With the 2014 World Cup in Brazil fast approaching FIFA has said that there has been an unprecedented number of ticket requests. Of the 11 million received to date for about 3.1 million available tickets. To date, a total of 2,961,911 tickets have been sold, including more than 2.2 million directly via FIFA.com to the…
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Australian Rollers Team Named for 2014 Men’s Wheelchair Basketball World Championships
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The Australian Rollers men’s national wheelchair basketball team have named their final 12 players who will represent Australia at the 2014 IWBF World Championships in South Korea. Head coach Ben Ettridge explained that the Rollers have named a squad littered with major international tournament experience to defend their world championship, including eight players who claimed…
Rare Footage of Football Legend John Coleman Preserved
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The National Film and Sound Archive has discovered, preserved and released a rare five-minute film of a 1953 Victorian Football League (VFL – now AFL) final, featuring one of its greatest players, Essendon forward John Coleman. “This film is the last known surviving footage of Coleman, playing in the VFL First Semi-Final on 5 September…
Greens Question Abbott Government Claims over Tasmanian Wilderness
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Australian Greens Leader and Tasmanian Senator Christine Milne says the Abbott government’s own Environment Department has again undermined claims that large swathes of the Tasmanian Wilderness should lose World Heritage protection. Senator Milne pointed out that the World Heritage Committee will be disgusted that the Australian Government so brazenly tried to mislead it, in efforts…
Review finds ACT Plastic Bag Ban a success. ACT Greens Call for more Action.
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Minister for the Environment and Sustainable Development, Simon Corbell, tabled a review of the first two years of the Plastic Shopping Bags Ban Act 2010 in the Legislative Assembly recently. The review found that ACT’s plastic shopping bags ban has resulted in a 36% decrease in the amount of plastic bags sent to landfill and…
Bill introduced to increase the size of ACT Government in 2016
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Attorney-General, Simon Corbell, introduced two bills that together increase the size of the assembly and allow for five members to be returned from each of five electorates at the 2016 ACT election increasing the size from the current 17 members representing three electorates. “This is an important reform which will improve representative democracy and good…
12 projects receive $4.5mill in support
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In the final round of drama funding for the financial year, Screen Australia announces production investment in 12 projects including two feature films, a television series and nine multiplatform programs. Screen Australia’s support of over $4.5 million in these projects will initiate production worth over $25 million. “In this round of funding we are pleased…
Coin released to mark 70th anniversary of the retirement of the ‘G for George’ Avro Lancaster
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A commemorative coin has been released by the Royal Australian Mint In recognition of the 70th anniversary of the retirement of the Avro Lancaster W4783 ‘G for George’, currently on display at the Australian War Memorial. Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasurer the Hon Mr Steven Ciobo said the coin is a fitting way to…
Obama most admired public figure in 2013
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According to recent research released by Roy Morgan US President Barack Obama was named by 12.7% of Australians aged 14+ as one of the public figures they most admire in 2013. In fact, of the five people whose names came up most often, only two were Australian: former Prime Ministers Julia Gillard (12.3%) and John…
BOM creates mobile-friendly weather website
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The Bureau of Meteorology has redesigned its website for smartphone users, making it quicker and easier for people to access Australia’s official weather forecasts using their mobile device. “The Bureau is releasing a preview of the mobile website today for public testing and feedback, before formally releasing the site,” said Senator Simon Birmingham, Parliamentary Secretary…