Victoria is currently leading the country on LGBTIQ+ legislative reforms. In February of this year, the Change or Suppression (Conversion) Practices Prohibition Act 2021 was passed, representing an important step towards preventing and responding to the serious damage and trauma caused by change or suppression practices. It ensures LGBTQ people are able to live their lives authentically with pride, and makes clear that a person’s sexual orientation and gender identity are not

Local governments play an important role in the lives of citizens in the six Australian states and the Northern Territory. They ensure that local communities function effectively on a daily basis and are provided with the basic services and facilities that Australian communities expect to find in suburbs, towns, and rural areas. They also have the potential to be a catalyst for building local identity and social cohesion, depending on the priorities, resources, and capabiliti

For those working in the social purpose sector at an organisational or community level, addressing complex and protracted challenges is central to what we do. Whether our core purpose is the advancement of LGBTIQA+ law reform, decreasing poverty by raising the rate of social security payments, or reducing the number of children and young people who enter the out-of-home care system, finding solutions to these issues requires a broad range of skills, expertise and intervention