Victoria will host the opening match and opening ceremony of Australia’s biggest ever international football event, the AFC Asian Cup, when Australia take on a former Asian cup winner, Kuwait, on 9 January 2015. Minister for Sport and Recreation Damian Drum explained that ten of the sixteen teams competing in the AFC Asian Cup will…
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Greens Present Anti-Cull Petition to Senate
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Australian Greens Senator Rachel Siewert has today presented the Senate with a petition containing over 88,000 signatures of people opposing Colin Barnett’s cruel shark cull. “It is clear that there is huge opposition to the cruel Western Australian shark cull,” Senator Rachel Siewert, Australian Greens marine spokesperson said today. “The fact that 88,160 people from…
Mixed Results for The Gliders at the Lakeshore Cup
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The Australian Women’s National Wheelchair Basketball team the Gliders have begun the 2014 Lakeshore Cup by splitting their opening two games of the tournament, going down to the USA before rebounding to defeat Japan on Wednesday. The Lakeshore Cup will see the Gliders face Japan and the USA three times each, playing a total of…
New HIV medicine to receive PBS listing on April 1st
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A new HIV medicine, Tivicay will receive a PBS listing on April 1st on the eve of the 30 year anniversary of the announcement that researchers had identified the virus responsible for the AIDS epidemic. “In April 1984, it was first announced that researchers had identified the virus responsible for AIDS – thus marking the…
Cheaper Public transport for Melbourne from 1 January 2015
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Premier of Victoria Denis Napthine has recently announced reforms to Melbourne’s public transport system announcing that Tram travel in Melbourne’s CBD and Docklands will be free and Zone 1 fares will apply across the entire metropolitan network. “For a full-fare commuter who currently buys a Zone 1 + 2 daily fare there will be a…
$1.44 Mill funding announced to fight human trafficking and slavery
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Minister for Justice Michael Keenan has today announced $1.44 million in funding for organisations that work to detect and prevent human trafficking and slavery. “This funding will be used for detection activities, direct support for individual victims of trafficking and slavery, and cutting-edge awareness programs to push our community to expose suspected exploitation,” Mr Keenan…
Greens introduce bill to end WA Shark Cull
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The Australian Greens have today announced they will introduce a private members bill in the Senate to end WA’s shark cull. “Our Bill ends the exemption to the EPBC Act that has allowed Colin Barnett’s cruel cull to go ahead. It will also prevent the Federal Environment Minister from granting any future exemptions to the…
Is Teeth Lightening Protected
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An individual’s grin is said to be one of the more interesting benefits, and the clarifies why most people – in spite of sex, desires to possess a excellent set of pearly white teeth. There are present many different techniques for obtaining whiter teeth. The phrase ‘teeth whitening’ then again, is a really subjective phrase.…
Victorian Government welcomes Australian release of I, Frankenstein
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The Victorian Government welcomes the recent Australia-wide release of the new, Melbourne-made movie, I, Frankenstein which has grossed more than $71 million world-wide. “Securing the pre-production, filming and post-production for Melbourne saw more than $35.5 million spent in Victoria,” Minister for Innovation Louise Asher commented. “I, Frankenstein employed 1,176 Victorians, including more than 400 extras.…
Who’s winning the fast food wars?
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Ok here is something to think about the next time you’re about to go to go through your favourite drive-through. According to recent research released by Roy Morgan last year, more than half the population (just over 55%) of Australians visited at least one fast food restaurant in an average four-week period, for either takeaway…