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NEW YEARS
EVE EVENT
GUIDE
PUBLISHER
IT’S A BOY!
By Rod Gardiner
Hundreds of such birth
notices are published in
newspapers around the
country every day.
Proud parents are always
eager to announce to the
world the birth of their
child.
But when they are 19 years
old?
Jimboomba mum Yolanda
Bogert used The CourierMail classifieds to do just
that.
It read: “A retraction
– Bogert. In 1995 we
announced the arrival of our
sprogget, Elizabeth Anne,
as a daughter. He informs
us that we were mistaken.
Oops! Our bad. We would
now like to present, our
wonderful son - Kai Bogert.
Loving you is the easiest
thing in the world. Tidy
your room.”
Just a week ago, Kai was
known to family and friends
as Beth.
Ms Bogert told The CourierMail that placing the
NEWS
NEWS
retraction notice was “a nobrainer”.
“I needed to show my son
I support him 100 per cent
and wanted to let the world
know that.
she has done. This last week
has changed everything for
me,” he said.
“I am still me but I am more
me than I was a few days ago
and feel free.
“It is all very new to us. Kai
just told me a few days ago
that he no longer wanted to
live as a girl.
“I have not had any
hormones or made any
decisions about gender
reassignment surgery.
“I have always known there
was something different
about Kai.
“Nothing like that yet. These
are early days but so far I
have never been happier.”
“There were little signs
along the way when he was
little and certainly was more
evident in later years but it
was never really discussed
openly.”
The quirky announcement
has met with universal
support on social media.
And Kai couldn’t be happier.
“I am so happy with what
A typical response came
from @Frostyagnes on
Twitter:
“Best
Birth
Announcement
ever.
Today’s CM. What a
wonderful family.”
QUEENSLAND
EMBRACES NEW
RAPID HIV TESTING
METHODS
The latest HIV testing figures
released by Queensland Health
indicate a substantial increase in
rapid HIV tests being performed
across the state.
The
period
July–September
2013 saw 293 Rapid HIV tests
performed across the state, while
the same period this year saw a
doubling of those numbers with
589 tests performed. Of the 589
tests performed, 171 were done in
a community based setting.
CEO of the HIV Foundation
Queensland, Tony Majer says the
increasing number of people taking
up rapid testing was encouraging
and that he was particularly proud
of the work done by the HIV
Foundation’s recently opened peer
based Rapid HIV testing clinic
which performed 161 of the tests
recorded in this period.
“Increased testing is a key pillar of
our strategy to end HIV and the
Foundation has devoted a huge
amount of resources and effort to
delivering that message to those at
risk,” Mr Majer said.
“Importantly, the tests conducted
so far at RAPID have involved
MSM and in many cases men
who have never been tested
before meaning we are reaching
the right people. To see results
like this at RAPID in its first four
months is very encouraging and
demonstrates both the need for
and acceptance of a community
based peer-led testing facility.”
Rapid HIV testing in Queensland
was first trialled in 2012 and rolled
out in mid 2013.
QLD HEALTH HIT WITH
LESBIAN SEXUAL
HARASSMENT RULING
By Rod Gardiner
A former Queensland Health employee who
rejected her boss’s advances for a lesbian tryst has
been awarded $9000 compensation.
Karen Bell claimed she suffered pathological
injury and humiliation while working as the food
supervisor at the Royal Brisbane and Women’s
Hospital’s Connect Cafe in 2011 and 2012.
A State tribunal heard that Bell’s line manager
Lindy Ralph has asked her to join a threesome with
another female colleague.
The incident, which occurred at Queensland
Health’s 2011 Christmas party, was one of several
allegations of sexual harassment.
The tribunal heard that Ralph had complimented
Bell on “nice breasts”.
While travelling to a work function together, Ralph
said: “I’m sitting in you leather seats with no undies
on.”
It was claimed that Ralph bullied and publicly
belittled Bell because she had rejected her sexual
advances and reached such a point that she had
constant headaches and vomited before work at
times.
To escape the abuse, she took a lower classification
role before quitting Queensland Health.
Queensland Health made submissions that Bell’s
harassment claims were a ploy to “deflect from her
own poor work performance”.
The tribunal sided with Bell, ordering Queensland
Health and Ralph to jointly pay $9000
compensation.
And just days before the Christmas party, Ralph
allegedly repeatedly told Bell she was not wearing
any undies.
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RUGBY REF GIVES HOMOPHOBIA THE RED CARD
By Rod Gardiner
Two rugby fans have been “red
carded” from attending all
Twickenham matches for two
years.
The ban follows accusations of
homophobic abuse aimed at
openly gay Welsh referee Nigel
Owens during England’s loss to
the All Blacks this month.
Still Wet &
Delicious!
Brisbane’s LGBT swimming club
Aqualicious held its third Twilight Swim
Meet on Saturday 28 November. The meet
has become a regular event on the QLD
Masters Swimming calendar and drew
over 80 entrants from a dozen clubs.
This included several entrants from our
sister clubs: The Wett Ones from Sydney
and The Glamourhead Sharks from
Melbourne.
Although the meet involves collecting
points for your club, the main themes
are fun and inclusiveness. The signature
event was the hotly-contested Ian Davis
Memorial Relay, with the trophy going to
the team who comes closest to their entry
time. There was also a fun event in which
swimmers had to swim a lap of the pool
The fans will also have to pay
£1000 ($A1838) to a charity of
Owen’s choice.
The matter first came to light
when a spectator wrote a letter
to British newspaper The
Guardian in which he accused
a group of male fans of “hurling
... nasty, foul-mouthed, racist,
homophobic abuse” at Owens.
Owens, who is one of the sport’s
most high-profile referees, had
previously called for supporters
to be issued with stadium bans
in cases where allegations of
homophobic abuse are proven.
“They need to be told that some
behaviour is not acceptable,
that crossing the line of what is
humour and banter is a fine line,
but if you cross it then you have
to put up with the consequences,”
he told the Daily Telegraph.
VICTORIA SET TO GRANT ADOPTION
RIGHTS FOR LGBT COUPLES
whilst carrying a glow stick in the most
creative way!
The night was a great success and a
testament to the community spirit in the
team.
Aqualicious is the LGBTI swim team in
Brisbane and welcomes people from all
walks of life. If you can swim (most of!) 50m,
then you are welcome at our sessions. The
club is based at Centenary Pool in Spring
Hill and train on Tuesday and Thursday
evenings, as well as Saturday mornings and
Sunday afternoons. Whether you’re into
fitness, socialising or just having an outlet
away from bars, feel free to come and check
Aqualicious out! For more details visit
www.aqualicious.com.au.
New Victorian Equality Minister
Martin Foley has wasted no time in
ensuring gay couples will be allowed to
adopt children.
Mr Foley said a quick review was
necessary to ensure there were no
inadvertent “mishaps” when drafting
the reforms.
Just hours after being sworn in as
part of the new Andrews government,
Mr Foley promised to expeditiously
amend adoption laws in order to bring
Victoria into line with New South
Wales, Western Australia, Tasmania
and the ACT.
“It will be dealt with as expeditiously
and as thoroughly as we can. We will
do it once, and we will do it right.”
At present, gay couples in Victoria
can be appointed as foster parents or
guardians, but do not have the right
to adopt a child together – even if that
child has been in their care for years.
The plans have been broadly welcomed
by the LGBT community, although
some are concerned the government
wants to conduct a review before it
introduces legislation into parliament.
Mr Foley’s appointment marks the
first time an Australian government
has ever had a dedicated minister
for overseeing lesbian, gay, bisexual,
transgender and intersex issues.
Meanwhile, same-sex couples in
Queensland are left in the wilderness.
The adoption laws in the Sunshine State
were last reviewed in 2009 when the
Bligh Government point blank refused
to consider allowing gay couples to
adopt children.
IS AUSTRALIA ABOUT TO GET ITS FIRST
(OPENLY) GAY GOVERNMENT LEADER?
By Rod Gardiner
Andrew Barr is set to become
Australia’s first openly gay state/
territory leader.
The door was left ajar this week
with the resignation of ACT Chief
Minister Katy Gallagher.
Mr Barr, 41, has been a champion
of same-sex equality in territory
and
national
politics
and
celebrated a civil union with his
long-time partner Anthony Toms
in Canberra in November 2009.
Last year he helped spearhead
the ACT Government’s historic
same-sex marriage law which was
subsequently overturned by the
High Court.
He was also instrumental in
moving a motion to change the
Labor Party’s national platform to
allow for same-sex marriage.
Mr Barr’s likely elevation has been
welcomed by leaders of Australia’s
gay community including former
Greens leader Bob Brown.
“The very fact that there is this
prospect without public objection
is a big breakthrough,” Mr Brown
told The Age.
“It is significant that Barr would be
a very popular choice, and shows
again that the public is way ahead
of the politicians on Capital Hill
when it comes to equality.”
Australian Marriage Equality
deputy director Ivan HintonTeoh said Mr Barr’s success was
recognition of “the overwhelming
support and acceptance gay and
lesbian Canberrans enjoy in
Canberra”.
“It reflects the enormous amount
of broad support that Canberrans
have for diversity so I am delighted
that the ACT will be the first
jurisdiction to have an openly gay
political leader,” he said.
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WHITE WOLF – THE NEW YEAR’S MEL B SPICES UP HER
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Costumes, however, are optional - you
can wear what you want but footwear
essential.
The Underdog has continued their
renovations and sorted some hot bar
staff plus the essentials like air-con and
best of all cheap bar prices, with a very
happy hour basics from $5. If you get
in early and want a feed, $10 bucks gets
you a whopping T Bone steak including
chips, salad and sauce starting early from
6:30pm.
White Wolf is a men’s only party with
areas to dance your heart out, chill in the
side room, or chat and meet at the island
bar. The most you will pay is $20 with
plenty of tickets still available at the door,
and you will be guaranteed entry.
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RELATIONSHIP
By Rod Gardiner
Mel B has has spoken publicly about
her long term same-sex relationship
for the first time.
The former Spice Girl, 39, told The
Guardian that she had been in a fouryear relationship with a woman before
meeting husband Stephen Belafonte,
who she married in 2007.
“I’ve definitely not been shy or been
one to hold back. If I wanted to try
something, I did. I had a girlfriend. So
what?”
Mel B confirmed last month she had
had relationships with women but said
she doesn’t identify as gay.
“I was just one of those ladies. Now I’m
happily married,” she explained.
“I did have a four-year relationship
with a woman. But I’ve been very
happily married for seven years to a
penis,” she said.
“People call me lesbian, bisexual or
heterosexual, but I know who’s in my
bed and that’s it … I have a huge libido
and a great sex life.”
“Ha ha! An amazing guy.
She also put to bed rumours that she
has been “intimate” with women since
marrying Belafonte.
“No, me and my husband are very tight
and solid,” Mel B said.
“But I will be the first one to
compliment a woman, to say to my
husband, ‘Oh my God, look at her legs’,
or, ‘Doesn’t she look stunning?’
“I do think women are gorgeous. Crazy
but gorgeous.”
NEWS
NEWS
ELLEN & PORTIA CELEBRATE SAM SMITH: I CAME OUT
THEIR 10TH ANNIVERSARY WHEN I WAS 4 YEARS OLD
British singer Sam Smith has a lot to
be happy about this Christmas – his
debut solo album In the Lonely Hour
went number one around the world
this year and he has just been selected
as the artist who will write the next
007 theme song. On top of all of this
he has also proven to be a great gay
role model.
Speaking to Ellen this month Smith
was particularly humble in the roll he
plays as an openly gay performer.
Ellen DeGeneres and wife Portia
De Rossi have celebrated their tenth
anniversary as a coupe this month,
marking the occasion with a gorgeous
make-up free selfie.
Despite constant media reports that the
couple’s marriage is on the rocks, the
pair have both appeared very happy in
public lately after a tough 2014 that saw
De Rossi enter rehab to deal with her
alcohol issues.
DeGeneres recently said that she falls
more in love with her wife every day, and
although the couple have not commented
on the rumours that they were ready to
split earlier this year, it seems they are
aware of them.
“The truth is, and this is corny, I fall more
in love with Portia all the time. I really
do. She surprises me all the time. It’s
what anyone experiences when you find
that person that gets you, wants to take
care of you, wants the best for you. We’re
really lucky because we know how rare it
is,” she told People Magazine.
Tired of your worn out and
dated old bathroom
“I came out when I was like 4 years
old,” Smith revealed. “My mum said
she knew when I was like 3. So I didn’t
have to actually properly come out.”
“So you waited a year to tell her?”
DeGeneres joked.
“I came out at a very, very young
age. I kind of just felt like I needed to
mention it before I released the record
just so people knew what it was about.”
“I get upset sometimes because I don’t
talk about it too much. People say, ‘He
doesn’t want to be a spokesman for the
gay community.’ I do, of course I do,”
Smith said.
“I want to be a spokesman for
everyone,” “Ya know, straight people,
gay people, bisexual. I don’t want to be
limited.”
The 22 year old singer decided to come
out publicly shortly before the release
of his hit album but the news was not
a shock to those who knew him, and
particularly not for his mother Kate.
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Back in the early 90’s
when I was a medical
student,
hospital
infectious disease wards
around the world were
overflowing with people
dying of AIDS. In
Australia these people
were predominantly gay
men, often quite young
and previously healthy.
AIDS survivors from
that era remember it
as a horrifying time. If
facebook had existed
back then, your feed
would have been full of
funeral
notifications
and outpourings of grief.
Doctors felt helpless
and patients and their
families felt hopeless.
The drugs available then
were often highly toxic,
had terrible side effects
and involved taking loads
HEALTHY LIVING
HEALTHY LIVING
of pills. They did, however,
keep many people alive.
Then came the advent of
HAART - highly active
antiretroviral
therapy.
At first there were only a
few drugs, but as newer
and
better
tolerated
drugs appeared, and we
learnt what combinations
worked,
treatment
became more refined.
And so here we are 20
years later. We have 3
single tablet regimens
(one pill a day options),
and another arriving
next year. New treatment
options are virtually side
effect-free.
Treatment can be tailored
to the individual. For
example, some drugs are a
better choice if you are at
high risk of heart disease
or kidney disease. Now
that treatment is simpler
Dr Fiona Bisshop is an experienced LGBT doctor working at Holdworth House Medical Brisbane
DOC
and safer we are able to
offer it earlier, which we
know leads to better longterm outcomes. Although
there is still no cure for
HIV, there is the prospect
of long healthy lives for
people on treatment.
The next challenge is to
prevent more infections.
Transmission rates are
climbing again, it seems
due to lack of condom
use. In the future we may
see funding for PreP (pills
you take to protect you
from catching HIV), but
currently you can only get
these on a private script,
and it’s not cheap. Until
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FEATURE
FEATURE
qnews.com.au’s
2015
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Eve
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party guide
New Year’s eve is just one of those occasions when you can’t help but
want to join in the partying and celebrations. But with so many parties
going on, and so few hours left in the year, it can be a bit confusing as
to where you should say goodbye to 2014 and say a big hello to 2015.
To help you choose the best place for you this New Year’s Eve, QNews
has selected some of the best LGBT parties across Queensland and
Northern NSW in this hand NYE guide.
Tropical Fruits
If you have never spent new year’s in
Lismore for Tropical Fruits, then you
may be missing out on far more than
you realise. Unlike most new year’s
events, Tropical fruits doesn’t just
offer a party, it is an entire festival
boasting art, culture, cabaret, and
fireworks display to compliment the
Kiss New year’s spectacular, summer
pool party and a recovery party
that puts most headline parties to
shame. Tickets can be purchased
online via the Tropical Fruits website
tropicalfruits.org.au or in person at
the Fruitbowl (Tropical Fruits HQ) in
Sportsman Hotel
The iconic Sportsman Hotel is set
to welcome in the new year with a
Vegas styled showgirl extravaganza!
A spectacular production of ‘Stardust’
will be staged featuring Sasha TrajikMole, Taylor Ette, Mandy Moobs,
and the legendary Miss Synthetique.
Showtimes are 10:30, 11:40, and 1:30.
For those who prefer manly fur over
fabulous feathers, Brisbears will be
holding their own New Year’s Eve
bash downstairs in the Mineshaft Bar.
White Wolf
White Wolf is Queensland’s largest
men’s only dance party and will
bring in 2015 with a summer ‘Beach
Bum’ party. Held at Fortitude Valley’s
Underdog Pub, the White Wolf NYE
party is great value with its super
cheap $20 entry. DJ Magnus & DJ A
Craig will be behind the decks and
a free sausage sizzle and happy hour
will be held from 6:30.
6:30-3am Underdog Pub, (Cnr
Brunswick St & St Pauls Tce). www.
whitewolf.net.au
The Wickham Hotel
The Beautiful newly renovated
Wickham Hotel will look even
more elegant this New year’s Eve
with a stylish Black and Gold theme
throughout the entire venue. Entry is
free to all areas, however party goers
have the option of buying a food and
Escape
For those who cant decide between
watching the NYE fireworks or
partying hard in the clubs, Escape is
the perfect place for you this NYE.
With a huge balcony overlooking the
beach and fireworks display in the
heart of Surfers Paradise, Escape offers
the best of both worlds. Doors will
open early at 7:00pm to give people
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drink package for $80 which will
entitle them to four hours worth of
unlimited drinks, food & canapes.
DJ Ish and A Craig will be starring
downstairs, while Precious with
Harry K will keep the party pumping
upstairs.
the option to watch both the early and
late fireworks shows, while Escape’s
star diva Martini Ice and friends will
be putting on a spectacular show of
their own. Numbers will be limited
for NYE to ensure everybody gets a
great view so buying presale tickets is
recommended.
cash, by post with cheque or money
order, or in cash at the event from
1pm-11:30pm on 31 Dec. Tickets for
the NYE party, pool party, recovery
party can be purchased individually,
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MUSIC
MUSIC
MUSIC
By Jordan Hirst
MADONNA SPRINGS A LEAK:
NEW SONGS APPEAR ONLINE
Two new Madonna songs titled “Rebel
Heart” and “Wash All Over Me” have been
leaked online… and she’s not happy about it!
Both tracks are reportedly songs Madonna
recorded with Swedish superstar DJ Avicii
during the pair’s studio sessions earlier this
year.
Fans were elated by the appearance of
new material but the singer was furious,
Instagramming a photo of a smashed iPod.
“This broken ipod is a symbol of my broken
heart! That my music has been stolen and
leaked! I have been violated as a human and an
artist! #f--kedups--t,” she wrote.
Her manager, Guy Oseary, had previously
tweeted: “I would be grateful to any @
madonna fans that can assist us in finding
those responsible for the leak. We appreciate
your help.”
In 2012, the singer complained to Graham
Norton about fans hacking the Madonna
mainframe and leaking her music early: “It’s
terrible, can’t people just wait and let me finish
it? … Are they really my fans? If they love me
so much, why don’t they let me put it out when
I want to put it out?”
The new album, Madonna’s thirteenth and her
first since 2012’s MDNA, is expected next year.
Over the last year she has been keeping her
Instagram followers updated on its progress by
posting photos of lyrics, sheet music and selfies
with collaborators.
She’s worked with JLo’s “Booty” producer
Diplo,
criminally
underrated
singersongwriter Natalia Kills, former Lady Gaga
collaborator Martin Kierszenbaum and more.
#MUSICFIGHTSAIDS AT BENEFIT GIGS
Rocker Bruce Springsteen and Coldplay
frontman Chris Martin joined a Bonoless U2 for a surprise World AIDS Day
concert in Times Square in New York.
But this year, for the first time ever,
more people were put on life-saving
medicine than were diagnosed with
AIDS. We are going to win this fight.”
With Bono still recovering from a
bicycle accident in November, Martin
and Springsteen helped the rest of the
band sing “With or Without You” and
“Beautiful Day” at the December 1
event to raise funds and awareness for
HIV/AIDS prevention.
Meanwhile, dance music superstars
also joined forces at the November 30
#MusicFightsAIDS benefit concert
at the Pacha NYC nightclub to raise
awareness and funds for the cause. DJs
A-Trak, Fedde Le Grand, Dirty South,
and others volunteered their services
at the event organised by HIV/AIDS
prevention organisation Lifebeat.
Former US President Bill Clinton
also took to the stage to read an email
from Bono: “Twenty-six years ago it
wouldn’t have been possible to have
a concert in Times Square on World
AIDS Day because to be diagnosed
with AIDS was a death sentence.
“A few years ago when Secretary of
State Clinton said that we could end
AIDS, a lot of people didn’t believe it.
International dance talent like Steve
Aoki, Dirty South, A-Trak, Fedde
Le Grand, and The Chainsmokers
also recorded audio and video PSA’s
promoting safe sex. The messages
appeared on websites and music
services like Spotify.
MUSIC
HOT
GOSS!
Robbie Williams has stripped naked
to leap into a pool in the cover art
of his upcoming B-sides, demos and
rarities album Under The Radar
Vol 1. While the cheeky singer’s
last release Swings Both Ways was
an album of swing songs, the new
compilation album features “loads
and loads of songs that I’ve written
that I’m incredibly passionate about,”
Robbie explained in a YouTube video.
“I want you to hear them, otherwise
they’re just going to remain in my
computer!” Robbie also shared the
rock track “Bully” from the new
album online.
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Taylor Swift has announced the dates
of her next Australian tour dates after
her local fans got her latest album 1989
to No. 1. She’ll play Suncorp Stadium
in Brisbane on December 5 next year,
joined by Aussie folk fave Vance Joy, of
whom Taylor is a declared fan. Taylor
last visited Australia with her Red
Tour in December last year.
Mashup wizard DJ Earworm has
released his 2014 “United States of
Pop” track featuring the year’s most
popular music. Since 2007, Earworm
(aka San Francisco producer Jordan
Roseman) has compiled each year’s top
25 singles into 3-4 minute medleys,
and this year’s track titled “Do What
You Wanna Do” seamlessly blends
megahits from Taylor Swift, Katy
Perry, Maroon 5, Meghan Trainor,
Jason Derulo, Iggy Azalea, Charli
XCX, Ke$ha and more. The track can
be heard on YouTube.
CISUM
tsriH nadroJ yB
CISUM
MUSIC
LEO
SAYER
QUEENSLAND
BOUND
The ever effervescent pop icon Leo Sayer still feels
like dancing.
He’s titled his new album “Restless Years” and he
doesn’t even want to hear the other ‘r’ word.
“No, never retire, never give it up! No way!” the
66-year-old said.
Leo paid tribute to two of his friends, Rolling Stones
rockers Ian McLagan and Bobby Keys, who both
passed away within a day of each other in December.
“These people are all in my age group. I come from
the same generation of music,” Leo said.
“I think we have a duty and a legacy to carry on
because the young bands just don’t play like we did.
“Look at the Rolling Stones: they’re still the best rock
and roll band in the world. They’ll never be beaten.
When you see them on stage at their concert you go,
‘That’s they way it should be done!’”
The energetic entertainer has had ups and downs
over the years but has enjoyed a four-decade career
comprising five top ten albums, a Grammy, and
writing credits for a roll call of fellow music legends.
“You Make Me Feel Like Dancing,” “When I Need
You,” “One Man Band,” “Thunder in My Heart” and
“More Than I Can Say” were all hits for Leo in the
70’s and 80’s.
This year he joined Joe Camilleri, Richard Clapton
and Russell Morris on the APIA Good Times Tour
around the country.
Leo said that the show was such a success he’s
recruited that tour’s band for his new solo Restless
Years show, which will feature a mix of hits and
his new material when it comes to several regional
Queensland venues next year.
“I took them into the studio [to record the new
album] and now they’ve all agreed to join me on this
new tour, which is fantastic,” he explained.
“I can’t wait to hear what they make of the old songs
too, because I know that they’ll be brilliant.”
British-born Leo became an Australian citizen five
years ago, a move he said he’d been contemplating
for years.
“I used to make the records overseas but when I’d
come here to tour them, quite honestly per capita the
enthusiasm in Australia was like nowhere else in the
world,” he said.
“Australia has always been a place that made me feel
very much at home. I can be a completely loony here
and they love me! Other countries would go ‘Oh,
steady on, Leo!’ Or in America they’d go ‘My god!
You’ve got to be cooler than that Leo!’
“Here I can be a raving loony and they just love it!
It’s perfect.”
Restless Years is released January 23. Tickets for Leo’s
Queensland shows are available through the venues:
March 19: Tivoli Theatre, Brisbane, Qld
March 20: Redland Performing Arts Centre,
Cleveland, Qld
March 21: Civic Centre, Ipswich, Qld
March 22: Caloundra Events Centre, Caloundra, Qld
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FEED ME
FEED ME
SWAMPDOG – THE HOME
OF SOCIALLY RESPONSIBLE
FISH AND CHIPS
By Derek Chew
How many fish and chip shops out
there would have a disused door repurposed as your table? Perhaps best
known for championing the cause of
sustainable fishing and promoting
under appreciated locally sourced
marine species on their menu, the food
at Swampdog is certainly as good as
what you’ll find at any other respectable
fish and chippery in town.
In place of fish sold as “cod” (which is in
fact imported hake or hoki) or “flake”
(any number of small shark species,
often considered threatened or even
endangered) which is commonplace in
many other establishments, you get the
likes of Moreton Bay mullet and local
whiting. The local mackerel available
here is a white firm-fleshed fish with
a pleasant mild flavour and less oily
then the mackerel species endemic
in Australia’s southern states. A firm
favourite with Swampdog patrons,
it’s really good served crumbed, or
grilled and served with a pineapple
and coriander salsa and Asian-inspired
salad for a healthier choice. It’s no secret
that the chips aren’t hand cut, but the
Swampdog kitchen do fry a mean batch,
and the results still taste pretty good.
There’s a range of seasonal limited time
specials featuring various types of
marine life cooked in various ways, and
sometimes they’ll have a species you have
never heard of available as fish of the day!
Other notable dishes include the tempura
whiting with ginger prawn mousse: think
battered nori rolls stuffed with whiting,
pea mash and the aforementioned prawn
mousse with a faint gingery aftertaste.
Swampdog also offers dinner pack
combos which are good value for money,
but here’s a tip: they are currently offering
a $12 hunger buster combo deal, available
only if you claim the offer through their
Facebook page. Being adventurous and
contributing towards the sustainability
of Australia’s local fisheries never tasted
so good!
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Chew On This
By Derek Chew
The Bitchin Kitchen
Secret recipes, illustration and creation by Steve Anderssen
Hot Lava Cake
This sexy dessert is
a great way to end
a dinner party
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METHOD
1. Grease the 4 ramekin
dishes.
2. Melt chocolate and Nuttelex
together in a microwave bowl
for 1 minute. Stir until smooth
glossy.
3. In another large bowl, whisk
eggs for about 5 minutes until
a light pale yellow.
4. Gently, mix the chocolate
with the egg.
5. Add the sifted flour, salt
and cocoa. Fold it in gently.
Combine well.
6. Place the thick batter into
a piping bag. Carefully fill
the ramekins evenly, without
messing up the sides.
7. Tap ramekins on the bench
to remove air bubbles. Place
the filled ramekins in an
oven dish with deep sides and
refrigerate for 30-40 minutes
8. Preheat the oven to
220C/425F.
9. Pour hot water into the oven
dish, half way up the ramekins
and bake for 15 minutes.
10. Dust with icing sugar and
place each ramekin on a plate
with a huge strawberry. Serve
with cream or ice-cream.
For those more adventurous,
stand for 10 minutes before
attempting to remove the hot
cake from the ramekin or
simply serve as is, like I do.
INGREDIENTS (for 4-6 ramekins)
1 cup of dark chocolate chips
3-4 Tbs Nuttelex lite (or butter)
2 large eggs and 1 extra yolk
3 Tbs caster sugar
3 Tbs of plain flour
2 tsp of 100% pure cocoa powder
1 pinch of salt
A little pure icing sugar to dust
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QFUN
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RainBow Stars
Aries
You should think about a person now
who’s the secret of your success: he
or she should share in your success!
Remember, getting angry won’t get
you anywhere! It’s important that you
meet your daily engagements. Everything is easy, but this moment is very
short-lived.
Taurus
As long as you don’t give up too easily,
there’s nothing to lose. Devote your
energies to finishing a certain project,
but don’t be too reckless. When things
are going well, you shouldn’t sit back
and relax, then your old problems will
rear their ugly head again.
Gemini
You should forgive a person that has
harmed you once, because he or she
regrets it. You’re making progress in
your work. Don’t let people push you.
Cancer
Maybe you should do something for
someone else more often. Think about
it: water accumulates behind an obstacle, it becomes more forceful, rises
and finally flows over the obstacle.
Now is the time to make decisions and
to put things in action.
Leo
If you wait long enough, you’ll become stronger and more patient
without much effort. Maybe you
should do something for someone
else more often. You might be feeling a little restless, which may lead to
imprudence.
Virgo
You have to be very determined to be
able to grab the chances that you’re
offered. These days your emotional
life is at its peak and you’re very happy and successful. You really don’t
have to plan your life away.
Libra
Don’t be too modest! Don’t waste
your time and energy with doubtful
things. Don’t plan any big spending.
If you want to be successful, you’ll
have to cast pride and vanity aside.
Scorpio
Stay on the road you’re on. You’ll impress people with your inner power.
If things aren’t going according to
plan, you might have to make a decision. Now is the time to set about
things in a systematic and straightforward way.
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Sagittarius
Try to find out if your environment
accepts your intentions before you
take action. You’ll be offered a lot of
chances, you only have to grab them.
You should go for a compromise.
Swimming is a good way to relax and
it will also bring some variation to
your life.
Capricorn
Things you’re doing in private should
be brought to an end now, to be able
to avoid possible difficulties. Try not
to ruin your careful planning, it’ll
only make things confusing. If you
plan things more carefully, you’ll
regain your stability and reach your
goals without fear.
Aquarius
The time of excitement, fear and restraint is over. Maybe you should go
and do something you really like,
like drawing or painting? If you are a
bit more reserved and do some work
for someone else, you will be more
successful. Treat the current situation as a car that needs a test-drive
before it can be pushed to the limit.
Pisces
Treat the current situation as a car
that needs a test-drive before it can
be pushed to the limit. If you want
to be successful, you’ll have to cast
pride and vanity aside. If at all possible, go outdoors for a change.
FILM
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HORRIBLE
BOSSES 2
Review by Peter Gray - (Rated MA)
One of the more unnecessary sequels
to be thrown our direction, ‘Horrible
Bosses 2’ suffers in that it offers little
more than its 2011 predecessor yet at
the same time delivers on what you’d
expect. There’s a slight sense that the
crew behind the cameras were too
afraid to reel the actors in, and so we
have a plethora of amusing sequences
that play out much longer than they
should with each player going for it as
long as they possibly can.
It isn’t all a waste though as Jason
Bateman, Jason Sudeikis and Charlie
Day are likeable enough, and you
more or less want to see them succeed
in taking down their “horrible boss”,
who this time around is in the form of
Christoph Waltz as a smarmy investor
who promises to pay the lads a healthy
sum for their new invention – an all-inone washing companion called ‘Shower
Buddy’ – only to steal the idea out from
under them. Not willing to take it lying
down, the trio hitch a plan to kidnap
his son (a deliriously lively Chris Pine)
and hold him for ransom, only for it to
backfire when the son wants in on the
plan realising his father isn’t in such a
hurry to pay up.
It’s a ludicrous concept, even moreso
than the original, and your enjoyment
of this will very much stem from how
you reacted to the first as this is basically
playing by the same rules. Bateman,
Sudeikis and Day all play their assigned
parts acceptably, Waltz is sadly wasted
in a villainous role that he nonetheless
relishes, but Pine proves surprisingly
effective with his comedic chops as he
throws himself wholeheartedly into
his role. Though much like the first
outing, it’s Jennifer Aniston who walks
away with the film, reprising her role
as the nympho-maniacal dentist ready
to drill anyone who crosses her path;
the dialogue she is strapped with goes
beyond the barriers of decency but you
can’t help but be impressed at how game
the actress is in delivering such offensive
material.
‘Horrible Bosses 2’ probably should of
come together more cohesively than
it has, and anyone expecting smart
comedy can skip this immediately, but
there’s a clear sense of fun here and if
you enjoyed (stomached?) the original,
there’s no reason why a second meeting
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PERFORMING ARTS
SPREAD YOUR
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WHAT IF
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material and golder glitter,
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main theatre at the Brisbane
Powerhouse for just two weeks
this January.
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What if Beyonce were a
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With a live band and ensemble
of over 30 singers and dancers,
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‘Tis soon the season to be jolly,
and QPAC is preparing to deck
the Concert Hall for its annual
Spirit of Christmas concert.
The evening gathers together
an exceptional line up of
artists, musicians and voices to
celebrate the festive season in
song, including guest soloists
Simon Burke (Les Miserables,
The Sound of Music), Christie
Whelan Browne (The Rocky
Horror Show), Virgilio Marino,
the QPAC Choir, Brisbane
Chorale and the Brisbane
Birralee Voices, and QCGU
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aFrom Chicago and Cabaret
to Beyonce and Bruno Mars,
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and intimate one night
stand you won’t regret in the
morning!
BOY & GIRL will play 1524 January at the Brisbane
Powerhouse. Tickets available
via www.brisbanepowerhouse.
org or call 3358 8600.
good cheer is the Queensland
Symphony Orchestra conducted
by Simon Kenway.
Presented in the grandeur
of the Concert Hall, Spirit of
Christmas is a cherished annual
tradition at QPAC. Tickets sell
out fast, so gather your friends
and family and join us for this
magnificent celebration of
the true meaning and joy of
Christmas.
Spirit of Christmas 2014 will
be held 19-20 December at the
Concert Hall, QPAC. Tickets are
available via qpac.com.au or call
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Featuring brand-new, world class Illusionists
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audience back to the golden age of magic, a
time when conjurers were the true rock stars
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