Minister for Planning, Mick Gentleman has recently announced a new transport initiative to move freight from Canberra by rail. The ACT Government and the NSW Government have signed up to a two year trial whereby scrap metal will be transported to Sydney on rail via an arrangement between the Rail Infrastructure Corporation (now John Holland…
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2014 ACT Book of the Year Announced
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Minister for the Arts Joy Burch recently announced that local author Gordon Peake’s book Beloved Land: Stories, Struggles and Secrets from Timor-Leste has triumphed over a record field of 48 nominations to win both the 2014 ACT Book of the Year Award and the inaugural People’s Choice Award. The ACT Book of the Year Award…
Australian Mint strikes new circulating coin for Cook Islands, Tonga & Vanuatu
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History has been made with three Pacific Island nations marking the introduction of their own brand new circulating coins at the official coin striking ceremony at the Royal Australian Mint (the Mint). Mint CEO Mr Ross MacDiarmid explained that with the Mint’s assistance and expertise, Cook Islands, Tonga and Vanuatu have embarked on the important…
Report shows a quarter of Australian households are lone person households
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According to a new demographic trends paper recently released by the Australian Institute of Family Studies a quarter of all Australian households are now lone person households. AIFS’ Senior Research Fellow, Professor David de Vaus said that the percentage of one-person households had increased in Australia from 8 per cent in 1946 to 24 per…
Gallipoli Letter recognised by UNESCO
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One of the National Library of Australia’s greatest treasures, the 8000-word Gallipoli Letter, written by Keith Murdoch to Prime Minister Andrew Fisher, was recently inscribed on the UNESCO Memory of the World Australian Register. Murdoch, a journalist, wrote the letter on 23 September, 1915, after a brief visit to Gallipoli. A frank report of a…
ACT loose fill asbestos buy back scheme passes milestone
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Chief Minister Andrew Barr recently announced that the ACT Government’s Buyback Program for houses affected by loose fill asbestos has passed the milestone of 100 homes owned by the ACT Government. The government now owns 104 homes. “I remain confident that the current program is the fairest, most responsible and affordable response available to the…
#REINSTATESAILING for the 2020 Paralympics
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In a recent decision the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) not to include sailing on the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games sports programme shocked the international sailing community. The news was an enormous disappointment for the sport of sailing worldwide, in our country and for our Australian Sailing Team and Squad athletes who are working hard, not…
Holden extends partnership with Collingwood until 2018
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Holden has recently announced that it has extended its successful partnership with Collingwood Football Club, until the end of 2018. The extending of Holden’s relationship with Collingwood club will see Holden remain a Platinum Partner, and designation as Head Coach and Coaches Partner and the exclusive Motor Vehicle Partner. “It’s fantastic that we will continue…
DC to take new direction
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In a recent announcement DC Entertainment has stated that it’s taking a bold new direction for the DC Universe (DCU). DC Entertainment Co-Publisher Dan DiDio stated that beginning June 3rd, the DC Comics line of comic books will consist of 24 brand-new series that will begin at issue number one, as well as 25 on-going,…
More Photos Being Shared
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According to recent research released by Roy Morgan who regularly upload pics to photo sharing websites has almost tripled since 2012, from 1.5 million (8%) to over 4.3 million (23%) last year. Tim Martin, General Manager – Media, Roy Morgan explained that within the past year, mobile phones have overtaken computers as the device most…