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Drag star Courtney Act has responded to accusations from Liberal Senator Alex Antic that her appearance on ABC television where she read a children’s story was equitable to child grooming. In Senate Estimates hearings Senator Antic questioned ABC boss David Anderson over the segment asking, “Why is the ABC grooming Australian children with this sort […]
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21 Nov 2022 /
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With a successful drag career spanning two decades, Courtney Act is a multi-talented and glamourous, global star with the world at her feet. Adding to her impressive list of achievements, it has been announced this week that Courtney will be honoured with a wax figure at Madame Tussauds Sydney later this year. Courtney’s world-first wax […]
Tags: Courtney Act, madame tussauds, sydney worldpride
19 Feb 2022 |
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The ABC has announced a diverse and talented family of presenters will host the 44th Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras in an unforgettable evening celebrating community and pride, live from the Sydney Cricket Ground. TV journalist and presenter Hamish Macdonald will be joined by ABCQueer’s Mon Schafter and comedian Steven Oliver in anchoring the parade. […]
Tags: ABC, Casey Donovan, Courtney Act, Hamish McDonald, Jeremy Fernandez, Mardi Gras, mon schafter, Sydney, tv
14 Feb 2022 |
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Caught in the Act by Shane Jenek aka Courtney Act Unlike many drag artists, Australians have always known Shane Jenek the man behind the performance. He burst on to our TV screens in 2003 as part of the first season of Australian Idol, first unsuccessfully auditioning as Shane, then later making it through the gatekeepers […]
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2 Nov 2021 |
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The final series of TV drama Wentworth is one of the programs nominated for Best Drama series at this year’s AACTA Awards. The gongs handed out by the Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts are the nation’s premier awards for screen content creators. Nominated alongside Wentworth in the Best Drama Series category is Clickbait, Jack Irish, Mr Inbetween, Total […]
Tags: AACTA, Courtney Act, Hannah Gadsby, Wentworth
31 Oct 2021 |
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Drag star Courtney Act has questioned Senator Bridget McKenzie’s logic on the latest edition of the ABC’s Q+A program. During a discussion on how female politicians appear to be held to a higher level of standards than male politicians the conversation rolled around to the belief that women should support each other on key issues […]
Tags: bridget mckenzie, Courtney Act, Q&A
29 Apr 2021 |
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Each August since 2010, people have been donning their best purple digs in workplaces, schools, clubs and more to show their support for the LGBTIQ+ community. Wear It Purple Day falls on the last Friday in August, celebrating diversity and inclusion anywhere people gather for regular activities. This year, you can join Minus18 and Facebook […]
Tags: Benjamin Law, Courtney Act, electric fields, g-flip, Montaigne, Wear It Purple
26 Aug 2020 |
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Former High Court judge, the Hon. Michael Kirby, has been revealed as the Organisational Patron of the Victorian Pride Centre (VPC). The role of the Organisational Patron and Ambassadors is to raise the profile of the Victorian Pride Centre amongst the LGBTIQ+ community and the general population in Australia and internationally. “I am excited to […]
Tags: Benjamin Law, Courtney Act, jude munro, Michael Kirby, victorian pride centre
4 Jun 2020 |
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Drag star Courtney Act has selected indigenous suicide prevention charity Black Rainbow as her charity as she competes on Channel Ten’s Dancing with the Stars. The charity said they were ecstatic that Courtney Act We are ecstatic to have Courtney Act chose Black Rainbow as her charity of choice as she competes on Dancing with […]
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19 Feb 2019 |
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It’s Pride month, and bisexual+ visibility might just be about to reach an all-time high, on British television at least. As we gear up to celebrate Pride, we also celebrate the launch of Courtney Act’s bi+ dating show The Bi Life, following on the heels of Desiree Akhavan’s new comedy series The Bisexual. The bisexual […]
Tags: bi+, Bisexual, bisexual+ community perth, Courtney Act, desiree akhavan, television, the bi life, The Bisexual, tv
20 Nov 2018 |
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