The Electoral Commissioner Ed Killesteyn has announced that the Australian Electoral Commission will not be operating the National Tally Room at the 2013 Federal Election. Mr. Killesteyn explained that the National Tally Room now played no role in the actual delivery of election results but essentially provided a visual backdrop for the media to conduct…
Onesie searches on the rise
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With the cold months of winter upon us, new figures released by EBay June show that there were 140,000 searches for onesies in June the figures also show that searches have risen 200 per cent since January when they were looked for only 44 000 times. “The popularity of the onesie has seen parties dedicated…
Royalla solar farm receives approval
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Minister for the Environment and Sustainable Development, Simon Corbell recently approved a proposal to build a 20MW solar farm on land adjacent to the Monaro Highway, the proposed solar farm will be the largest solar farm to be developed in Australia to date. “The solar farm proposal will contribute to a reduction of around 560,000…
Cockneys vs. Zombies
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Director Matthias Hoene Starring Rasmus Hardiker, Harry Treadaway, Michelle Ryan Rated MA Score 6/6 A gang of bank robbers fight their way out of a zombie-infested London. If you came across this one at your friendly DVD store I can understand that you might give this one a wide berth judging just purely title and…
World War Z
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Director Marc Forster Staring Brad Pitt, Mireille Enos, Daniella Kertesz Rated M Score 3.5/6 United Nations employee Gerry Lane traverses the world in a race against time to stop the Zombie pandemic that is toppling armies and governments, and threatening to destroy humanity itself. I have not read the book that inspired World War Z,…
Halo 4: Forward unto Dawn
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Director Stewart Hendler Starring Tom Green, Anna Popplewell, Enisha Brewster Rated M Score 3.5/6 UNSC Cadet Thomas Lasky must conquer his inner fears and join forces with super-soldier John-117 to take down a massive faction of the Covenant. For the record I have not played any of the games of the Halo franchise, but for…
Tourism Australia’s ‘Best Jobs in the World’ winners announced
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The winners have been announced and awarded with Tourism Australia’s ‘Best Jobs in the World’. 330,000 people from 196 countries around the world expressed interest in Tourism Australia’s six dream jobs and a seventh job was awarded by Virgin Australia. The winners are expected commence their jobs between August and December 2013. “I’d like to…
ACT Emergency Services phone number a fax number?
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Shadow Emergency Services Minister, Brendan Smyth, has revealed that the Emergency Services Agency telephone number in the White Pages phone directory goes to a fax machine. “Yesterday’s Estimates hearing identified Government delays in upgrading the ACT’s communications and mobile data systems as a problem. Today’s revelation confirms the Government can’t even get the basics right,”…
Competition announced for ACT compulsory third party insurance
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ACT Chief Minister Katy Gallagher and Treasurer Andrew Barr have today announced that for the first time since 1979 Canberra motorists will have a choice of providers for compulsory third party (CTP) insurance. Chief Minister Gallagher explained that AAMI, GIO and Apia (the Australian Pensioners Insurance Agency) have all been granted licenses to offer CTP…
Now enroll to vote online
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According to current figure there are 1.4 million eligible Australians, or close to 10 per cent, still missing from the electoral roll. In effort to get more people enrolled to vote Special Minister of State Mark Dreyfus has launched online enrollment. “The biggest challenge is our newest and youngest voters, with only one in two…