The Australian Workers’ Union has welcomed the new Horticulture Award which introduces an hourly minimum rate for fruit pickers, who will now enjoy the same baseline conditions as all other Australian workers. AWU National Secretary Daniel Walton explained that in November 2021, the AWU secured an historic industrial win for fruit pickers by successfully arguing…
Coles Electric-Powered Vehicle Trial
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Coles is using an electric-powered truck to deliver stock to New South Wales stores under a trial being undertaken with transport partner Linfox Logistics. David Clark, Head of Transport Safety & Sustainability – Supply Chain, said the electric truck trial was a significant step in Coles’ Sustainability Strategy, and demonstrated how Coles could win together…
Battleship & American Warships
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Battleship Director Peter Berg Starring Taylor Kitsch, Alexander Skarsgård, Brooklyn Decker & Liam Neeson Rated M Score 4/6 American Warships Director Thunder Levin Stars Mario Van Peebles, Carl Weathers & Johanna Watts Rated TV-14 Score 1/6 I wish I could say that there was a rational train of thought behind the decision of watching Battleship…
Arena
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Director Peter Manoogian Starring Paul Satterfield, Hamilton Camp & Claudia Christian Rated M Score 2.5/6 A human becomes an unlikely rising star in the biggest fighting tournament in the galaxy that’s dominated by alien species. For those of you who might be interested after some quick research I found out that Arena is considered as…
Australia Post Celebrates CWA Centenary
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Australia Post has released a new stamp to celebrate 100 years of advocacy and community work by Country Women’s Associations across Australia to improve the lives of rural and regional women, children and communities. “The celebration of our centenary is an important milestone for our association and our members, marking 100 years of advocacy on…
Tram Project to Bring Jobs
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The Andrews Labor Government is on track to deliver the largest investment in locally-made trams in Australia’s history – supporting thousands of jobs and improving access to Melbourne’s iconic tram network. Bombardier Transportation Australia has been awarded the contract to build 100 new and accessible trams as part of the Labor Government’s $1.85 billion Next…
Netflix Announces Exploding Kittens Mobile Game & Animated Series
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Netflix will launch a mobile game and TV series from the same franchise, building on the popular Exploding Kittens card game. Exploding Kittens – The Game, , will launch on Netflix in May, followed by an adult animated comedy series coming in 2023, starring Tom Ellis (Rush, Lucifer), Abraham Lim (Clickbait,The Boys), Lucy Liu (Shazam,…
Kangaroo Beach Season 2 in Production
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The Lifeguard cadets of Kangaroo beach will return to the small screen next summer, with Season 2 of Kangaroo Beach now in production. Kangaroo Beach is a fun-filled series about the adventures of four young animal friends, Pounce, Gemma, Neville and Frizzy, training as junior cadets with their lifeguard heroes at the spectacular Kangaroo Beach.…
Attack on the Queen
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Director Jerry London Starring Rob Estes, Joe Lando & Rachel Blakely Rated US PG-13 Score 1/6 When a peace summit upon the QE2 is attacked by terrorists, estranged brothers, one an ATF agent, the other a Secret Service agent, must come together to thwart the extremist’s plans. , I’m not entirely sure why I researched…
Something A Little Different
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Here’s to Temperance. Here’s to Temperance, I know it is an odd sentence to start with, especially considering this a wine review. But I am reliably infromed that my Grandfather on occassion would toast to temperancee. With the exception of Champagne I usually drink red wine, probably because when I first started to drink wine…