Canberra motorists are being reminded to slow down around schools, with 40km/h school zones coming back into effect for the new school term from Monday. Minister for Road Safety Shane Rattenbury said that school zones are there to protect Canberra school children and urged all motorists to slow down and be vigilant during the new…
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The Opposition Banned from PNG Human Rights Film Festival
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Editor’s Note We have posted articles about the legal trouble The Opposition has. For those of you who want their memories refreshed Here are the links our past articles: Court Battle Surrounding Documentary The Opposition Documentary The Opposition wins first court battle The Opposition was due to screen Saturday afternoon 12th October at the PNG…
40 Years of Helicopter Rescue Service in Queensland
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Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk has praised RACQ LifeFlight for 40 years of service to the Queensland community, describing the organisation as ‘one of our great institutions’. Speaking at a function to celebrate the launch of the anniversary, and to mark 25 years of RACQ sponsorship, the Premier said LifeFlight provided one of Queensland’s most important services.…
Why Slavery? Season on BBC
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The BBC has today announced a series of powerful films about slavery in the modern age for the Why Slavery? season. Timed for International Anti-Slavery day on 18 October, and in collaboration with The Open University, the BBC has commissioned and produced six new films for BBC Two, BBC Four and BBC iPlayer and has…
Unpaid Work Inequality in Victoria
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Victorian women are doing most of the state’s unpaid work, at a cost of more than $205 billion, new data has revealed. Preliminary analysis by Deloitte Access Economics has revealed unpaid work is equivalent to 50 per cent of Victoria’s Gross State Product (GSP) in 2017/18. Victorian Minister for Women Natalie Hutchins explained that the…
Blue Planet Live in March 2019
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Across a week in March 2019, BBC One will celebrate marine life great and small, as we take the audience on a deep dive into the world’s oceans in Blue Planet Live. Broadcasting live from three different locations across the planet: East Coast, USA; the Bahamas; and Australia’s Great Barrier Reef. “Blue Planet Live will…
BBC Acquires Second Series of Killing Eve
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BBC has acquired the second series of the critically acclaimed female-led spy thriller Killing Eve. Series one made its debut on BBC One and as a boxset on BBC Three on BBC iPlayer last month and has become a massive hit with audiences – there have been over 26 million requests for the series so…
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 Played In World’s Darkest Room
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England and Tottenham midfielder Dele Alli marks the launch of the highly anticipated Call of Duty®: Black Ops 4, by playing the game in the ‘world’s darkest room’. Call of Duty® boasts over 200 million global players. The latest game in the series, Black Ops 4 delivers the deepest, most engaging Black Ops game that…
Girls are Taking Over WA Parliament for the Day
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Today on International Day of the Girl Child, 19 Girl Guides will take over the Parliament of Western Australia as part of a unique program that aims to give young women a voice and encourage them to pursue leadership roles. “Women bring a diversity of ideas and perspectives, and we need that diversity to solve…
Swarovski Australia announced as ARIA Red-Carpet Sponsor
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Swarovski Australia is proud to be announced as the official Red-Carpet sponsor for the second year running at the ARIA Awards, taking place at The Star in Sydney on 28 November 2018. To mark the ongoing success of the partnership, Swarovski will also be offering their customers a chance to win exclusive VIP tickets to…