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Thirty four years ago a young newly graduated police constable Tim Dooley arrested LGBTQI activist Rodney Croome, who was calling for the decriminalisation of homosexuality in Tasmania. Last week the two met for the first time after over three decades in very different circumstances. This was just the second encounter between Cooley, now a Commander with the Tasmanian Police, and Croome, a former Tasmanian of the Year, who was appointed Member of Order of Australia for his LGBTQI activism in 2003. Croome recalls that in 1988 the LGBTQI community’s relationship with the local police were “at a low ebb”. In 1988, Tasmania’s LGBTQI community started their decade long battle to call for the repeal of the law that criminalised homosexuality with up to 21 years imprisonment.

Miriam Margolyes came out as a lesbian in the 1960s, but is has only just experienced the joy of attending her first Pride. We know and love the 81-year-old Harry Potter star for her witty comments and scandalous stories, but now she’s opening up about her own past and what it was like to come out. The actress shared her story in ABC’s Australia Unmasked, with the British-Australian star taking a dive into the history of LGBTQ+ rights Down Under.

After winning praise for Almost Australian, actor Miriam Margolyes is back on TV screens with her new docuseries Australia Unmasked on ABC. The first episode sees Margolyes taking part in her first ever Pride parade in Hobart, with renowned Tasmanian LGBTQI activist Rodney Croome. “It was a privilege to have Miriam Margolyes highlight how Tasmania has gone from worst to best on LGBTIQA+ human rights,” Croome tweeted after the episode was broadcast.In her journey of unmasking Australia’s cultural crumbs, Margolyes arrives in Tasmania in the first episode. Not only does she get a chance to communicate with and unpack intricacies in the lives of Aboriginal Australian, but she also stumbles upon Croome in Ulverstone – a town of 15000 people at the mouth of Leven River.

Bachelor in Paradise Australia baby was born back in March and now proud parents Mary Viturino and Conor Canning have finally brought their newborn daughter home.WATCH BELOW: Bachelor star Mary Viturino opens her push present from partnerTaking to Instagram on Tuesday night, dad Conor shared two heartwarming photos of himself and his baby girl, Summer from their home in Hobart, Tasmania.In the first snap, Conor looks lovingly at Summer and in the second, he is seen gently planting a kiss on her

Friday Fare Frenzy, a mammoth flights sale which is set to launch at 12pm on July 3, until 8pm, unless sold out prior. As interstate borders open up and travel restrictions ease, travellers can get their hands on flights for as litte as $45.  The destinations on offer include Gold Coast, Adelaide, Cairns, Brisbane, Hobart and Newcastle.

Season two of Ryan Murphy’s The Politician has hit Netflix, and the trailer promises fans throuples galore.

Dark Mofo, an eclectic annual arts, culture and music festival in Tasmania, the southernmost state of Australia, has been canceled due to the spreading COVID-19 disease.The treasured event was planned to be held in Hobart this June, with Bon Iver (aka Justin Vernon) among its performers.“We’re killing Dark Mofo for the year,” explains Mona founder and owner David Walsh, who launched the midwinter fest in 2013.