Director Antoine Fuqua Starring Gerard Butler, Aaron Eckhart, Morgan Freeman Rated MA Score 3.5/6 Disgraced former Presidential guard Mike Banning finds himself trapped inside the White House in the wake of a terrorist attack; using his inside knowledge, Banning works with national security to rescue the President from his kidnappers. Given the current tension with…
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Hanson questions Report recommendation to increase size of legislative assembly
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ACT Opposition Leader Jeremy Hanson has questioned the outcomes of Katy Gallagher’s reference group report into the size of the ACT Legislative Assembly. Mr. Hanson explained that the recommendation to more than double the number of members was not a priority for the community. It should be noted that of Canberra’s 3 local electorates; Brindabella…
Report recommends increase in the size of the legislative assembly
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An independent review into the size of the ACT legislative Assembly, released recently by ACT Chief Minister, Katy Gallagher has recommended an increase to 25 members, spread across five electorates of five members, in 2016. The report also recommends a further increase in the size of the Assembly to 35 members in either 2020 or…
Dirtgirlworld wins International Digital Emmy Award
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dirtgirlworld has won an International Digital Emmy Award in Cannes Children and Young People category and was the only Australian production to be nominated dirtgirl is an animated character who gets grubby in the garden with friends that include grubs, bugs, chickens and a scarecrow. Her message about growing good food, sustainability and recycling is…
ACCC warns watch out for puppy scams
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The ACCC is warning us to be on the lookout for puppy scams after $35,000 was reported lost by victims so far this year. “Scammers use adorable photos of puppies in these ads to suck you in. Sadly, over a quarter of people who come into contact with these scammers lose money to them, with…
ACT Opposition Leader Hanson calls for performance audit of ACTEW
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ACT Opposition Leader Jeremy Hanson is calling on the Assembly to ask the Auditor-General to conduct a performance audit of ACTEW, following multimillion dollar blowouts in the Cotter Dam, concerns raised in a recent report by the ICRC, and the fiasco over the Managing Director’s salary. “It is time for the Auditor-General to conduct an…
Australia’s Satellite Utilisation Policy Launched
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Minister Assisting for Industry and Innovation Senator Kate Lundy recently launched Australia’s Satellite Utilisation Policy, Australia’s first ever space policy. “This space policy will ensure that Australians can continue to access the satellite capacity we need through partnerships with other countries and commercial suppliers.” Senator Lundy commented. Senator Lundy explained that this space policy is…
ACCC releases online education program
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The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has released a free online education program for small businesses so they can better understand the rights and obligation under competition and consumer law. “The ACCC is committed to helping businesses understand their rights and responsibilities. We recognise that small business operators are busy running their businesses and need…
Identity Thief
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Director Seth Gordon Starring Jason Bateman, Melissa McCarthy Rated MA Score 1/6 Mild-mannered businessman Sandy Patterson travels from Denver to Miami to confront the deceptively harmless-looking woman who has been living it up after stealing Sandy’s identity. The best advice that I have if you are going to watch this movie, is to wait until…
Here Comes the Boom
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Director Frank Coraci Starring Kevin James, Salma Hayek, Henry Winkler Rated M Score 3/6 A high school biology teacher looks to become a successful mixed-martial arts fighter in an effort to raise money to prevent extra-curricular activities from being axed at his cash-strapped school. I’ll be honest I really did not expect much from Here…