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Nov
15
2019

Teddy Darling on Transgender Day of Remembrance and sources of inspiration

Teddy Darling (he/they) is a trans masc and nonbinary arts advocate. Teddy is a producer of events and theatre for ...

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Nov
9
2019

Abigali Kawananakoa, princess, sugar heiress and defendant

Families, Government & Organisations, LGBTIQ, Marriage Equality, Society & Culture, the informer

Hawaiian Royal Princess, Abigail Kawananakoa is facing questions whether the 93-year old is in a fit to manage her estate. ...

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Nov
9
2019

What’s in store at the Frolic Festival

Arts, LGBTIQ, Society & Culture, the informer

Ballarat's Frolic Festival is back. Informer reporter Nicholas Kameniar-Sandery spoke with two of the organisers about the festival and why ...

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Nov
1
2019

Extended interview: Macca on Brian Houston, JOY’s future and democracy

Christianity, Government & Organisations, Interview, LGBTIQ, Local, National, News & Politics, Religion & Spirituality, Society & Culture, the informer

This week, we took a deep dive into a few issues with David Macca McCarthy, JOY 94.9's new president. Macca ...

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Nov
1
2019

Frolic Festival is back in Ballarat!

Arts, LGBTIQ, Society & Culture, Sports & Recreation, the informer

The third annual Frolic Festival is back in Ballarat. The week-long festival features a lot of LGBTIQA+ arts and culture ...

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Nov
1
2019

Let’s Talk About Suicide – a new podcast

Health, LGBTIQ, Mental health, Society & Culture

Let's Talk About Suicide is a new JOY 94.9 podcast. Hosted by Hamish Blunch, it explores suicide in the LGBTIQA+ ...

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Oct
25
2019

How the Internet is changing the way we speak

Arts, Education, Interview, Literature, Philosophy, Society & Culture, the informer

The Internet has played a major force in changing - and normalizing - the way people speak. Some of it ...

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Oct
25
2019

Saudi Arabia’s Insta Makeover

Government & Organisations, Islam, Media, Places & Travel, the informer, Visual Arts, World News

Saudi Arabia was found to have paid Instagram influencers to travel to the Kingdom and post positive travel stories on ...

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Oct
18
2019

They, them; he, him; she, her; why pronouns matter

LGBTIQ, Society & Culture, the informer

We spoke with Anastacia Le from Trans POV ahead of World Pronouns Day to find out why using the correct ...

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Sep
20
2019

On the hunt for the mysterious couple in 1950s gay wedding photos

Families, History, Interview, LGBTIQ, the informer, TV & Film

Weddings are pretty significant moments in lives, and every wedding has a photographer or two, or twenty. In 1957, two ...

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The Informer

Teddy Darling on Transgender Day of Remembrance and sources of inspiration

Abigali Kawananakoa, princess, sugar heiress and defendant

What’s in store at the Frolic Festival

Extended interview: Macca on Brian Houston, JOY’s future and democracy

Frolic Festival is back in Ballarat!

Let’s Talk About Suicide – a new podcast

How the Internet is changing the way we speak

Saudi Arabia’s Insta Makeover

They, them; he, him; she, her; why pronouns matter

On the hunt for the mysterious couple in 1950s gay wedding photos

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