Over 100 photographs from 74 photographers are featured in the 2022 Australian Geographic Nature Photographer of the Year exhibition, on display FREE to the public at the Australian Museum from Saturday 17 September – Sunday 11 December 2022. ‘Nature’s Prey’ by Ashlee Jansen, a confronting photograph of a humpback whale carcass and circling sharks on…
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Union win for casual staff on National Day of Mourning
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The National Tertiary Education Union has secured a significant victory for all Victorian casual staff who were set to miss out on pay on the public holiday to mark Queen Elizabeth II’s death. NTEU Victorian Division Assistant Secretary Sarah Roberts explained that NTEU branches around the state called for all universities to ensure casuals would…
ACT to Phase Out More Single-Use Plastic
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The ACT Government is seeking written submissions from businesses, industry and the community on the proposed phase-out of more single-use plastic items. “We have taken a progressive approach to phasing out single-use plastics and have received widespread community and business support. Now we are seeking input on the next stage of the process as we…
Prize-Winning Life Photography Pics Announced
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A striking image of two women night-hunting for file snakes in the Northern Territory has been selected as the winner of the 2022 Australian Life photography competition. Titled Hunting with Fire, the image was taken at the Djulkar waterfall in West Arnhem Land by photographer Matthew Abbott, who won the $10,000 cash prize. Lord Mayor…
Drama Series Human Error Coming to 9 Network in 2023
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Screen Australia and the 9 Network have announced that a new drama series Human Error is coming to screens in 2023. Inspired by actual events, Human Error follows Detective Holly O’Rourke and her homicide team as a seemingly open-and-shut murder investigation threatens to destroy her career, her family, and her faith in justice. Human Error…
Piperlain Qualifies For Aria Awards With Release of Time
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Blue Mountains Duo, Piperlain, have qualified as an official entrant in this year’s prestigious ARIA Awards. Two submissions were entered in the Artisan category and will see the music video clip for the single ‘Time’, from the ‘Time EP’, as well as the EP Artwork progress to the judging phase. The ‘Time’ music video clip…
Annie Higgins Releases Single There’s Only Love
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“The energy driving each day just has to be love” says Annie Higgins with the single and music video release There’s Only Love, and it looks like that’s a shared sentiment with the release breaking through on Spotify. Annie said that her latest release “There’s Only Love” celebrates love and devotion, the longing for safe…
Melanie Wozniak to Play Lead in A Girl Like Her Sequel
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Australian star Melanie Wozniak is set to appear as the lead in feature film ‘A Girl Like Him’, the sequel to the acclaimed feature ‘A Girl Like Her’ which starred ‘Life In Pieces’ Hunter King. In the second instalment of the groundbreaking film series, Wozniak will star as a beautiful teen who comes out as…
Australia’s First Manure Vacuum Truck
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The Shoalhaven is a step closer to cleaner farms and clean energy, with the arrival of Australia’s first manure vacuum truck in Nowra. The Canadian-built, Nuhn Self Propelled Alley Vac, will play a key role in the collection of manure from local dairy farms, for the $17 million Nowra Bioenergy Facility due to open in…
NHK To Broadcast First Day Season 2
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The second season of the award-winning live-action drama series First Day will premiere in Japan, with NHK acquiring the rights to the series. The series is scheduled to air on Sundays from 16 October. It will be the first time the second series will be broadcast in Asia. Season 2 of First Day premiered to…