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The NSW government has launched an LGBTQ+ advisory council, with its first task being to establish the state’s first inclusion strategy.

The council – made up of 16 members who will serve a two year term – includes Ian Roberts, the first openly gay rugby league player, Nicholas Stewart from “Australia’s only out loud and proud LGBTQIA+ law firm” Dowson Turco Lawyers, and Equality Australia CEO Anna Brown.

This is what our community has always stood for through our decades of advocacy and resilience.

The council’s first task will be to work with the Government to develop NSW’s first LGBTIQ+ inclusion strategy.

We had a number of meetings with the unions prior to the industrial action. We want to continue to engage with them to find a way forward but they have chosen to take action. Our preference is to reach an agreement that includes pay rises and other benefits.

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