The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) is warning about the continuation of unprecedented numbers of pre-recorded phone calls experienced last year which impersonate legitimate tax office phone numbers. Assistant Commissioner Gavin Siebert said that scammers have adopted ‘Robocall’ technology to target taxpayers across the country. “Scammers are sending pre-recorded messages in record numbers and are manipulating…
Queensland Bans Bump Stocks
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Minister for Police and Minister for Corrective Services the Honourable Mark Ryan MP has welcomed an amendment to section 8 of the Weapons Categories Regulation 1997 which makes ‘bump stock’ devices a Category R weapon. Minister Ryan said the Queensland Government was keen to address the issue of ‘bump stocks’ having seen the devastation they…
John Boyega to Narrate Dramatised Natural History Series Serengeti
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British actor John Boyega will narrate the upcoming dramatised natural history series Serengeti, an XIX Entertainment and John Downer Production for BBC One, Discovery Channel and BBC Studios Distribution. Boyega, best known for his work in the recent Star Wars films, will narrate the six-part series in the UK, bringing to life the challenges and…
50 New Hybrid Buses to Hit the Roads of Melbourne
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The first of 50 new Hybrid technology buses for Melbourne’s bus network will take its first passengers next week, thanks to the Andrews Labor Government. The order for 50 new Hybrid buses into the CDC Victoria bus fleet is the single biggest order of hybrid buses in Australia. “We’re securing local jobs and supporting the…
Sunday Cult Cinema Program in Western Melbourne
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High camp and low brow, there’s a new cinema program in town bringing your favourite cult classics to life, with some of Melbourne’s favourite burlesque performers, drag queens, madcap MCs and cabaret misfits. Popping up in Werribee in Melbourne’s west, Wyndham Cultural Centre’s new Sunday Movie Club will bring together the best of screen and…
The Club
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Directed Bruce Beresford Starring Jack Thompson, Graham Kennedy, Frank Wilson Rated M Score 6/6 Boardroom and dressing-room intrigues spill on to the field at the Australian Rules football club. For those of you who might not know The Club was based on a play of the same name from 1977 written by Australian playwright David…
New technology for our ACT Traffic Operations police cars
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A new three-camera Automatic Number Plate Recognition system was recently unveiled that enables officers to identify and process plates on vehicles in front, beside, behind and approaching the traffic vehicle from the opposite direction. “The fleet is also being equipped with five cameras that provide practically 360-degree coverage around the vehicle, which will improve evidence-gathering…
Manchester United Charity Open Training Session
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World famous football club, Manchester United have announced a training session open to the public will be held at the WACA Ground on the evening of Thursday, July 11. Manchester United will bring their entire squad to Perth in July and spend 10 days in the State, as part of their pre-season training for the…
Modesty Blaise (1966)
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Director Joseph Losey Starring Monica Vitti, Terence Stamp, Dirk Bogarde Score 5/6 Modesty Blaise, a secret agent whose hair color, hair style, and mod clothing change at a snap of her fingers is being used by the British government as a decoy in an effort to thwart a diamond heist. She is being set up…
Principal Photography Starts on Netflix’s Original Turkish Series The Gift
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Netflix’s anticipated next original Turkish series The Gift began principal photography. Starring Beren Saat, the eight-episode mystery drama’s cast also includes Mehmet Gunsur, Metin Akdulger, Melisa Senolsun, Basak Koklukaya, Civan Canova and Tim Seyfi. The filming will begin in Istanbul and continue in various cities of Southeastern Anatolia, primarily in Gobeklitepe. Onur Guvenatam will executive…