Ben Grubb

Sydney

Desk Editor and Journalist at Sydney Morning Herald

Journalist and daddy to Instagram account @gaysydneynews. Runner, piano player, plane enthusiast, bad tweeter.

Articles

'I spent time in psych ward': Senate Twink breaks silence on sex scandal and life in Sydney

3 weeks ago | gaysydneynews.com.au | Ben Grubb

Exclusive: Aidan Maese-Czeropski, also known as the “Senate Twink”, has broken his silence for the first time since becoming embroiled in a scandal involving allegations he had sex in a US Senate hearing room. Speaking exclusively to Gay Sydney News, Maese-Czeropski revealed how the incident profoundly impacted his mental health and ultimately led him to a fresh start in Sydney, Australia. The scandal, which captured global attention in December 2023, led to significant emotional turmoil.
Stuff

Oct 2, 2024 | stuff.co.nz | Michaela Whitbourn |Ben Grubb
Revealed: Billionaire’s soured relationship with wellness entrepreneur

Oct 2, 2024 | smh.com.au | Michaela Whitbourn |Ben Grubb

By Michaela Whitbourn and Ben Grubb October 2, 2024 — 6.44pm, register or subscribe to save articles for later. Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. A soured relationship between a Double Bay beauty and wellness entrepreneur and one of Australia’s richest men, tech founder Richard White, has been revealed in court.
WiseTech billionaire Richard White, Linda Rogan in ugly court dispute

Sep 30, 2024 | smh.com.au | Ben Grubb |Michaela Whitbourn

By Ben Grubb and Michaela Whitbourn October 1, 2024 — 1.16pm, register or subscribe to save articles for later. Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Billionaire tech founder Richard White, one of Australia’s richest men, is at the centre of a legal bid to suppress court documents in a feud with an eastern suburbs beauty entrepreneur and former Real Housewives of Sydney contender.
Ugly confrontation casts dark shadow over Sydney drag queen celebration

Sep 9, 2024 | gaysydneynews.com.au | Ben Grubb

Two Sydney drag queens were involved in a heated verbal exchange at an industry awards night last Monday. During her acceptance speech for Sydney’s Favourite Drag Artist, winner Cassandra The Queen called fellow drag artist Tora Hymen “old”, a “has-been”, and a “bitch”, while also referencing the challenges she faces as a person of colour. The tension had been brewing since the day before, when Hymen publicly questioned Cassandra’s campaigning methods for the publicly-voted award.
Pre-exposure prophylaxis in low stock across Sydney, NSW and Australia

Sep 5, 2024 | smh.com.au | Angus Thomson |Ben Grubb

By Angus Thomson and Ben Grubb September 5, 2024 — 4.04pm, register or subscribe to save articles for later. Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Pharmacies across Sydney and Australia are running low on supplies of PrEP (pre-exposure prophylaxis), the antiviral medication that has become a crucial weapon in the global fight against HIV. NSW Health Minister Ryan Park says the government is working to guarantee access to the daily medication “for those who need them”.
Double standards, and in Tairua

Aug 19, 2024 | theinformer.co.nz | Ben Grubb

An aerial view of the Tairua Marina. ‘Hobson’s Pledge’ is the child of Don Brash, former leader of the National Party and ACT Party remembered for his controversial ‘Kiwi Not Iwi’ campaign and his Orewa speeches about NZ’s race relations. The advertisement headlined in extra-large lettering the statement ‘RESTORE THE FORESHORE AND SEABED TO PUBLIC OWNERSHIP’.The rest of the ad was about what they see as the problem; the possible awarding of customary marine title to iwi.
Challenging 1080 and John Veysey

Aug 5, 2024 | theinformer.co.nz | Ben Grubb

Last week’s Informer carried the fourth part of John Veysey’s views on 1080. I have endured the falsehoods of the first three he has written but finally, I am incensed enough by his blatant misinformation and emotive purple prose to write a response. I have a small rural block on the coast with a large catchment of DoC Forest Park behind. The large stream fed by that catchment runs along two sides of my property and then a very short distance to the sea.
Collapse of $61m pub deal casts fresh gloom over Oxford Street

Jul 9, 2024 | smh.com.au | Michael Koziol |Carolyn Cummins |Ben Grubb

Later that night, Moore attended a Pride Month event at Sydney Town Hall and told attendees: "I've been at the Oxford Hotel with a whole lot of unhappy business people not wanting to hear about all the fabulous things we're doing in Oxford Street and doing for Oxford Street."Stephan Gyory of the Darlinghurst Business Partnership said it was probably better if the Taylor Square redevelopment did not happen as it would mean more construction. "It's fine as it is," he said.
Friends pay tribute to Jesse Baird and Luke Davies

Feb 23, 2024 | smh.com.au | Ben Cubby |Andrew Hornery |Michael Koziol |Ben Grubb

Save Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Got it Jesse Baird and Luke Davies had the world at their feet. The pair were seen as rising stars in their chosen fields - happy, healthy young men loving life and each other, friends told the Herald.