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HSBC German Film Festival previews wide-ranging program

The 2024 HSBC German Film Festival will feature a superb selection of contemporary German cinema from 16 May – 5 June at Luna Leederville, Luna on SX & Palace Raine Square. First highlights include the acclaimed new drama from Camera d’Or winning writer/director Claire Burger, Foreign Language (Langue Étrangère), pictured above, which arrives direct from […]

Perth Comedy Festival’s 2024 program is loaded with laughs

The full program has been released for this year’s Perth Comedy Festival and it’s jam-packed with local and international talent. This April and May, more than 65 acts will take over the Regal and Astor Theatres, The Rechabite and Freo Social to bring the laughs. The roster is full of LGBTIQA+ comedy favourites including Christian […]

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Dua Lipa’s third album ‘Radical Optimism’ coming May 3

Grammy and BRIT Award-winning favourite Dua Lipa has confirmed her third album, Radical Optimism, is coming this May. The follow-up to her smash hit Future Nostalgia, which was packed with dance floor fillers from Don’t Start Now to Physical and Hallucinate, has a lot of fan expectations to live up to. Dua says the new album taps into the pure joy […]

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Tasmanian advocates welcome LGBTIQA+ election commitments

LGBTIQA+ advocacy groups in Tasmania have welcomed LGBTIQA+ services and policy development ahead of next weekend’s election. Tasmanian Labor, Greens and Liberals have laid out their plans to support LGBTIQA+ communities over the past weeks, as the state prepares to go to the polls on Saturday 23 March. The Tasmanian Liberals made an announcement this […]

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Free Wills Week: How can a Will protect your wishes?

From 18 to 24 March, Anglicare WA are participating in Free Wills Week, providing free services for West Australians to prepare a will through online Will writing platform, Safewill. Safewill is supported by its affiliate law firm Safewill Legal, reviewing every Will created through the platform to ensure the document has been properly prepared and […]

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Miriam Margolyes returns to ABC with ‘Impossibly Australian’

The inimitable Miriam Margolyes is returning to the ABC with her new series, Miriam Margolyes: Impossibly Australian. The series explores Miriam’s reflections after a recent heart operation in London, pondering what her future might hold. Ignoring advice to slow down, Miriam has returned down under to a place she calls her second home. To Miriam, Australia […]

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Nominate a community champion in Westfield Local Heroes

Nominate a community champion in Westfield Local Heroes

Nominations are open for Westfield Local Heroes, an initiative celebrating champions in our communities. The celebration highlights the work of changemakers, innovators, volunteers and communities leaders who go above and beyond for the people in their lives. Community members are invited to nominate their heroes, with three finalists being chosen for each Westfield shopping centre […]

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Michelle Visage takes over hosting duties on ‘Drag Race Down Under’

It’s official! Drag Race Down Under is getting a new host for its fourth season, and she’s a familiar sight for any fan of the Drag Race franchise. Michelle Visage will be taking over hosting duties from RuPaul when the next batch of drag performers from Australia and New Zealand face-off for a chance at a […]

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Bibliophile | C L Miller presents ‘The Antique Hunter’s Guide to Murder’

The Antique Hunter’s Guide to Murder by C L Miller Macmillan Author Cara Miller started working in publishing as an editorial assistant for her mother Judith Miller, who was a regular specialist on the BBC’s Antiques Roadshow. She worked on Judith’s Antiques Handbook and Price Guide and then worked as a researcher for the Antique […]

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Bibliophile | ‘The Women’ tells stories of those who weren’t allowed

The Women by Kristin Hannah Macmillan Francis ‘Frankie’ McGrath had recently graduated as a nurse in 1966 when her older brother Finley volunteered to do his part in the Vietnam War – continuing the long tradition of the men in their family serving their country in various wars and being awarded for their valour. Frankie […]

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