuse of power” claims
Inner West Mayor Darcy Byrne is standing firm despite calls for him to step down over an alleged “abuse of power”.
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New political protest to march on Oxford St this Mardi Gras
The Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras Parade will be held in the SCG this year – but a new queer march is set to take its place on Oxford St, writes Travis de Jonk.
NSW Govt rorts ‘continuing’ with Bushfire Relief Fund
The NSW Government is accused of continuing its rorting of public funds, favouring Liberal-National electorates and bypassing Labor-held areas – this time in relation to bushfire relief funds.
NSW Premier says people not vaccinated against Covid-19 could be refused access to work and venues
NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian has suggested her government could ‘incentivise’ Covid-19 vaccinations by banning those who decline inoculation from government premises, and allowing private venues to do the same.
Pauline Hanson’s webpage is now redirecting to the Refugee Council of Australia
The website of divisive anti-immigration MP, Senator Pauline Hanson, is diverting visitors to the Refugee Council of Australia website in a stunt created by an anonymous prankster.
The real inside story behind the sale of the Green Park Hotel – and the campaign to save “far more than just a bar”
Gary Nunn reveals the inside story of the battle to save the Green Park, including previously secret machinations, and the united push from across the political spectrum to save the venue.
Things that weren’t so bad about 2020
It’s been a tough year – but 2020 also had its positive aspects, Richie Black helpfully reminds us.
Mardi Gras rejects moves to ban police, Liberal Party
The Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras has rejected calls by activists to ban police, corrective services and the Liberal Party from future Mardi Gras parades, and to officially affirm the Black Lives Matter movement.
Gentrification by stealth impacting Glebe
The poor, working class, elderly and sick are being pushed out of Glebe by neoliberal policies of gentrification by stealth, writes Dr Hannah Middleton.
SALON78 returns to showcase the oral history of early LGBTQI movements
The SALON78 forum is returning for its third year to collect oral histories and enshrine the work of our early LGBTQI activists.