Wednesday, August 25, is international Whiskey Sour Day – a day to celebrate a classic cocktail that is a favourite amongst whiskey-lovers worldwide. The Whiskey Sour, officially dating back to 1862 when American bartender Jerry Thomas first published his recipe, originated with sailors adding lemon to their whiskey to combat scurvy on the high seas,…
The Countdown Until WA’s First Satellite Blasts Off
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The countdown has begun to the launch of Western Australia’s first space satellite, which will take off on the SpaceX CRS-23 commercial resupply mission to the International Space Station. Binar-1 is the first integrated satellite fully designed and built in Western Australia, and is scheduled to launch from Cape Canaveral in the United States of…
Australia’s Largest Paralympic Team Headed to Tokyo
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Australia’s largest ever team for an overseas Paralympic Games is being backed by record support at home, including investment and innovation from the Australian Institute of Sport (AIS). On the eve of the Tokyo Paralympic Games Opening Ceremony, AIS CEO Peter Conde has sent his best wishes to the Australian Team, which is made up…
ABC and Screen Australia Announce Mystery Road Season 3
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ABC and Screen Australia in association with Screenwest have announced that a third series of the hugely popular, multi-award-winning outback crime drama Mystery Road has been commissioned. Mystery Road: Origin delves into the early years of fan favourite Detective Jay Swan with proud Nyikina man Mark Coles Smith cast as Young Jay. It’s 1999, and…
Bump Season 3 to Begin Production in 2022
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Stan and Screen Australia have announced brand new seasons of the record-breaking Stan Original Series Bump from Australian producers Dan and John Edwards and Roadshow Films, with Season 2 currently in production in Sydney. Following the series’ unprecedented success with audiences and critics alike, Bump Season 3 will begin production in 2022. Claudia Karvan returns…
Stan and Screen Australia Announce Bad Behaviour
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Stan and Screen Australia have announced the brand-new Stan Original Series Bad Behaviour. Based on the acclaimed book of the same name by Australian writer Rebecca Starford, Bad Behaviour is a four-part Stan Original Series offering a visceral and poignant ride into the epicentre of the teenage years – where the most crucial decision of…
Sweet Girl
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Director Brian Andrew Mendoza Starring Jason Momoa, Isabela Merced & Manuel Garcia-Rulfo Rated MA Score 5/6 Devoted family man Ray Cooper, vows justice against the pharmaceutical company responsible for pulling a potentially life-saving drug from the market just before his wife dies from cancer. But when his search for the truth leads to a deadly…
Screen Australia Announces $3.2Mill of Production Funding
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Screen Australia has announced two live action series and two animated children’s projects that will share in $3.2 million of production funding. This includes Tom Weekly Versus… heading to ViacomCBS and Surviving Summer on Netflix, along with 100% Wolf: The Book of Hath and a Kangaroo Beach Summer Special, both for the ABC. “We are…
MIFF – Interview with Tanith Glynn-Maloney Director of Finding Jedda
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Luke Farrell · Interview with Tanith Glynn-Maloney A big thank you to Tanith Glynn-Maloney for taking the time to talk to me via phone about her film Finding Jedda. Finding Jedda is currently being shown as part of the Melbourne International Film Festival.
NSW Greens Call L-Etape Cycle Race to Move to Wollongong
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With news that the L-Etape Cycle Race in its current form has been cancelled, The Greens are calling on Wollongong City Council to invite the L-Etape organizers to consider adding Wollongong to the race route instead of the Shoalhaven. Greens candidate for the council elections Jess Whittaker said “Our region would be mad to let…
ACT Government Co-Invests in New State-Of-The-Art Sound Stage and Virtual Production Studio
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The ACT Government will be a co-investor in a new state-of-the-art sound stage and virtual production studio in Canberra to attract high quality film and TV productions, build our local industry capability and inject millions into the economy. ACT Chief Minister Andrew Barr said that these types of investments help diversify our economy by developing…
Calls for Pet Food Regulations
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The Australian Veterinary Association (AVA) has joined forces with RSPCA Australia and the Pet Food Industry Association of Australia (PFIAA) to express concern at the significant delays in developing and implementing robust regulation for Australia’s pet food industry. AVA PetFAST Representative Dr Sue Foster said that it is now three years since a Senate inquiry…
Sydney Underground Film Festival Announces 2021 Program
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Sydney’s leading festival for cult, underground and independent films, the Sydney Underground Film Festival (SUFF), returns with a packed virtual program for its 15th year, from Thursday 9th September to Sunday 26th September. With lockdown restrictions in Sydney affecting in-the-flesh desires for SUFF 2021, the festival will stream its full program on-demand to film fans…
Spending Boon for Father’s Day
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Australians are set to spend around $800 million on Father’s Day presents this year with alcohol and food topping the gifts for dad, according to research from the Australian Retailers Association (ARA) in conjunction with Roy Morgan. People who plan on buying a gift will spend an average of $93 with 79% spending the same…
Plan A Plan B Coming to Netflix
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Plan A Plan B directed by Shashanka Ghosh and written by Rajat Arora and Starring Riteish Deshmukh, Tamannaah Bhatia, Poonam Dhillon and Kusha Kapila Is coming to Netflix. Plan A Plan B is about a matchmaker who believes marriage is for everyone, except herself. He is a successful divorce lawyer with a secret. What happens…
Greenland
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Director Ric Roman Waugh Starring Gerard Butler, Morena Baccarin and Roger Dale Floyd Rated M Score 3/6 A family fights for survival as a planet-killing comet races to Earth. John Garrity, his estranged wife Allison, and young son Nathan make a perilous journey to their only hope for sanctuary. Amid terrifying news accounts of cities…
Production Starts in Melbourne on Love Me
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BINGE and Screen Australia have announced that production has begun in Melbourne, Australia on a new romantic drama series Love Me, a story about modern love experienced by different family members at three distinct times of life. Love Me is based on the acclaimed Swedish series, ÄLSKA MIG, created by Josephine Bornebusch. Production has now…
First flight between Derby and Broome
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The first air service between Broome and Derby took to the air today, providing Derby travellers with air access to Perth for the first time since 2016 via connecting flights from Broome. Transport Minister Rita Saffioti and Kimberley MLA Divina D’Anna joined the first flight from Broome to Derby. “It is important to Kimberley residents…