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Federal Election 2025

This is where you will find news about the upcoming federal election and useful resources for voting.

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Meet some of the LGBTQIA+ candidates contesting the election
Meet some of the LGBTQIA+ candidates contesting the election

"Representation isn't just symbolic - it shapes laws that affect our lives. When LGBTQ+ voices sit at the table, policy reflects our reality." (Savanna Peake, ALP candidate for Wentworth)

Rainbow Votes 2025
Rainbow Votes 2025

After surveying more than 5,000 people across Australia, Equality Australia has released a report on the voting intentions of queer Aussies, the issues they want to see addressed and the progress that has been made in addressing LGBTQIA+ issues since the last election.

Opposition Leader Peter Dutton flags cuts to NDIS
Opposition Leader Peter Dutton flags cuts to NDIS

In an interview with Sky New Australia this morning, Opposition Leader Peter Dutton flagged cuts to funding for the NDIS should the Coalition win the election.

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Latest News

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SA bans conversion therapy
SA bans conversion therapy

South Australia has become the latest Australian jurisdiction to ban the harmful practice of conversion therapy, but the state’s new laws are among the weakest in the world.

Budget a Dud for LGBTQIA+ Australians
Budget a Dud for LGBTQIA+ Australians

There was something in the 2025 Federal Budget for almost everyone, except LGBTQIA+ people, writes Rodney Croome in Star Observer.

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A Brief Introduction
A Brief Introduction

Hi there! Thanks for visiting Queerly Different. My name is Matthew and I’m the creator of this site and the associated social media accounts. I have no idea if anyone is going to read this or anything that gets posted here, but I thought it might be a good idea to use the first post on this site to give you some background about myself and the aim of Queerly Different.

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