The ACT Government is continuing its strong record of backing women’s sport after reaching an agreement to support AFLW matches in Canberra as part of a ten-year extension of the partnership with the Giants and the AFL. With the AFLW now in its seventh season, the Giants will further grow their connection to Canberra by…
“Integrity issue” named Worst Word or Phrase of 2022
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The Plain English Foundation has chosen “integrity issue” as its worst word or phrase of 2022. This phrase came up when lions escaped their enclosure at Taronga Zoo. Explaining the incident, the zoo said that the fence had an “integrity issue”. While the zookeepers did an excellent job of coaxing the lions back to their…
Hogan’s Heroes
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Creators Bernard Fein & Albert S. Ruddy Starring Bob Crane, Werner Klemperer & John Banner Rated PG Score 6/6 The inmates of a German World War II prisoner of war camp conduct an espionage and sabotage campaign right under the noses of their warders. Season 1 Episode 1 The Informer: The prisoners create an elaborate…
Dahmer – Monster Surpasses 1 Billion Hours Viewed on Netflix
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Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story has officially surpassed 1 billion hours viewed on Netflix. The anthology series’ first installment from Ryan Murphy and Ian Brennan is only the third title in Netflix history to cross the 1 billion hour viewing mark within 60 days, and only the second ever English Language series. A…
Prime Video Announces The Test Season 2
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Prime Video, Cricket Australia, and Whooshka Media have announced the launch date and released the official trailer for the second season of incredibly popular Australian Amazon Original docuseries The Test. Following The Test Season One, Prime Video Australia’s most successful sports series to date, Season Two will offer rare, behind-the-scenes insight into the Australian men’s…
Alone in the Dark – Revisited
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Directed by Uwe Boll Staring Christian Slater, Stephen Dorff & Tara Reid Rated M Score 1/6 Editor’s Note I last reviewed Alone in The Dark in May of 2012 Based on the video game series surrounding a paranormal detective who is investigating an ancient culture known as the Abkani who mysteriously vanished from the earth,…
The Bluesberries Launch Song For Ukraine
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Australian band The Bluesberries have launched a song they recorded with more than 70 musicians in four cities across the world to raise money for people displaced by the Ukraine war. Band members Daniel Fallon (musician and BBC journalist), Paul Beard (composer, producer and keyboardist) and John McMurtrie AM (Australian entrepreneur and musician) began writing…
Russian Film Festival 2022
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Editor’s Note Given current global politics I honestly didn’t think I would be seeing something from the Russian Film Festival anytime soon. From the 9th to 11th December, the Russian Film Festival will be hosted in Melbourne. Russian films are returning to Australia in an offline format. In 2020 the festival was hosted online and…
Rolling Stone AU/NZ Reveals December-February Issue Cover
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Rolling Stone AU/NZ publisher The Brag Media have revealed the magazine’s December-February issue cover, a special collector’s edition featuring the Most Iconic Music Moments of all Time from Australia and New Zealand’s history books. This latest issue arrives on newsstands next Monday, December 5, 2022, and includes 50 iconic Australian moments and 20 iconic Aotearoa…
Paralympic athlete Isis Holt Announces Retirement
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Paralympic athlete Isis Holt has today announced her retirement from competitive athletics after a career which saw her win five Paralympic medals, four world titles and Commonwealth Games gold. One of the world’s leading T35 sprinters who shattered nine world records throughout her career, 21-year-old Holt will now turn her attention to her next chapter…