Stephen A Russell, Author at Star Observer /author/stephenrussell Setting Australia’s LGBTI agenda since 1979 Mon, 22 Apr 2024 03:25:47 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 /wp-content/uploads/2023/02/starobs.png Stephen A Russell, Author at Star Observer /author/stephenrussell 32 32 Vale Phil Carswell OAM – a true community hero /news/vale-phil-carswell-oam-a-true-community-hero/229732 /news/vale-phil-carswell-oam-a-true-community-hero/229732#comments Wed, 03 Apr 2024 02:51:18 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=229732 Written by Stephen A Russell Phil Carswell was a highly respected, long-term political advocate for the LGBTIQ+ community. His work and dedication over 40 years brought positive influence to politics ...

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]]> /news/vale-phil-carswell-oam-a-true-community-hero/229732/feed 2 Dolly Diamond Is Ruthless! About Securing Her Spotlight /news/dolly-diamond-is-ruthless-about-securing-her-spotlight/229053 Wed, 06 Mar 2024 02:13:59 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=229053 You might think that glittering cabaret star Dolly Diamond, with her sparklier-than-life stage presence and sassy line in salty clap-backs, would never deign to share the limelight. But you’d be ...

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]]> JXCKY: On Seeing And Being Seen! /whats-on/jxcky-on-seeing-and-being-seen/228512 Thu, 08 Feb 2024 11:32:43 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=228512 For West Melbourne-based, Chinese-Cambodian dark pop star JXCKY, the saying, “If you can see it, you can be it,” couldn’t ring any truer. As he stood in the happy throng ...

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]]> Nate Byrne: Out And Proud /news/nate-byrne-out-and-proud/227882 Wed, 03 Jan 2024 03:29:31 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=227882 When beloved ABC weather presenter Nate Byrne presented the Star Observer’s 45th birthday celebration on the roof of the Victorian Pride Centre in fabulous outfits borrowed from the broadcaster’s extensive ...

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]]> Celebrating 30 years of Joy /news/celebrating-30-years-of-joy/227538 Wed, 06 Dec 2023 07:02:26 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=227538 When now-president David ‘Macca’ McCarthy started volunteering for the radio station that would become Joy Media, turning 30 years this month, it was still a test broadcast sharing the 94.9 ...

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