According to research released by Roy Morgan in an average seven-day period, 41% of us snack on potato chips, 37% snack on nuts, and 32% snack on savoury biscuits/crackers. Angela Smith, Group Account Director, Roy Morgan Research explained that even though salty treats are the nation’s undisputed favourites, sweet snacks outnumber them when we consider…
RACV Energy Breakthrough Weekend
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Primary and Secondary School from across Victoria are descending on Maryborough for the RACV Energy Breakthrough, Victoria’s largest student showcase of energy efficient vehicles and fuel saving technologies. Holden’s Director of Corporate Affairs, George Svigos explained that the RACV Energy Breakthrough challenges students to design and build a vehicle or machine that represents an ‘energy…
Morgan Poll: Victorian Election ALP ahead on two-party preferred
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According to an SMS Morgan Poll conducted over two nights, November 19-20 2014 the ALP 55% on a two-party preferred basis (up 1.5% since November 7-10, 2014) holds a clear election-winning lead over the L-NP 45% (down 1.5%) according to a representative cross-section of 1,042 Victorian electors. “Opposition Leader Dan Andrews has grabbed a significant…
Which Historic Australian Newspaper should be digitised?
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Inside History magazine (IHM) and the National Library of Australia have teamed up on a project to let the Australian public vote on which newspaper title is digitised on Trove. IHM editor Cassie Mercer explained that the winning title will then be funded through a crowd funding campaign. It’s part of an initiative to bring…
Unbroken Press Conference
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The Hunger Games: Mockingjay part 1
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Director Francis Lawrence Starring Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Liam Hemsworth Rated M Score 2/6 With the Games now destroyed and in pieces, Katniss Everdeen, along with Gale, Finnick and Beetee, now end up in the so thought “destroyed” District 13. Under the leadership of President Coin and the advice of her friends, Katniss becomes the…
A Concert or Sports?
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According to recent research released by Roy Morgan around 1 in 8 Australians aged 14+ (12%, or almost 2.4 million) go to at least one concert within an average three month period compared with 11% going to a professional sports event. This research has been broken down even further by Roy Morgan’s Helix Personas into…
Canopy
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Director Aaron Wilson Starring Khan Chittenden, Tzu-yi ‘Morning’ Mo, Robert Menzies Rated MA Score 6/6 Wartime, 1942. Singapore. An Australian fighter pilot shot down in combat awakens suspended in the treetops. As night devours day, he must navigate through dangerous jungle in search of sanctuary. Under normal circumstances I have a feeling that I might…
Reasonable Doubt
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Director Peter Howitt Staring Dominic Cooper, Samuel L. Jackson & Gloria Reuben Rated MA Score 1/6 A District Attorney has his life turned upside down when he’s involved in a hit and run and another man is arrested for his crime and charged with murder. At best Reasonable Doubt is an unimpressive film but to…
Khe Sanhn, Boys in Town, Great Southern Land, Cattle and Cane added to NFSA’s sounds of Australia list
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Cold Chisel, Divinyls, Icehouse and The Go-Betweens have been added to the National Film and Sound Archive’s Sounds of Australia registry of historically, culturally and aesthetically significant sound recordings. The songs selected this year for inclusion in Sounds of Australia are Cold Chisel’s Khe Sanh (1978), Divinyls’ Boys in Town (1981), ICEHOUSE’s Great Southern Land…