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When British diver Tom Daley entered Birmingham’s Alexander Stadium during the opening ceremony of the Commonwealth Games, he made a powerful statement. The Olympic champion was the first athlete to carry the Queen’s Scepter, and she was flanked by athletes and activists waving the Pride Progress flag — to raise awareness of the 35 Commonwealth member states that criminalize same-sex relations. It is part of a broader campaign to spark Commonwealth-wide reforms. “There are more countries in the Commonwealth that criminalize homosexuality than not,” Pride House Birmingham (PHB) co-founder Lou Englefield told ABC Sport. “So the Commonwealth Games is a unique opportunity for LGBTQI+ activists like myself and my colleagues to highlight these issues, and try to have a discussion about these things.” This is the third time there has been a Pride House at the Commonwealth Games. ( ABC Sports: Amanda Shalala ) Colonial heritage homophobic law The Pride House...

Australians are feeling the pressure from inflation, but in some parts of the world inflation rates are almost 11 times higher, causing massive spikes in the prices of goods. Key points: Experts told the ABC developing countries are likely to be hit harder by inflation One expert says countries with cautious central banks have so far managed rising inflation better The situation in Australia is common in countries such as the US, South Korea, Germany and Canada According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics, the country’s inflation rate is just above 5 percent. By comparison, Turkey faces one of the highest inflation rates in the world, currently at around 54 percent, Fariborz Moshirian, director of the global finance institute at the University of New South Wales, told the ABC. Sri Lanka, where protests over food and fuel shortages have prompted the President to leave the country, has an inflation rate of nearly 55 percent. Brazil’s inflation is around 12 percent and in R...