It was recently announced by Prime Minister Julia Gillard and Arts Minister Simon Crean, that The Wolverine will be filmed in Sydney. It was noted that to attract the movie to Australia the Gillard Government granted the producers a one-off payment of $12.8 million which will result in over $80 million of investment in Australia…
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Dame Edna embarks to be fighting fit for farewell tour
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With Dame Edna Everage and her adoring manager Barry Humphries about to embark on their farewell tour they have both pledged to lose fifteen kilos each by joining Jenny Craig. “I have a wardrobe full of breathtaking gowns but I have to hold my breath to wear them …only three gowns fit me these days.…
Australian Rising Sun badge set of Stamps Released
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Australia Post has honoured the contribution around the globe of Australia’s Army personnel both past and present. When a set of five stamps where released depicting the changes in the Rising Sun badge design since it was first issued in 1902. Keith Payne VC OAM, congratulated Australia Post for its ongoing recognition of Australia’s military…
ACTSmart Business and Office recycling program expanded
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Minister for the Environment and Sustainable Development, Simon Corbell recently announced that several Queanbeyan businesses have signed up to the ACT Governments’ ACTSmart Business and Office recycling program. “The expansion of the ACTSmart Business and Office program to include Queanbeyan follows an agreement between the Queanbeyan City Council and the ACT Government and furthers the…
Foxtel and AUSTAR set to Merge
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It has been announced that Foxtel and Austar will merge to form a national subscription television service. The merger is subject to decision by ACCC, and pending approval by the Federal Court of the shareholder vote. “The new national FOXTEL will be one of Australia’s most progressive and dynamic media companies, it will directly employ…
Acion Bus Trial to Improve accessibility for Visually Impaired people
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A three-month trial of bus hailing kits to improve accessibility to bus services for vision impaired passengers was recently announced by ACT Chief Minister and Minister for Territory and Municipal Services, Katy Gallagher. “The bus hailing kit is a pocket-sized set of numbered cards that are printed with large-text and Braille numbers designed for use…
A Further Nine more World War I diggers identified
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Minister for Defence Science and Personnel, Warren Snowdon, recently announced that nine Australians among the 250 Australian and British WW1 soldiers who were recovered from Pheasant Wood in France in 2009 by a Joint Identification Board held on 23 March 2012. Mr Snowdon commented that current identification brings the total number of Australians identified to…
Telstra providing technology for James Cameron’s DEEPSEA CHALLENGE
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Australian Telco Telstra will be providing technology that will connect the world to images of James Cameron’s DEEPSEA CHALLENGE expedition, a joint scientific project by Cameron, the National Geographic Society and Rolex to conduct deep-ocean research and exploration eleven kilometers below the surface in the ocean’s deepest point the Mariana Trench. “It’s critical to have…
Glaucoma research released
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Here is something that I suppose everybody has thought about at least once; according new research released Australia’s greatest fear is going blind. It was revealed that the fear of going blind out ranked a fear of heights, spiders or lightning strikes .The research also revealed 87% of Australians surveyed most valued their sense of…
Before the Storm iPhone game launched
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‘Before the Storm’, a new iPhone game that helps students and families better prepare for natural disasters was launched today by Attorney-General and Minister for Emergency Management Nicola Roxon and Federal Member for Latrobe Laura Smyth. “Big storms can be frightening for kids but learning what to do when a natural disaster strikes will be…