As the vibrant hues of spring approach, anticipation builds for pride festivals across the nation. In Canberra, the excitement centres around the highly anticipated SpringOUT festival, which is celebrating its 25th anniversary this November.
In the lead up to the ACT elections, FUSE Magazine chatted to ACT Greens MLA Shane Rattenbury about the need for change, progress and hope in Canberra and the world.
Andrew Barr (Chief Minister ACT Legislative Assembly) is a man with a love for good coffee, who is open-minded to pineapple on pizza and promises a bright future for Canberra, Australia’s most inclusive city. Nelida Contreras from FUSE had a chat with the big 'Ken Behren' about politics, pineapple and pride.
Andy de Groot, the founder of Queer Food, has transformed his passion for culinary arts into a vibrant social enterprise that serves up delicious food to the Canberra LGBTIQ+ community and its allies.
Philippa Moss describes herself as an entrepreneur and professional feminist; as the CEO of Meridian (formerly AIDS Action Council), she’s probably best known for her outspoken voice promoting LGBTIQ health and wellbeing in Canberra.
From the vault. In our first issue of FUSE Magazine in April 2009, Nelida Contreras interviewed Andrew Barr, who at that time was the Tourism Minister for the ACT Government. A story of young love and local politics in Canberra.
