The Melbourne Cup is currently on a road trip to the Middle East and Turkey, the Minister for Small Business, Innovation and Trade, Adem Somyurek announced recently that the Cup will be displayed at the Put Victoria On Your Table event in Dubai on 8 February and a business networking reception in Istanbul, Turkey, on…
Tell Tony Its Time
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Take a deep breath and cast your mind back four years to win Julia Gillard was Australia’s Prime Minister and Tony Abbott our current Prime Minister was the leader of the Opposition. Are you their yet? Good. I’m sure there are some of you out there who remember the protests by the Liberal Party in…
Fitzgibbon and Tesch take Gold in Miami
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Despite there being no racing possible on the last day of the recent SAF Sailing World Cup in Miami. Daniel Fitzgibbon and Liesl Tesch to able make it two ISAF Sailing World Cup SKUD18 victories in a row. Fitzgibbon and Tesch’s campaign in Miami started with some bad luck when they missed a race due…
NSW Greens: QLD election sends clear message
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The Queensland Greens and their strong opposition to the Liberal National Party’s asset leasing have maintained and improved their vote in the face of an historic swing to Labor, according to Greens NSW MP John Kaye. “Queensland voters, desperate to get rid of the Campbell Newman government and their $27 billion asset transfer to the…
Subway Monkey launching Kim Jong-un parody app
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I suppose that when it comes down to it, this is just a case of somebody throwing gasoline on a fire that’s already burning, or at least trying to. The controversy surrounding Seth Rogen’s latest movie The Interview may have faded away but the people at Subway Monkey have no problem in showing the North…
ALP Makes Gains, Shorten tries to Revive Australian Republic Debate
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According to a recent Roy Morgan poll support for the ALP to 56.5% (up 2%) on Australia Day weekend, well ahead of the L-NP 43.5% (down 2%) on a two-party preferred basis. If a Federal Election were held now the ALP would win easily according to this week’s Morgan Poll on voting intention conducted with…
Vic Govt welcomes 2500 new teachers
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More than 66,000 teachers and principals started back at school today with almost one million kids seeing the end of their holidays. The start of the 2015 school year has also seen 2500 ‘grads’ who are starting their new careers as qualified teachers in Victorian government schools. Premier Daniel Andrews and Minister for Education, James…
Tall Ship Young Endeavour rounds Cape Horn
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The Royal Australian Navy operated Sail Training Ship Young Endeavour recently rounded Cape Horn on Australia Day, 36 days into a 12-month circumnavigation of the world. Chief of Navy Vice Admiral Tim Barrett AO, CSC, RAN congratulated the 36 seafarers on board the square-rigged tall ship, including 12 Royal Australian Navy crew and 24 alumni…
We’ve boundless plains to share*
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It’s January 26th Australia day, well at least it is for a couple more hours while I write this. Well this afternoon I watched a clip of comedian Adam Hills at the 2003 Melbourne Comedy Festival performing the “Working Class Anthem” which for those of you who haven’t see the clip is singing the Australia…
What we do in the Shadows
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Director Jemaine Clement & Taika Waititi Staring Jemaine Clement, Taika Waititi, Jonathan Brugh Rated M Score 3/6 Follow the lives of Viago, Deacon and Vladislav – three flatmates who are just trying to get by and overcome life’s obstacles-like being immortal vampires who must feast on human blood. Hundreds of years old, the vampires are…
Beer, Beer, Beer
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Beer is good. We love beer, well at least I know I do. Beer has become a large part of Australian culture Ever since Captain Cook set sail from England in 1768 with four tons of beer aboard the HMS Endeavour. According to recent research released by Roy Morgan Last year, 37% of Australian adults…
Morgan Poll: QLD State Election to close to call
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According to a special SMS Morgan Poll on State voting intention polling 4,489 Australian electors shows the Queensland Election too close to call and the L-NP set for victory in NSW. The results showed that in Queensland that the LNP was unchanged at 50.5% while the ALP was unchanged at 49.5% and in NSW the…
John Doe: Vigilante
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Director Kelly Dolen Starring Jamie Bamber & Lachy Hulme Rated MA Score 6/6 An ordinary man fights violence the only way he knows how – by killing one criminal at a time. Hero or villain? Justice or vengeance? You decide. Wow. Wow. Wow. If you’re a fan of Australian movies track this one down, it’s…
Into the Storm
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Director Steven Quale Starring Richard Armitage, Sarah Wayne Callies, Matt Walsh Rated M Score 2.5/6 Storm trackers, thrill-seekers, and everyday townspeople document an unprecedented onslaught of tornadoes touching down in the town of Silverton. Ok, if you don’t watch this one on the largest screen possible there isn’t much of a reason for checking this…
Unbroken
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Director Angelina Jolie Starring Jack O’Connell, Takamasa Ishihara, Domhnall Gleeson Rated M Score 3.5/6 After a near-fatal plane crash in WWII, Olympian Louis Zamperini spends a harrowing 47 days in a raft with two fellow crewmen before he’s caught by the Japanese navy and sent to a prisoner-of-war camp. Ok, I got around to watching…
The Favorite Casino for Home-town Gamblers
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Here is something to consider In Monaco, citizens are forbidden from the local Monte Carlo casino. According to recent research released by Roy Morgan 1.4 million Australian adults (7.8%) gambled on poker machines or table games at a casino—whether locally, out of town, or overseas—within the last 12 months. “After 2013’s stoush in Sydney, Echo…
Who is eating their vegetables?
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According to the latest findings from Roy Morgan Research, only 2% of the population eat two serves of fruit and five serves of vegetables each day this being the minimum daily fruit-and-veg intake recommended by the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC). “The NMHRC’s message that we should all be eating at least five…
ABC launches Vote Compass for Queensland 2015
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The ABC has again launched Vote Compass for the 2015 Queensland election. Vote Compass is a unique and interactive online application which enables voters to explore policy issues and get an automatic assessment of how their views line up with the policies of the major political parties. “The great benefit of Vote Compass is that…