Culture The holiness of being queer: Clever theory, but is it smart?

IT reads like a homophobe's guide to where and where not to live in Australia. The Australian Local Government Association's State of the Regions 2002 Report actually lists tables of the top 10 regions in the country in terms of the lowest and highest percentages of same-sex couples.

Comparisons are made between inner city areas of Melbourne and Sydney with the whole of Brisbane. Today's artist about town really craves is warmth, subtropical cotton sheets and security of chaotic new economy and pockets of regeneration filled with the voices of children.

Using the logic of this report, we should be encouraging people to set up same-sex households if we want to accelerate our Smart State credentials, Mr Beattie said.

All we have to do is offer cheap housing to same-sex couples in most of rural and remote Queensland, the Fitzroy region and the Gold Coast, and we'll be well on the way.

· This is a nonsense and a joke. [Rupert’s Courier Male]
· Garbage in, Garbage out [Rupert’s Male]
· Make Love Not Children, and Grow [The Old Age]
· Populate and Perish [The Old Age]

Subtropical Views From Roaring Forties: Model Citizens

There must be something in the water because Queensland certainly has generated its share of beauties over the years. modelling agents around the world acknowledge some of world’s best talent comes from the Sunshine State and some have eveb speculated it may be due to our warm climate generating a more creative and body conscious mindsets. Whatever it is it is worth celebrating, as the return of 50 Years of Catwalk lunch proves. The event at 11:30 am on Friday 22 Novemner 2002 at Hilton unites Queensland models from the Forties to now. Bookings, phone the Hilton 3231 323

Everyone is a witness. Everyone is a journalist.
Everyone has a story: we are all indymedia
· Tropical Catwalk: Queensland's Gift to the World

Accolades to Yvette

Yvette Nielsen's newsletter (read or subscribe to it at http://www.brizcomm.com.au/) won a well-deserved recognition at the ICT awards. Add to that the fact that she is the queen of content.
· Content is Queen [Brisbane with the Z]

Cities shortlisted for culture clash

The six UK cities which will battle it out to be named European Capital of Culture 2008 have been named. Birmingham, Bristol, Cardiff, Liverpool, Newcastle/Gateshead and Oxford were unveiled as the contenders by Culture Secretary Tessa Jowell. All the bidding cities recognised the power of culture and creativity as an engine for regeneration, and a rich seam for boosting civic pride and firing imaginations.
· Capital of Culture [BBC]