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Tasmania’s only LGBTIQ nightclub Flamingos to close
Tasmania’s last permanent queer nightclub, Flamingos Dance Bar, is looking for a new home after the sale of its building forced it to close at short notice. On Facebook, the Hobart nightclub’s owners broke the news that the new landlord had asked them to leave. “Yesterday evening we received the heartbreaking news from our new …
‘We’re back’: Brisbane’s Sportsman Hotel cheers eased restrictions
Brisbane’s Sportsman Hotel has announced a weekend lineup of entertainment as Queensland eases COVID-19 restrictions further. The Queensland Government announced on Tuesday that some “stage three” restrictions would begin early, at noon on Friday (July 3). The new rules allow more patrons inside the state’s pubs, restaurants and cafes, with social distancing still required. Sportsman …
WATCH: Cate Blanchett lip syncs for her life at gay bar Stonewall
Oscar-winning Australian actress Cate Blanchett has dragged up and performed at New York’s legendary Stonewall Inn for a charity benefit. Cate is currently starring on Broadway in New York with fellow Aussie Richard Roxburgh in the Sydney Theatre Company’s production of The Present. It’s the first time an all-Aussie cast has performed a Broadway play. …