Transgender youth activist Georgie Stone is taking on an acting role and joining the cast of Neighbours. Stone will play the first transgender character on the long running soap opera. In the past both Neighbours and Home and Away have been criticised for their severe lack of LGBTIQ+ representation. The 18 year old pitched the idea of […]
Dexter Fletcher, the director of the upcoming film Rocketman denies that a key sex scene has been cut from the film in order to for it to get a PG rating in the USA. The film brings to life Elton John’s journey from aspiring songwriter to global superstar, and promises not to shy away from including […]
You Know We Belong Together | State Theatre Centre | Until 31st March | ★ ★ ★ ★ Julia Hales You Know We Belong Together was a hit at the 2018 Perth Festival and now it returns for an encore season. Written by Hales with Finn O’ Branagáin and Black Swan Theatre Company’s Artistic Director Claire Watson the show […]
Labor senator Penny Wong has been awarded the 2019 McKinnon Prize for Political Leadership. The annual prize is an initiative of the Susan McKinnon Foundation and the University of Melbourne’s School of Government. In awarding the 50-year-old politician the prize the organisers said it was “for her leadership and advocacy in promoting a more tolerant and […]
Don’t worry if you’ve been to busy to stay on top of all the stories that we’ve published in the last week. Here’s the five most read articles of the last seven days to help you catch up. Pride WA locks in dates for 2019 Fairday and Pride Parade Pride WA’s new President Frances Burgess […]
On Saturday afternoon William Street in Northbridge was filled with people wanting to show their support for Perth’s Muslim community. People from all parts of society visited the Perth mosque, which opened its doors to the public in the wake of the Christchurch terror attack. Outside a traditional Maori haka was performed, before first nation […]
Eurovision star Conchita Wurst is unrecognisable in the video for their new tune Hit Me. Appearing with short hair and a white beard, Conchita Wurst delivers a catchy new pop tune. Don’t worry Austrian singer Tom Neuwirth is still pretty camp parading around in some high heels to the electro number. The singer has previously talked […]
Mark Latham looks likely have secured a seat in New South Wales legislative assembly, and is hopeful that One Nation will end with with two seats in the upper house. “At the moment we are tracking towards two quotas and when the metropolitan numbers are counted in the Legislative Council they are pretty encouraging,” Latham […]
Pink has released a video for her latest song Walk Me Home. The clip sees the singer walking through city streets, but also flying through the air. The song is the first single from her forthcoming album Hurts 2B Human. The record will be Pink’s eighth solo album and comes just two years after he last release Beautiful Trauma. Filmmaker […]
The US Library of Congress has announced that Sylvester’s disco anthem You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real) is among this years inductees of aural treasures worthy of preservation because of their cultural, historic and aesthetic importance to the nation’s recorded sound heritage. Disco was at its peak of popularity in late 1978 when Sylvester released You Make Me […]
