Travis de Jonk, Author at Star Observer /author/travis-de-jonk Setting Australia’s LGBTI agenda since 1979 Tue, 01 Mar 2016 00:51:11 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.5 /wp-content/uploads/2023/02/starobs.png Travis de Jonk, Author at Star Observer /author/travis-de-jonk 32 32 InsideOut’s 2013 Sydney Mardi Gras Kiki /videos/featured-video/insideouts-mardi-gras-kikki-2013/100454 Thu, 14 Mar 2013 14:56:18 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/videos/featured-video/2013/03/15/insideouts-mardi-gras-kikki-2013/100454 InsideOut, Australia’s LGBTI program on Foxtel’s Aurora Community TV channel was one of the only TV programs to capture and broadcast all the colour, politics and spectacle of this year’s Sydney Mardi ...

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The Empire strikes back /news/celebrity-news/the-empire-strikes-back-2/100032 Tue, 12 Mar 2013 05:23:44 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=100032 Emperor Steele and Lord Littlemore, better known as Luke Steele and Nick Littlemore from Australian electronica creation Empire of the Sun, are back with their pop cannons blazing. After a ...

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Show us your hits! /features/show-us-your-hits/99090 Fri, 01 Mar 2013 02:28:42 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=99090 Sydney Mardi Gras is without doubt the biggest and most visible LGBTI event in Australia, and it hosts some of the biggest queer dance events in the nation too. With ...

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Ultimate Sydney Mardi Gras 2013 collection /videos/ultimate-sydney-mardi-gras-2013-collection/99056 Thu, 28 Feb 2013 05:16:09 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=99056 From it’s iconic side events like Harbour Party  and Laneway to the massive after party it’s renowned for, Sydney Mardi Gras brings you a stellar line up of Australian and ...

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Delta, but not as you know her. /news/delta-but-not-as-you-know-her/98591 Tue, 26 Feb 2013 02:44:50 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=98591 When she hits the stage at this year’s Mardi Gras party, Delta Goodrem is set to deliver a performance unlinke any we have have seen from her, according to the ...

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Harbour Party is here! /features/drop-anchor-at-sydney-harbour/98088 Wed, 20 Feb 2013 02:26:30 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=98088 It’s finally here! Sydney Mardi Gras Harbour Party ‘13 hits this Saturday, with David Morales, Moto Blanco, Alex Taylor, GI Jode and Ricki-Lee Coulter all set to perform in front of ...

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What’s Hot: Victoria /whats-on/whats-hot-victoria-2/97394 Tue, 12 Feb 2013 23:33:46 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=97394 Fruits Melbourne’s monthly business and social networking event Fruits is on this Thursday, February 21 at CQ Melbourne. Fruits is run by the Gay and Lesbian Organisation of Business & ...

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Maclean’s Stupid video /news/macleans-stupid-video/97261 Tue, 12 Feb 2013 02:12:11 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=97261 Besides being one of Australia’s most prolific tweeters and lighting up the screen in Baz Luhrmann’s The Great Gatsby, Brendan Maclean has been busy writing a new album. He’s just ...

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Mitzi’s back /news/mitzis-back/97241 Mon, 11 Feb 2013 23:45:39 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=97241 One of the Sydney’s most legendary drag stars, Mitzi Macintosh, will be making a return to Sydney Mardi Gras this season. Macintosh, who has been living and working in London ...

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Wainwright to join Paul Simon for OZ tour /news/celebrity-news/wainwright-to-join-paul-simon-for-oz-tour/93817 Tue, 22 Jan 2013 06:11:40 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=93817 Coming close behind the 25th anniversary of his musical landmark album, Graceland, Paul Simon has confirmed that he will be touring Australia in March and April this year. His tour ...

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Derrieres on display /news/derrieres-on-display/93368 Thu, 17 Jan 2013 04:02:47 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=93368 Midsumma Mooning is the men-only event at the Laird Hotel where the guys have to bare all to win something. Did someone say wet-jock contest? Yes, it’s the night where ...

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What happens on Summer Camp… /news/what-happens-on-summer-camp/93357 Thu, 17 Jan 2013 02:50:18 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=93357 Bondi Pavilion will host the upcoming Summer Camp exhibition with original paintings and prints from three exciting Australian artists. As part of the Mardi Gras festival, the Scott Elk Gallery ...

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Speaking Out /opinion/speaking-out-5/93355 Thu, 17 Jan 2013 02:45:50 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=93355 with Justin Koonin NSW Gay and Lesbian Rights Lobby   A wishlist for 2013 As 2013 kicks into gear, the GLRL is hard at work on several fronts, working to ...

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Not the usual Hunx /artsentertainment/not-the-usual-hunx/93211 Wed, 16 Jan 2013 02:37:11 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=93211 Hunx aka Seth Bogart is the front man apparently to the world’s first ever ‘girl group’ fronted by a man, a flamboyant gay man at that. Music review website, Pitchfork ...

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Rolling in the Cabaret /news/rolling-in-the-cabaret/93225 Tue, 15 Jan 2013 06:59:01 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=93225 The Adele cabaret show that has toured nationally is finally heading south for Melbourne fans of the smokey-voiced, musical powerhouse. The show that has proved to be a smash hit ...

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Carnival proves a hit /news/carnival-proves-a-hit/93215 Tue, 15 Jan 2013 06:24:47 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=93215 Earth works on Birrarung Marr’s iconic grassy hill and looming storms could not keep away an estimated 100,000 people from the Midsumma Carnival last weekend. Musicians and performers entertained audiences ...

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Summer lovin’ /life-style/summer-lovin/92459 Fri, 04 Jan 2013 00:55:27 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=92459 To those looking to make the most of hot and sweaty nights in Brisbane, BootCo. has the solution. Celebrate the first weekend of the New Year with a group of ...

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This boy means business /news/celebrity-news/this-boy-means-business/92060 Thu, 20 Dec 2012 23:11:19 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=92060 So You Think You Can Dance judge Jason Coleman will take over the highly popular Boylesque dance troupe after its success in the recent Channel Ten show, Everybody Dance Now. ...

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What’s on Saturday /news/whats-on-saturday/90753 Fri, 07 Dec 2012 13:20:14 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=90753 Saturday 08 December 2012   NSW ARQ – DJs in the arena and vortex. BRENDAN MACLEAN BIRTHDAY BASH – Concert from the queer indie-popper at ½ñÈÕ³Ô¹Ïagency, Enmore Rd. CASTROS – ...

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Once upon a time a virus: Part one /opinion/once-upon-a-time-a-virus-part-one/90925 Thu, 06 Dec 2012 23:37:26 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=90925 Once upon a time we didn’t differentiate, nor separate, between HIV and AIDS, today we know that without treatment Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) can result in Acquired Immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). ...

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