On August 7, 1994, police stormed the Tasty Nightclub in Melbourne and forced 463 people to strip-search, humiliating and violating a queer community that had come to dance and be themselves.

The raid sparked lawsuits, a landmark settlement, and a movement for dignity and police accountability, becoming a defining moment in Victoria’s LGBTQ+ history and a reminder that hard-won freedoms must be defended.

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Join Noel Anderson in a live outdoor episode from Alma Park as he celebrates Delta Goodrem's breathtaking aerial performance at Eurovision. He explores how the spectacle captured Australia's love for big, theatrical moments and turned a stunt into an emotional metaphor for confidence and defiance.

With humour and affection, Noel reflects on Delta's journey from pop sweetheart to show-stopping icon, and why Australians adore diva moments that lift us—literally and figuratively.

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PS. Eurovision results will fall how they fall. But Delta? She's already won, having cemented her status as an Australian icon with her song 'Eclipse.'

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In this episode of '15 Mins of Fame,' we review Melbourne Theatre Company’s 2026 staging of Tennessee Williams’s The Glass Menagerie, a memory play sharpened with a contemporary, queer-tinged edge. The episode examines how direction, design and standout performances bring fresh life to this American stage classic, reminding us why Williams's work still matters over 80 years later.

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