The Australian Christian Lobby will be permitted to hire state run venues for it’s The Truth Of It Tour. The venues run by the Perth Theatre Trust (PTT) had refused to take bookings from the religion-focused political lobby group citing a new policy which barred political events and presentations with offensive content. The PTT has now rescinded […]
Tags: ACL, David Templeman, Nick Lawrence, the truth of it
17 Jul 2021 /
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Cabaret star Michael Griffiths has eagerly been awaiting the launch of the Perth international Cabaret Festival, as the event’s inaugural Artistic Director he’s brought together some of Australia’s most acclaimed and respected performers for a season of outstanding entertainment. One of the downsides of the COVID-19 situation might be that many international entertainers can’t currently […]
Tags: ali welburn, Cabaret, Carolotta, David Templeman, Graham Lovelock, Michael Griffiths, perth international cabaret festival, Steven Oliver
15 Apr 2021 |
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The giant LED screen that’s become a familiar fixture of the Perth Cultural Centre (PCC) has reached the end of its tenure, with a transformation of the precinct on the way. In a move approved by the Cultural Precinct Taskforce, founded in 2019, the removal of the screen will restore the view of the James […]
Tags: Bree Maddox, David Templeman, John Carey, perth cultural centre, The Court Hotel, WA Labor
8 Dec 2020 |
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The winners of the 2019 Western Australian Premier’s Book Awards were announced at the State Library of Western Australia on Friday night. Holden Sheppard was awarded the $15,000 Premier’s Prize for an Emerging Writer for his young adult novel Invisible Boys. The judges lauded the powerful young adult novel as funny, yet devastating with vividly imagined […]
Tags: David Templeman, holden sheppard, invisible boys
8 Aug 2020 |
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The screen at the centre of Perth’s cultural centre will be redeveloped, moved to a new location, and include advertising under a plan put forward by the Perth Theatre Trust. The organisation is currently calling for tenders to redevelop the screen, moving it to a new location in the cultural centre just metres from it’s […]
Tags: Cultural Centre, David Templeman, mcgowan, perth theatre trust
22 Oct 2019 |
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A number of religious leaders have spoken out against accusations that Liberal Canning MP Andrew Hastie was urging churches not to vote Labor in order to protect religious freedom. In January, the MP held talks with WA religious leaders alongside Liberal senator Amanda Stoker and WA’s Australian Christian Lobby head Peter Abetz. Attendee Father Ian Mabey […]
Tags: Andrew Hastie, canning, David Templeman, Mandurah, Mandurah Mail, religious freedom, The West Australian
9 Apr 2019 |
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The President of Rainbow Labor WA has been criticised for calling Liberal MP Andrew Hastie a “homophobe”. The conservative MP has criticised the comments that were made at a marriage equality event, and said they are example of why greater protections will be needed for freedom of speech if the ‘Yes’ campaign are successful in […]
Tags: Andrew Hastie, Andrew Skinner, AusPol, canning, David Templeman, freedom of religion, freedom of speech, gay, homophobe, Intersex, Labor, Lesbian, LGBT, LGBTI, LGBTIQ, Louise Pratt, marriage equality, Pride in Peel, queer, Rainbow Labor, Same Sex Marriage, trans*, transgender
30 Oct 2017 |
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