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Editorial Reviews - Lgbt Culture in Australia From the Publisher Chapters: Gay Villages in Australia, Lgbt-Related Media in Australia, Lgbt Community Centres in Australia, Lgbt Events in Australia, Lgbt Musicians From Australia, Lgbt Writers From Australia, Patrick White, Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras, Newtown, New South Wales, Missy Higgins, Anthony Callea, Monique Brumby, Darren Hayes, Sia Furler, Darlinghurst, New South Wales, Prahran, Victoria, Reg Livermore, Geoffrey Parsons, Sam Sparro, Dennis Altman, Joy 94.9, Dallas Angguish, Melbourne Queer Film Festival, David Marr, Christos Tsiolkas, Marshall Mcguire, C. C. Saint-Clair, Midsumma Festival, Tommy Murphy, Maie Casey, Baroness Casey, Raewyn Connell, Neal Peres Da Costa, Stuart Challender, Gerald Glaskin, Claire Mcnab, Sumner Locke Elliott, Nick Enright, Queer Collaborations, Lee Cataldi, Timothy Conigrave, Daniel Scott, Sydney Pride Centre, Andrea Goldsmith, Laura Jean, Oxford Street, Sydney, Brendan Maclean, Kester Berwick, Taylor Square, Sydney, Brisbane Pride Festival, Sue-Ann Post, Ignatius Jones, Blue, Dna Magazine, Paul Knobel, Feast Festival. Excerpt: Melissa "Missy" Morrison Higgins (born 19 August 1983) is an Australian pop singer-songwriter, musician and actor, her No. 1 albums are The Sound of White (2004) and On a Clear Night (2007), and her Top Ten singles are "Scar", "The Special Two", "Steer" and "Where I Stood". From a musical family in Melbourne, she played piano by age six and sang at twelve. While boarding at Geelong Grammar School, she wrote a song for an assignment which was then entered into the national Unearthed radio competition for unsigned artists. Higgins won and signed recording contracts with Eleven and Warner Bros. After taking time off, backpacking in Europe, she recorded her first album The Sound of White, which was rele... More: http://booksllc.net/?id=6996933 Synopsis Chapters: Gay Villages in Australia, Lgbt-Related Media in Australia, Lgbt Co