Today ACT Attorney-General Simon Corbel has introduced new laws into the Legislative Assembly that will ensure that people acquitted of serious offences in cases where a trial has found to be tainted or fresh and compelling evidence has been found will be able to be retried. “The Supreme Court Amendment Bill 2016 provides a range…
Applications for ACT Multicultural Participation Grants Program Open
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Yvette Berry Minister for Multicultural and Youth Affairs is encouraging local community groups involved in promoting and nurturing cultural diversity across Canberra to apply for a share in the ACT Government’s $260,000 Participation (Multicultural) Grants Program. Minister Berry explained that the main aim of the grant program is to enhance the community through the provision…
Court Battle Surrounding Documentary The Opposition
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In a David-and-Goliath battle over a slice of Papua New Guinea paradise, Joe Moses, leader of the Paga Hill Settlement, struggles to save his 3,000 people before they are evicted. Battling it out in the courts, Joe may find his community replaced with a five star hotel and marina. The Opposition is an investigative documentary…
Pitt to Morrison: Don’t Short Change Queensland
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Queensland’s Treasurer Curtis Pitt says Queenslanders will have their chance at the coming federal election to pass judgement on any attempt to short-change the state on infrastructure spending in tomorrow night’s Federal Budget. “If NSW and Victoria receive the lion’s share of a suggested $5 billion for public transport infrastructure in the Federal Budget, then…
Budget 2016: Retaining Super Breaks for Women and Low Income Earners
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Industry Super Australia strongly welcomes reports today in the Australian Financial Review that the Budget will re-target high end super tax concessions to preserve savings incentives for women and other lower income earners. Robbie Campo, Deputy Chief Executive of Industry Super Australia, says if the reports prove correct then it will be a major win…
Women’s Health Victoria Celebrates Safe Access Zones
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Women’s Health Victoria is celebrating the commencement of safe access zones in Victoria today. We congratulate the Victorian Government on introducing this important and long awaited reform and thank all the parliamentarians involved in the passing of this legislation. Rita Butera, Executive Director of Women’s Health Victoria explained that the legislation creates safe access zones…
Captain America: Civil War
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Director Anthony Russo & Joe Russo Staring Chris Evans, Robert Downey Jr., Scarlett Johansson Rated M Score 5/6 Political interference in the Avengers’ activities causes a rift between former allies Captain America and Iron Man. As you should all know by now is that I’m not the biggest comic book fan (so I am in…
Watership Down reinterpreted into a four-part animated mini-series
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Beloved novel Watership Down will continue its adventure as today BBC One and Netflix announce the classic tale will be reinterpreted into a four-part animated mini-series set to air in 2017. The series will premiere on BBC One in the UK; and worldwide, outside of the UK, on Netflix. Set in the idyllic rural landscape…
Turner Launching Movie Streaming Service FilmStruck
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Turner Classic Movies (TCM) and the Criterion Collection will be collaborating to develop Turner’s first domestic direct-to-consumer streaming product, launching in the fall of 2016. Peter Becker, president of the Criterion Collection explained that this brand new subscription video on-demand service for film aficionados, developed and managed by Turner Classic Movies (TCM) in collaboration with…
Backtrack gets Limited Cinematic Release
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New Australian psychological thriller, Backtrack Adrien Brody and Sam Neil will screen exclusively for one week across select Palace Cinemas from 16-22 June. The strictly limited one-week cinema release will be followed by digital and disc releases on August 3. Producer Jamie Hilton explained that Backtrack is a spine-chilling psychological thriller that follows psychologist Peter…
Bottled Water on the Rise
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According to research released by Roy Morgan in 2015, some 5.3 million people (or 27.1% of Aussies 14+) drank bottled water in any given seven days — an increase on 2014, when 4.9 million Australians drank it in the same period. The most popular brand by far is Mount Franklin, consumed by nearly 40% of…
St Kilda Film Festival Program Announced
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The St Kilda Film Festival has revealed its exciting ten-day calendar for the 2016 event; running from Thursday 19 to Saturday 28 May 2016. Proudly produced by the City of Port Phillip, the Festival will kick off with Opening Night on Thursday 19 May, where the Palais Theatre will welcome 3,000 industry guests and film-lovers…
Jimmy Barnes to perform at the 58th TV Week Logie Awards
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TV Week has announced that Jimmy Barnes, one of the most popular and best-selling Australian musical artists of all time, will be performing at the 58th TV Week Logie Awards in Melbourne on May 8th. It should be noted that 2016 marks the 25th anniversary of the release of Soul Deep, his platinum-selling album of…
Eddie the Eagle
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Director Dexter Fletcher Staring Taron Egerton & Hugh Jackman Rated PG Score 5/6 The story of Eddie Edwards, the notoriously tenacious British underdog ski jumper who charmed the world at the 1988 Winter Olympics. The rule of thumb that we are going to have to use for these sort of bio-pics is that if the…
WA SRO has digitized 3,600 Great War wills
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To mark Anzac Day 2016, the State Records Office of Western Australian (SRO) has digitised and placed online the recently discovered last Will and Testament of famed Anzac John Simpson Kirkpatrick. Culture and the Arts Minister John Day said Simpson’s Will was among more than 3,600 wills of Western Australian Great War military personnel recently…
Eye in the sky
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Director Gavin Hood Staring Helen Mirren, Aaron Paul, Alan Rickman Rated M Score 6/6 Col. Katherine Powell, a military officer in command of an operation to capture terrorists in Kenya, sees her mission escalate when a girl enters the kill zone triggering an international dispute over the implications of modern warfare. When asked at a…
He Never Died
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Director Jason Krawczyk Starring Henry Rollins, Booboo Stewart, Kate Greenhouse Rated MA Score 4/6 He Never Died follows Jack (Henry Rollins) in his battle with cannibalism and mental sobriety. An exceptionally prolonged life has brought detachment from social interactions. The fuse is lit when Jack’s past comes back to rattle him. Jack must now walk…
International Test Cricket coming to Canberra
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Andrew Barr recently announced that Canberra will host its first ever Test match in the summer of 2018-19, ensuring Canberrans will soon enjoy even more blockbuster cricket at Manuka Oval. Mr. Barr said that the ACT Government has been working towards the goal of hosting international test cricket in Canberra for many years. It is…