The Melbourne Cup is currently on a road trip to the Middle East and Turkey, the Minister for Small Business, Innovation and Trade, Adem Somyurek announced recently that the Cup will be displayed at the Put Victoria On Your Table event in Dubai on 8 February and a business networking reception in Istanbul, Turkey, on…
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Tell Tony Its Time
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Take a deep breath and cast your mind back four years to win Julia Gillard was Australia’s Prime Minister and Tony Abbott our current Prime Minister was the leader of the Opposition. Are you their yet? Good. I’m sure there are some of you out there who remember the protests by the Liberal Party in…
Fitzgibbon and Tesch take Gold in Miami
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Despite there being no racing possible on the last day of the recent SAF Sailing World Cup in Miami. Daniel Fitzgibbon and Liesl Tesch to able make it two ISAF Sailing World Cup SKUD18 victories in a row. Fitzgibbon and Tesch’s campaign in Miami started with some bad luck when they missed a race due…
NSW Greens: QLD election sends clear message
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The Queensland Greens and their strong opposition to the Liberal National Party’s asset leasing have maintained and improved their vote in the face of an historic swing to Labor, according to Greens NSW MP John Kaye. “Queensland voters, desperate to get rid of the Campbell Newman government and their $27 billion asset transfer to the…
Subway Monkey launching Kim Jong-un parody app
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I suppose that when it comes down to it, this is just a case of somebody throwing gasoline on a fire that’s already burning, or at least trying to. The controversy surrounding Seth Rogen’s latest movie The Interview may have faded away but the people at Subway Monkey have no problem in showing the North…
ALP Makes Gains, Shorten tries to Revive Australian Republic Debate
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According to a recent Roy Morgan poll support for the ALP to 56.5% (up 2%) on Australia Day weekend, well ahead of the L-NP 43.5% (down 2%) on a two-party preferred basis. If a Federal Election were held now the ALP would win easily according to this week’s Morgan Poll on voting intention conducted with…
Vic Govt welcomes 2500 new teachers
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More than 66,000 teachers and principals started back at school today with almost one million kids seeing the end of their holidays. The start of the 2015 school year has also seen 2500 ‘grads’ who are starting their new careers as qualified teachers in Victorian government schools. Premier Daniel Andrews and Minister for Education, James…
Tall Ship Young Endeavour rounds Cape Horn
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The Royal Australian Navy operated Sail Training Ship Young Endeavour recently rounded Cape Horn on Australia Day, 36 days into a 12-month circumnavigation of the world. Chief of Navy Vice Admiral Tim Barrett AO, CSC, RAN congratulated the 36 seafarers on board the square-rigged tall ship, including 12 Royal Australian Navy crew and 24 alumni…
We’ve boundless plains to share*
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It’s January 26th Australia day, well at least it is for a couple more hours while I write this. Well this afternoon I watched a clip of comedian Adam Hills at the 2003 Melbourne Comedy Festival performing the “Working Class Anthem” which for those of you who haven’t see the clip is singing the Australia…
Beer, Beer, Beer
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Beer is good. We love beer, well at least I know I do. Beer has become a large part of Australian culture Ever since Captain Cook set sail from England in 1768 with four tons of beer aboard the HMS Endeavour. According to recent research released by Roy Morgan Last year, 37% of Australian adults…