Tel Aviv to Host Eurovision 2019 Tel Aviv has been selected as the host city for the 64th Eurovision Song Contest in 2019. The decision was taken by the Eurovision Song Contest (ESC) Reference Group (the executive board for the Contest) after Israeli public broadcaster KAN were asked to present at least two potential candidate…
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Showbags checked ahead of Perth Royal Show
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Children will be spoilt for choice when more than 260 showbags go on sale at this year’s Perth Royal Show, following a product safety tick of approval from Consumer Protection. Each year, the Royal Agricultural Society of Western Australia (RASWA) invites Consumer Protection inspectors to conduct the pre-show checks, ensuring the showbags’ toys and novelties…
4.4 Million Books Read in Premiers’ Reading Challenge
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Children and young people from across Victoria have devoured thousands of books over the past few months as part of the Premiers’ Reading Challenge. Minister for Early Childhood Education Jenny Mikakos and Minister for Education James Merlino today congratulated more than 266,950 participants from 965 local schools, 1,947 early childhood services and homes across the…
Hiroyuki Sakai Serving up Queensland Produce at La Rochelle
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Star of the hit cooking show Iron Chef, Hiroyuki Sakai, has put fresh Queensland grown ingredients at the front and centre of the menu at his Japanese restaurant. In partnership with Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA), Queensland Agricultural Industry Development and Fisheries Minister Mark Furner hosted an industry lunch in Tokyo yesterday at Iron Chef…
Filming Starts on Poldark Season 5
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The fifth and final series of Poldark has started filming for BBC One and writer Debbie Horsfield can at last reveal how she will be approaching the new season. The Poldark saga was created over 12 novels by Winston Graham. After the seventh novel, The Angry Tide, on which series four was based, Winston Graham…
Filming Starts on BBC One Drama Gold Digger
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Julia Ormond (Sabrina, Legends of the Fall) and Ben Barnes (Westworld, The Punisher) have begun filming the distinctive domestic noir drama Gold Digger, produced by Mainstreet Pictures coming soon to BBC One. They are joined by an impressive line-up of British talent in this six-part series about a woman falling in love with a much…
Entries for 22nd Japan Media Arts Festival Now Open
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The Japan Media Arts Festival Executive Committee is now accepting entries for the 22nd Japan Media Arts Festival. All artists around the world, without distinction as to professional, amateur, independent, or commercial, are invited to submit their works to the four divisions — Art, Entertainment, Animation, and Manga. Eligible are works completed or exhibited within…
Cameras Rolling on Just Mercy
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Principal photography began this week on Warner Bros. Pictures’ inspiring drama “Just Mercy,” based on the award-winning nonfiction bestseller by Bryan Stevenson Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption Published in 2014 by Spiegel & Grau. The film stars Michael B. Jordan (“Black Panther,” “Creed,” upcoming “Creed II”) and Oscar winners Jamie Foxx (“Ray,”…
Australia’s Most Expensive Coin Unveiled in Perth
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Western Australian Mines and Petroleum Minister Bill Johnston recently unveiled The Perth Mint’s most exclusive and valuable collectable coin to date. Valued at $2.48 million, the Discovery coin weighs in at two kilograms and was inspired by the holey dollar, which was introduced as Australia’s first official currency in 1814. “The Discovery coin showcases our…
Merchant Navy Day – September 3rd
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Yesterday (September 3rd) as Merchant Navy Day, and recognises Australian service and civilian personnel who served on merchant vessels for more than a century. It should be noted that Merchant Navy Day falls on 3 September each year, the anniversary of the sinking of the first British merchant vessel in the Second World War in…