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Same-sex adoption passes Legislative Assembly

Update 4.30pm: Members of the Legislative assembly today voted 45-43 in favour of Clover Moore's amendment to legalise same-sex couple adoption after Labor's Frank Sartor attached an amendment exempting the Adoption Act from the NSW Anti-Discrimination Act. The Adoption Act already allowed parents giving a child up for adoption a say ... Read more
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Almost 100 dancers surprised shoppers in Sydney's Queen Victoria Building (QVB) last Thursday with a Vogue flash mob. The dance-off was organised by DJ Dan Murphy and starred the always delicious Joyce Maynge. And don't forget to grab your tickets for Monday night's DIVA Awards at www.divaawardsaustralia.com.au
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Polly's gave away $15K at the weekend, the SGLBA handed out its 2010 business awards, the Midnight Shift hosted its first Unisex event, there were plenty of dancers at Arq and a flash mob Vogued at the QVB. The Star captured them all on film.
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