Prime Minister Scott Morrison (right) and Attorney-General Christian Porter speak on religious freedom and gay students today. Photo: AAP/Mick Tsikas

News

Stand-off on protections for LGBTIQ students

LGBTIQ school students will get protection from discrimination in religious schools by the end of the year if Labor meets Scott Morrison’s challenge to support his proposed laws.

Notes on Adelaide

SA church's cloud over same-sex marriage anniversary

In today’s Notes on Adelaide, a South Australian gathering of the Uniting Church today could suspend same-sex marriage ceremonies in the denomination, new members revealed for the Government’s Productivity Commission, and Adelaide commercial radio continues to be a bleak place for women.

Festivals

Holden Street dishes up a queer theatre feast

A UK play looking at the challenges of dementia through the eyes of a gay couple is one of a series of candid, contemporary productions being presented at Holden Street Theatres during this month’s Feast Festival.

Film

Boy Erased is a 'safe' take on the horrors of gay conversion

Joel Edgerton’s Boy Erased is a finely made film that should be commended for highlighting the horrors of gay conversion therapy – but the topic has been tackled better elsewhere, writes researcher and critic Stuart Richards.

News

LGBTIQ student protections promised within days

In what has been described as a “striking development” in Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s relationship with his party’s conservative faction, the Coalition has committed to introducing legislation within days to protect LGBTIQ students from being excluded by religious schools.