Minister for Territory and Municipal Services, Shane Rattenbury welcomed the news of a Brush-tailed Rock-wallaby sighting in the Grampians National Park in Victoria, following the suppression of a fire in the area in late-February 2013. “On Tuesday 19 February 2013, staff from ACT Parks and Conservation Service combined forces with the NSW National Parks and…
Applying for Tax File Number easier with Australia Post
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Australia Post has entered into a partnership with the Australian Taxation Office which makes it easier for Australians to apply for tax file numbers. Australia Post General Manager Financial, Identity & Commercial Services, Andrew Maitland, said the new service would make it simpler for more than 700,000 people who apply for a Tax File Number…
Green Street 2: Stand Your Ground
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Director Jesse V. Johnson Staring Ross McCall, Suzanne May, Vernon Wells, Graham McTavish & Marina Sirtis Rated MA Score 0.5/6 Following the deadly climax of “Green Street Hooligans,” several members of the West Ham firm and numerous members of Millwall end up in jail. The GSE quickly discover the brutality of life on the inside,…
Green Street Hooligans
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Director Lexi Alexander Staring Elijah Wood, Charlie Hunnam, Claire Forlani Rated MA Score 5/6 Okay, considering a sequel for Green Street Hooligans actually exists these are the natural choice for a movie marathon double. My advice, avoid the sequel at all costs. Green Street Hooligans is a different example of a British gangster flick. However,…
The Keeper
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Director Keoni Waxman Staring Steven Seagal, Liezl Carstens, Arron Shiver Rated MA Score 3/6 Roland Sallinger is an LA cop who after nearly being killed by his greedy partner, and eventually being forced to retire for medical reasons, flees to San Antonio, Texas, after being asked to work as a bodyguard for the daughter of…
Australia Post raising funds for International Women’s Day in March
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Throughout the month of March, selected Australia Post outlets will help raise funds for UN Women Australia through the sale of International Women’s Day ribbons, key rings and pens and 100 per cent of funds going directly to UN Women Australia. “Australia Post has a proud history of supporting International Women’s Day. The day itself…
The Last Stand
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Director Jee-woon Kim Staring Arnold Schwarzenegger, Forest Whitaker, Johnny Knoxville Rated MA Score 2.5/6 The leader of a drug cartel busts out of a courthouse and speeds to the Mexican border, where the only thing in his path is a sheriff and his inexperienced staff. Arnold is back in his first feature film role since…
Telstra to review silent line fees
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The Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy, Senator Stephen Conroy, and Minister for the Status of Women, Julie Collins has welcomed the move by Telstra to waive its silent line fees for victims of domestic and family violence. Senator Conroy explained that the issue of fees for silent or unlisted numbers was considered…
I hope they serve beer in hell
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Director Bob Gosse Staring Matt Czuchry, Geoff Stults, Jesse Bradford Rated MA Score 3.5/6 A guy tries to patch things up with his soon-to-be-married pal after botching things up at his bachelor party. To all of the women out there, if your man comes home from the friendly neighbourhood DVD store with I hope they…
$1 Million announced to reduce blindness in Laos
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Foreign Minister Bob Carr recently announced a new $1 million avoidable blindness initiative in Laos during his visit to the Vientiane Ophthalmology Centre. Senator Carr explained that Australian support will include the delivery of primary eye care, training for nurses, eye doctors and ophthalmologists, as well as provision of equipment for testing. Senator Carr pointed…
The Sweeny
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Director Nick Love Starring Damian Lewis, Hayley Atwell, Ray Winstone Rated MA Score 6/6 Armed and dangerous, the Flying Squad (rhyming slang Sweeney Todd) have their own unique way of operating, however, they always get the results. With a bank heist in progress and his old enemy making a re-appearance on the London crime scene,…
Uluru wins tourism top prize
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The Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park has taken out the top prize at the Qantas Australian Tourism Awards, as Australia’s best major tourist attraction. Environment Minister Tony Burke today congratulated the park’s traditional owners, board and staff on their win. “I know I’m not alone in my passion for Uluru. More than 250,000 people visit the…
Time After Time
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Director Nicholas Meyer Starring Malcolm McDowell, Mary Steenburgen, David Warner Rated M Score 6/6 H.G. Wells pursues Jack the Ripper to the 20th Century when the serial murderer uses the future writer’s time machine to escape his time-period. Ok, for the record this one was suggested by the guy at the friendly neighbourhood DVD store.…
Antibody
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Director Christian McIntire Staring Lance Henriksen, Robin Givens, William Zabka Rated M Score -1/6 After a terrorist with an implanted nuclear detonator gets shot, a team of scientists must defuse the bomb by miniaturizing themselves and going into his bloodstream. His organism’s antibodies start to mass against them. To NBCUniversal and the Executives in Charge…
Wing Commander
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Director Chris Roberts Staring Freddie Prinze Jr., Matthew Lillard, Saffron Burrows Rated PG Score 2.5/6 Blair, a fighter pilot, joins an interstellar war to fight the evil Kilrathi who are trying to destroy the universe. Wing Commander is not a magnificent movie. At best, an average movie falls under the cloud of being adapted from…
Death Race: Inferno
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Director Roel Reiné Staring Luke Goss, Tanit Phoenix, Danny Trejo Rated MA Score 2/6 Convicted cop-killer Carl Lucas, aka Frankenstein, is a superstar driver in the brutal prison yard demolition derby known as Death Race. Only one victory away from winning freedom for himself and his pit crew. You would be forgiven if you had…
Dark Tide
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Director John Stockwell Staring Halle Berry, Olivier Martinez, Ralph Brown Rated M Score 1.5/6 A professional diver tutor returns to deep waters after 9 years, following an almost fatal encounter with a great white shark. The nightmare from the deep is still lurking – more carnivorous and hungry than ever. Initially I thought that Dark…
Holden signs 3-year NRL sponsorship deal
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Holden has recently signed a 3-year sponsorship deal with the National Rugby League. The multi-million dollar deal marks the first time in 15 years Holden has sponsored a football code. The deal grants them the naming rights to:- The Holden State of Origin Series between New South Wales and Queensland The Holden Cup (NRL National…