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QNews – Mental health of transgender Australians going backwards

A new study by Australian researchers has found that the mental health of transgender and gender-diverse (TGD) Australians is worse today than it was in 2010. The researchers used data from the 2001–2022 Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia Survey to compare mental health trends between trans and gender-diverse and cisgender Australians. They published …

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QNews – The Age publishes transphobic advert on front page

Melbourne’s newspaper of record, The Age, remains unrepentant for publishing a transphobic political advertisement on its front page today, despite the Newcastle Herald apologising for running the same advert on its front page yesterday. The advertisement, published by The Age on the cover of its 12 March edition, promotes Clive Palmer’s Trumpet of Patriots party, …

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QNews – Newspaper apologises for running transphobic Palmer party ad

The Newcastle Herald has apologised for publishing a transphobic front page advertisement for Clive Palmer’s Trumpet of Patriot party, as the billionaire’s bright yellow ads appear in newspapers across Australia. Clive Palmer launched the new political party in Canberra last month and is on a publicity blitz ahead of the upcoming federal election. Palmer says …

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