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Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone has just turned 20. The first book in the series about a young wizard and his friends would go on to spawn a multi-billion dollar book, film and theatre […]

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Shannon Power covers a shocking report that reveals serious discrimination against and bullying of LGBTI students in the Philippines. Ryan Thoreson from Human Rights Watch explains the extent of the problem and what they’re doing […]

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Shannon Power is your host on this episode of the Informer as she goes around the world on LGBTI Issues. Sally Goldner from TransGender Victoria talks about the potential impact of a historic UN ruling […]

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 We are joined by Ben Burge, Executive Director of Telstra who will take part in this year’s CEO-Sleepout, see what he recently said about Homelessness, sexuality and cheddar, yo. Then we are joined by Mary […]

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Renee and Tina Dixson share their story about fleeing their home country because they were queer to come to Australia. The women want to change the narrative around refugees stories to one of hope. They […]

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The Federal Government just made amendments to the Native Title Act. Now, for companies to get an Indigenous Land Use Agreement, only 50% of Traditional Owners will have to give the green light. Geoffrey Winters, […]

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 Pride in Diversity is Australia’s first and only non-profit workplace program, find out about their awards, what it takes to get one, who is in the top spots and more as we speak to director […]

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Australia’s first LGBTI pop culture expo, Queer Expo, was told its advertising would be given the green light to be shown on the inside of trains on Melbourne’s network. Metro Trains says it supports the […]

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Australia’s first LGBTI pop culture expo, Queer Expo, was told its advertising would be given the green light to be shown on the inside of trains on Melbourne’s network. Metro Trains says it supports the […]

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On tonight’s David spoke to Wayne Tinsey from Edmund Rice Education Australia (EREA)about how some Catholic schools are creating their own ‘Safe Schools’ program. Is it just a carbon copy of what Safe Schools is? Or […]

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