AIDC have announced 15 projects and teams selected to take part in The FACTory International Pitching Showcase, held at The Edge, Fed Square, during AIDC 2024 (3-6 March, ACMI, Melbourne / Naarm). Proudly presented by VicScreen and now in its ninth year, The FACTory is AIDC’s centrepiece pitching event for new documentary and factual projects.…
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Australians’ food security biggest cost of living concern: survey
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As part of Savvy’s ongoing research into consumer sentiment and the impact of economic trends on everyday Australian life, Savy surveys Australian adults on how they are navigating the continuing cost of living crisis. 62% of Australians cite grocery prices as the greatest ongoing concern Almost all demographics and states/territories highlight grocery prices as the…
“Bundle of rights” named Worst Words of 2023
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The Plain English Foundation has chosen “a bundle of contractual rights” as its worst words of 2023. This is the phrase Qantas came up with to avoid responsibility for selling cancelled flights. The airline argued it does not actually sell flights, just the right to fly … eventually. Every year, the Foundation gathers dozens of…
Top Holiday Spots According to Bupa
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Indonesia is just the ticket when it comes to top international holiday spots for Aussies, followed by the USA and New Zealand, Bupa Travel Insurance data reveals. Suitcases are also being packed for long-haul flights to the UK, along with closer, more tropical destinations, Thailand, and Fiji, to soak up the sun.The travel insurance data,…
CDU Study of Crocodiles Caught in Darwin Harbour
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Problem saltwater crocodiles are typically travelling between 100km and 200km to Darwin Harbour potentially in search of new resources or territories, according to a new study on the migration of the reptiles. The researchers used a crocodile DNA database that they developed by collecting saltwater crocodile tissue samples from across northern Australia and Southeast Asia…
Canberra Light Rail Stage 2A to Commence in 2024
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CIMIC Group companies Pacific Partnerships, CPB Contractors and UGL, as part of the Canberra Metro consortium, will finance, design, build and operate the next stage of Canberra’s world class light rail system, Stage 2A from the City to Commonwealth Park. The Canberra Light Rail Stage 2A project is jointly funded by the Australian Government and…
NSW Heritage Plate to be Auctioned
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After being missing in action for decades and never been offered for public auction before, the heritage “NSW 1” number plate has been listed for auction with bidding already surpassing $10 million after being online for just over 72 hours at Lloyds Auction House already set to break Australian records. As one of the most…
30 years since the Endeavour Replica was Launched
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Saturday December 9 2023, marks 30 years since the Endeavour replica was launched in Fremantle, Western Australia. To mark this occasion, the Australian National Maritime Museum has developed a new publication that covers the history of two vessels, one successively known as the Earl of Pembroke, HMB Endeavour and finally Lord Sandwich and then an…
Google names BrainTrack Best App for Good
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BrainTrack, developed by Dementia Australia and Deakin University’s Applied Artificial Intelligence Institute (A²I²) Institute, was recognised overall as one of the best apps in the Australian market in Google Play’s Best of 2023 Awards. Dementia Australia CEO Maree McCabe AM said it was fantastic to see BrainTrack, which has been downloaded more than 60,000 times…
Melbourne & Sydney to Screen Here Be Dragons
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Here Be Dragons will screen on Monday 11 December 2023 at Dendy Newtown, presented by the Veterans Film Festival [VFF] and the Inner West Film Fest, in support of VFF’s film exhibitions and Screen Warriors training program. The screening will be followed by a Q&A with Alastair Newton Brown, Nathan Clark Sapsford and Veterans Film…