The owner of Darling Harbour’s Home The Venue has signed a lease agreement to take over Darlinghurst’s ARQ Sydney nightclub for an undisclosed sum.
Ben Grubb
Ben Grubb
Ben Grubb is the founder and editor of Gay Sydney News, an independent publication covering LGBTQIA+ news. A journalist with more than 15 years' experience, he has reported and edited for The Sydney Morning Herald, The Age, WAToday, Brisbane Times, The Australian Financial Review, News.com.au, ZDNet, TelecomTimes and iTnews, primarily on the topic of technology. He previously hosted The Informer, a queer current affairs program on Melbourne’s JOY 94.9 radio station, and contributes to LGBTQIA+ media including Stun Magazine. Ben has also appeared as a technology commentator on Channel Ten's The Project, ABC RN’s Download This Show and commercial radio stations 2UE, 2GB and 6PR. Contact Ben: ben.grubb@gaysydneynews.com.au
An anti-police message appeared below the controversial Potts Point graffiti believed to depict the murders of Jesse Baird and Luke Davies by a serving police officer before it was later covered up, GSN can reveal.
Universal Sydney is investigating the structural integrity of its main upstairs stage after Sydney drag queen Coco Jumbo seriously injured herself during a performance of Gloria Gaynor’s “I Will Survive”, resulting in an ambulance being called and surgery.
Graffiti that depicted a person shooting a gun at two other people with rainbow-coloured flames near their heads and crossed-out eyes has caused outrage, as the community speculates whether it was depicting the alleged murders of same-sex couple Jesse Baird and Luke Davies.
Australian YouTube twink turned indie singer, songwriter, model, actor, and fragrance and homeware brand owner Troye Sivan was spotted at the Art Gallery of NSW on Wednesday night for a Sydney Mardi Gras event.
The Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras organisation will allow NSW Police to march in Saturday’s parade without their uniform, reversing an earlier decision by its board to uninvite the policing agency.
The bodies of slain Sydney couple Luke Davies and Jesse Baird have been found at a property in Bungonia, two hours south of Sydney near Goulburn.
The Sydney Gay & Lesbian Mardi Gras organisation has released a statement explaining its decision to uninvite NSW Police from marching in the annual Mardi Gras parade.
The NSW Police Force says it has been officially uninvited from marching in the Mardi Gras parade.
One person was arrested for drug supply and a further four were issued criminal infringement notices for drug possession at the Bondi Beach Party on Saturday, which police estimate 5825 people attended.