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…
ABC Announces 2015 Programing
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ABC TV has recently announced its 2015 slate. The line-up for the New Year showcases the depth, diversity and quality of programming that audiences have come to expect. “2015 is about cementing ABC TV as the home of Australian stories and national conversations. That’s what will set us apart”, says Richard Finlayson, Director of Television.…
MH17 investigation extended for nine months
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Minister for Justice Michael Keenan has recently announced that Member countries of the joint investigation team (JIT) into the downing of MH17 in July have agreed to extend the investigation into the tragedy for another nine months. “I reiterated Australia’s commitment to the JIT during high level meetings in the Ukraine this week with the…
Australian Drama Production hits record high in 2013/14
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Australian screen drama production hit a record level last year with expenditure of $837 million, according to the 2013/14 Drama report which was recently released by Screen Australia. The report annual health check of the Australian drama production industry, showed an increase of 11 per cent on last year. “It’s been a strong year for…
The Fault in our Stars
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Director Josh Boone Staring Shailene Woodley, Ansel Elgort & Nat Wolff Rated M Score 4/6 Two teens, both who have different cancer conditions, fall in love after meeting at a cancer support group. For those of you keeping score at home, no I haven’t read the novel The Fault in our Stars, but at 32…
The Prince
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Director Brian A Miller Starring Jason Patric, Bruce Willis & John Cusack Rated MA Score 2/6 When his daughter is kidnapped, a retired assassin is drawn back into the life he gave up. To rescue her, he must confront his former rival. I suppose that the only that was really impressive about this movie was…
£10 million announced to fun community owned renewable energy schemes
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Energy and Climate Change Secretary Ed Davey recently announced a £10 million fund to boost the number of community owned renewable energy schemes in England. Mr Davey explained that The Urban Community Energy Fund will give community groups in England the opportunity to bid for grants of up to £20,000, or loans of up to…
ACCC launches Scams and Direct Debits Short Films
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The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has recently launched key components of its strategy for Indigenous consumer protection, including two short films and revamped its Indigenous consumer hotline. NT Regional Director Derek Farrell explained that the films are aimed at educating Indigenous consumers about their rights and focus on direct debit contracts and scams, and…
Antony Green Awarded Honorary Doctorate by Sydney Uni
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ABC Election Analyst Antony Green was recently awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Letters by the University of Sydney for his exceptional contribution to politics and election coverage. Antony graduated from the University in 1989 with two undergraduate degrees – a Bachelor of Science in mathematics and computing, and a Bachelor of Economics with honours in…
$1.4mill in funding for Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award
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Minister for Education, the Hon Christopher Pyne MP and Minister for Health and Minister for Sport, the Hon Peter Dutton MP recently announced $1.4 million in funding for the Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award in Australia. The announcement coincides with His Royal Highness Prince Edward’s visit to Australia to commemorate more than 50 years of…
Screaming for Ice Cream
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According to recent research by Roy Morgan 73% of Aussie grocery buyers purchased a tub or carton of ice cream at least once in the last 12 months. The research went on to state that the proportion of grocery buyers who purchase ice cream tubs/cartons on a weekly basis is relatively low (3%), almost one…
New Email Scam
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The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission is warning the public that a recent spate of hoax emails have been sent out advising people they are entitled to $400. ACCC Deputy Chair Delia Rickard explained that the email claims that ACCC action against a scammer resulted in an order to pay $195,000. It goes on to…
I know how many runs you scored last summer
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Director Stacey Edmonds & Doug Turner Starring Jai Koutrae, Stacey Edmonds, Az Jackson Rated MA Score 1.5/6 A cricket team are dismissed by a moustachioed serial killer with a razor sharp cricket glove and an arsenal of sharpened stumps. One by one the killer exacts revenge for the torment he endured 20 years earlier. This…
Discovering Anzacs website launched
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Governor-General, His Excellency General the Honourable Sir Peter Cosgrove AK MC (Retd) recently launched a new website which was a joint project between the National Archives of Australia and Archives New Zealand Discovering Anzacs. The website will include digitised service dossiers of every Australian and New Zealander who served in World War I as well…
APC Volunteer program for Rio 2016
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Following the success of the London 2012 volunteer program, the Australian Paralympic Committee (APC) will be on the lookout for volunteers to support the Australian Team for the duration of the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games. Selected volunteers will be given the title of National Paralympic Committee (NPC) Assistant and will assist the APC with various…
Allan Quatermain and the Temple of Skulls
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Director Mark Atkins Staring Sean Michael, Christopher Adamson, Natalie Stone Rated M Score -6/6 Allan Quatermain has been recruited to lead an expedition in search of a fabled treasure, deep within Africa. He must avoid hidden dangers. Watching this movie was a complete and utter waste of my time, in fact I am not entirely…
September AFP Seizes 22 credit card knives
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According to figures released by the Australian Federal Police Since October last year, 81 credit card knives have been seized at airports around Australia. 22 of the 81 knives seized were seized in September. A spokesperson for the AFP commented that Despite the obvious danger an item such as this poses, airport screening is detecting…