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95,000 books delivered to support Indigenous literacy

More than 95,000 children’s books have been delivered into the hands of thousands of Indigenous children in more than 300 remote communities through Australia Post’s partnership with the Indigenous Literacy Foundation. The partnership between the two organisations was established earlier this year with a goal of helping children in remote Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island…

Jamie Foxx & Datari Turner Sign Sony Development Deal

Academy Award winner Jamie Foxx and his producing partner, Datari Turner, have signed an overall deal with Sony Pictures Entertainment to develop and produce feature films. The first project in development that Foxx and Turner are producing for the studio under their new deal is an untitled action thriller written by Juel Taylor and Tony…

Netflix Announces Ayrton Senna Drama

Netflix have announced the production of the first fictional drama about the idol Ayrton Senna da Silva (1960-1994). The project will give fans the chance to cross the finish line not with Senna, but with Beco or Becão, the driver’s affectionate nicknames among friends and family. More than just remembering remarkable moments in his career,…

Invasion Planet Earth Available for Digital Download in Australia and New Zealand

Invasion Planet Earth is the sci-fi movie that 2020 deserves now arriving in Australia and New Zealand on iTunes and other digital platforms including Google Play. A passion project led by UK writer, director and editor Simon Cox, Invasion Planet Earth is an entertainingly cult cinema experience inspired by 1970’s science fiction classics including Star…

Respect Nurses and Midwives

The ACT Government has launched a new campaign to increase community awareness and understanding about acceptable behaviour towards nurses and midwives working in Canberra’s health system. Minister for Health Rachel Stephen-Smith said the Be kind and respectful to our nurses and midwives campaign calls out violence and aggressive behaviour and aims to increase understanding of…

Canberra Spring Mowing Program is Underway

With spring finally here Canberrans will start to notice our city maintenance crews out and about with the beginning of the annual mowing program which helps maintain the look and safety of the city. “Throughout the mowing program, suburbs will be mown every four weeks and arterial road areas mown every five weeks,” Minister for…

The Capitol and RMIT present In Fabric Online Event

The Capitol and RMIT University present an exclusive online event for fashion victims, film fetishists and anyone with a haunting affection for department stores. The triple bill includes an online screening of Peter Strickland’s seductive, consumerist satire, In Fabric (2018), followed by a live conversation between the director and film critic Alexandra Heller-Nicholas on Saturday…