Australians reported a record-breaking $37 million lost to Scamwatch last year for dating and romance scams. Total losses are expected to be much higher and scammers are now using dating apps to lure victims into investment scams. This new technique, called romance baiting, involves scammers meeting people on dating apps and then moving the conversation…
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Support for ACT Container Scheme at All Time High
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The release of the ACT Container Deposit Scheme Annual Statutory Report for 2019-20 has shown support among Canberrans is at an all-time high with strong and growing participation. “The report shows that since the ACT Container Deposit Scheme commenced on 30 June 2018, over 148.1 million containers have been redeemed,” Minister for Transport and City…
Golden Tag Fishing Competition Hits $100K Milestone
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Regional Victoria is experiencing a fishing tourism boom, with the Golden Tag competition racking up a huge $100,000 in prizemoney paid to winners since being expanded and relaunched. Minister for Fishing and Boating Melissa Horne said the competition is having big benefits on the tourism industry, with fishers travelling across the state to chase up…
Australian Cricketing Legends Honoured with 25th Australia Post Legends Awards
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Six of Australia’s greatest cricket stars are being honoured in the 25th annual Australia Post Legends Awards, celebrating their significant contribution to the world of sport and the wider community. The 2021 Legends – Allan Border AO, Adam Gilchrist AM, Jason Gillespie, Dennis Lillee AM MBE, Ellyse Perry and Ricky Ponting AO – will each…
A Taste of Ireland Touring Australia in 2021
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A Taste of Ireland: The Irish Music & Dance Sensation will have you laughing, crying and jigging into the night with a show that has entertained thousands. A Taste of Ireland brings all new sets, costumes, tunes and effects to over 90 cities and towns across Australia in 2021. An all-singing, all-dancing extravaganza, this energetic,…
Higher Ground Productions Announces Upcoming Projects
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Higher Ground Productions, President Barack Obama and Michelle Obama’s production company in partnership with Netflix, have announced a new slate of upcoming projects. The content encompasses a range of fiction, non-fiction and kids & family across both series and feature films. This announcement builds on their existing slate of projects which includes Academy Award winning…
An Ad About The Movie Boards By The Movie Boards
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Time for an Ad to Advertise The Movie Boards. We have Instagram Accounts one for our Puppet Duck Gerald and his Friends and one for our Movie Reviews We also put our articles on Tumblr We also run ads. We would like to run your ads. If you want to advertise on The Movie Boards…
Screenrights’ 2021 Cultural Fund is open for Applications
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Screenrights’ 2021 Cultural Fund is open for applications, with this year’s focus revealed as New Teams. “Ours is an industry that thrives on collaboration, and we’re all finding new ways of working together in the time of COVID. The 2021 Cultural Fund focus aims to support projects that bring together new teams: collaborations between people…
NFSA Restores The Corrick Collection
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The National Film and Sound Archive of Australia (NFSA) has digitally restored The Corrick Collection, containing 135 of the world’s earliest films, which formed part of the Corrick Family Entertainers variety act over 100 years ago. A selection of these priceless films will have a world premiere at Ten Days on the Island from 5-21…
Tarantino Signs two-book deal with Weidenfeld & Nicolson
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Academy Award-winning filmmaker Quentin Tarantino has signed a two-book deal with Weidenfeld & Nicolson, an imprint of Orion Publishing Group, which will be published in Australia by Hachette Australia. Tarantino’s first work of fiction, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, will be published in July 2021. The novel is based on his Oscar-winning film, which…