James Mavety, ARQ nightclub's manager for 25 years, has been dismissed along with seven regularly contracted security guards after the owner of Home The Venue took over management of the venue.
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: [email protected]
Businesses are doing it tough amid the cost-of-living crunch, but that doesn't excuse them from not being transparent about the prices of their drinks.
The Sydney Gay and Lesbian Business Association is bringing back a business fair it launched more than 40 years ago that later turned into what is now known as Fair Day.
More than 20 new cases of mpox have been recorded across Australia in the past week, as health authorities race to contain a growing outbreak of the infectious disease and urge men who have sex with men to get vaccinated.
NSW Health is asking gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men to be on the lookout for symptoms of mpox after three new cases were detected in the state this week.
Rival Australian LGBTI+ news outlets Star Observer and QNews are involved in a behind-the-scenes stand-off in which legal action has been threatened over QNews registering a trademark and business using the same name as its competitor's publication.
The benefits include access to cheaper meals, alcohol, coffee, protein powder and books; discounted skydiving packages; gym memberships, clothing and tennis lessons; and a free orthodontic consultation.
Analysis: Opponents of independent Sydney MP Alex Greenwich's proposed Equality Bill this week used a NSW parliamentary survey as evidence that it had been resoundingly rejected by NSW residents.
The Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras organisation has begun consulting its members on their views of the participation of the NSW Police Force in Mardi Gras events in the lead-up to the 2025 festival season.
The incident involving drag queen Coco Jumbo falling through Universal Sydney's upstairs stage and seriously injuring one of her legs has been labelled a "freak accident" by the nightclub's boss, who says an investigation into the matter found the club had done nothing wrong.