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Posted March 16, 2017 13:10:10
Patricia Dennis spent three years of her childhood in a Japanese-run internment camp in the Philippines during World War II. After escaping to Australia with her family, she became a successful model, actress and businesswoman.
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autobiography,
fashion,
photography,
television,
small-business,
history,
world-war-2,
religion-and-beliefs,
unrest-conflict-and-war,
australia,
japan,
philippines,
united-kingdom,
united-states
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Posted March 02, 2017 18:28:36 | Updated March 03, 2017 20:30:09
Rory O'Neill is an entertainer and gay rights activist whose flamboyant alter-ego — a 7ft drag queen called Panti Bliss — became the face of Ireland's successful marriage equality campaign.
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arts-and-entertainment,
comedy-humour,
performance-art,
popular-culture,
theatre,
discrimination,
family-and-children,
gays-and-lesbians,
religion-and-beliefs,
catholic,
sexuality,
aids-and-hiv,
australia,
ireland,
japan
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Posted February 23, 2017 18:08:23
Reg Mombassa has been a leading light in Australian pop culture for more than 40 years, both as a rock musician and artist. Despite the career highs and a happy family life, Mombassa admits he is haunted by a persistent sense of trepidation.
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arts-and-entertainment,
non-fiction,
contemporary-art,
music,
bands-and-artists,
rock,
pop,
poetry,
popular-culture,
visual-art,
painting,
family-and-children,
history,
community-and-society,
australia,
new-zealand,
ireland,
united-kingdom
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Posted February 16, 2017 18:20:44
Amanda Palmer is an American musician and crowdfunding pioneer whose life is a series of artistic collaborations, risqué performances and digital outpourings. Fearlessly outspoken, she frequently finds herself at the centre of controversy.
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arts-and-entertainment,
music,
bands-and-artists,
punk,
rock,
performance-art,
street-art,
government-and-politics,
activism-and-lobbying,
world-politics,
internet-culture,
social-media,
travel-and-tourism,
australia,
united-states