Director Peter Pfister Starring Johnny Depp, Rebecca Hall, Morgan Freeman Rated M Score3/6 A scientist’s drive for artificial intelligence, takes on dangerous implications when his consciousness is uploaded into one such program. Like all good science-fiction Transcendence asks us to think about some of the important questions in life like, what it is to be…
Cuban Fury
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Director James Griffiths Starring Nick Frost, Rashida Jones, Chris O’Dowd Rated M Score 3/6 Beneath Bruce Garrett’s under-confident, overweight exterior, the passionate heart of a salsa king lies dormant. Now, one woman is about to reignite his Latin fire. This might be a slightly clichéd and stereotypical movie but when you see this one at…
APC partners with SIA on new Workplace Safety initiative
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The Australian Paralympic Committee (APC) is launching a new initiative, the Workplace Safety Alliance, to ignite action around workplace safety through the life-changing stories of Australian Paralympians. Australian Paralympic Committee CEO Jason Hellwig explained that the APC’s Workplace Safety Alliance will provide member organisations with access to Australian Paralympic athletes to engage employees through their…
Vic Government abolishes suspended sentences
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The Victorian Coalition Government’s abolition of suspended sentences takes full effect today. Attorney-General, Robert Clark said from today, Labor’s revolving door approach to justice was finally over and would-be offenders were on notice that suspended sentences will no longer be available in any court for any crime; jail will mean jail. Mr Clark explained that…
Australian National Para-Equestrian team books its place in Rio 2016
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Australia’s Para-equestrians concluded their World Equestrian Games campaign on Friday it was the first World Equestrian Games for all four members of the Australian team and their efforts over the five days of competition helped to book the Aussies a place at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games. National Performance Director for Para-equestrian Julia Battams explained…
A Fighting Man
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Director Damien Lee Staring Dominic Purcell, James Caan, Louis Gossett Jr., and Famke Janssen Rated M Score 5/6 An aging fighter in search of redemption steps into the ring with a hungry young pugilist with something to prove. If you hold the Rocky movies as the formula standard of what to expect a boxing movie…
Draft Day
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Director Ivan Reitman Starring Kevin Costner, Chadwick Boseman, Jennifer Garner Rated M Score 4.5/6 At the NFL Draft, general manager Sonny Weaver has the opportunity to rebuild his team when he trades for the number one pick. He must decide what he’s willing to sacrifice on a life-changing day for a few hundred young men…
The Harry Hill Movie
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Director Steve Bendelack Staring Harry Hill, Julie Walters, Johnny Vegas & Matt Lucas Rated PG (UK) Score 4/6 When he thinks his hamster Abu has just a week to live, Harry Hill and his gran take the hamster to Blackpool. However, Harry’s twin Otto wants to kidnap Abu and sends Ed and Kisko to pursue…
Open Gardens Australia Stamp Release
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Australia Post will be featuring five beautiful private gardens from Open Gardens Australia in a new stamp issue. “The new stamp issue depicting gardens from across the country, celebrates the wonderful work of Open Gardens Australia. We trust it will appeal to both collectors and gardening enthusiasts alike.” Australia Post Philatelic Manager, Michael Zsolt commented.…
Here is something to think about
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According to a recent article released by the Australian Bureau of statistics (ABS) Australian Social Trends, if Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people had the same levels of education as non-Indigenous people, the gap in labour force participation would decrease by half. “While health and remoteness have some effect, we found that for Aboriginal or…
Lucy
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Director Luc Besson Starring Scarlett Johansson, Morgan Freeman, Min-sik Choi Rated MA Score 5/6 A woman, accidentally caught in a dark deal, turns the tables on her captors and transforms into a merciless warrior evolved beyond human logic. The last science fiction movie that I remember that Luc Besson was involved in was the District…
Around the Block
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Director Sarah Spillane Starring Christina Ricci, Matt Nable, Daniel Henshall & Hunter Page-Lochard Rated M Score 4.5/6 An Aboriginal boy becomes torn between his unexpected love of acting and the disintegration of his family. Meanwhile his high school drama teacher must practice what she teaches if she is to succeed in her personal and professional…
Southern Lights Stamp Release
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A new Australia post stamp release celebrating the Southern Lights, the spectacular atmospheric phenomenon that create rainbow like light displays in the southern Tasmanian skyline at night has been released. Australia Post Philatelic Manager, Michael Zsolt said the stamp designs included colourful photographs that capture the unique and naturally occurring auroras taken in Tasmania. “The…
Ten Sports and Seven Network secure 2018 Commonwealth Games Broadcasting Rights
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Ten sports has recently secured the broadcast rights for the Indian sub-continent for the next Commonwealth Games which will be held on Australia’s Gold Coast in 2018. The Ten sports deal encompasses free-to-air and payTV subscription television rights, new media (incorporating Internet and mobile) and radio. The Seven Network has also signed a deal that…
All is lost
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Director J.C Chandor Starring Robert Redford Rated M Score 5/6 After a collision with a shipping container at sea, a resourceful sailor finds himself, despite all efforts to the contrary, staring his mortality in the face. I was not overly familiar with Director J.C Chandor’s work All is lost is the second movie that he…
Record Number of Nominations for ACT Book of the Year Award
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ACT Minister for the Arts Joy Burch recently announced that a record number of nominations has been received for the ACT Book of the Year award. Ms Burch explained that there was a total of 48 nominations across fiction, non-fiction and poetry were received for books published in the 2013 calendar year, up from 28…
Libs call on ACT government to do more about affordable housing
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In the wake of National Missing Persons week ACT Shadow Minister for Housing Nicole Lawder is calling on the ACT Labor government needs to work to increase housing affordability in Canberra. “There is no doubt that homelessness is an issue in Canberra and I implore the government to focus on improving housing options for vulnerable…
Vienna to host Eurovision 2015
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The European Broadcasting Union and Austrian broadcaster ORF have announced that Vienna has been chosen to host the world’s biggest entertainment show Eurovision in 2015. An ORF spokesman explained that several cities where given the opportunity to host Eurovision and in the final round it came down Vienna, Graz and Innsbruck. “Vienna is the city…