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…
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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…
Delta Goodrem to Perform at 2016 Logie Awards
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TV Week is excited to announce that music sensation Delta Goodrem will perform her new single, “Dear Life”, at the 58th TV Week Logie Awards in Melbourne on May 8, the first exclusive television performance of this song. “Dear Life” will be released on May 6. It was co-written with Sydney songwriters DNA, who helped…
MTV Renews The Shannara Chronicles for Second Season
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MTV has announced that it has renewed “The Shannara Chronicles,” its adaptation of the international best-selling fantasy novels by Terry Brooks, for a second season. “This dream team delivered a beautiful, ground breaking show with compelling stories and character journeys which brought in new viewers. I can’t wait to see what season 2 brings,” said…
David Hockney exhibition coming to National Gallery of Victoria
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Minister for Creative Industries Martin Foley today announced the next exhibition in the National Gallery of Victoria’s summer series, an innovative survey of the work of iconic British artist David Hockney. Opening on 11 November, the exhibition will be curated by the NGV in collaboration with David Hockney. It will feature more than 700 works…
Hundreds of Kids to Benefit from Victorian Medicinal Cannabis Access scheme
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Last week, Victoria became the first state in Australia to legalise access to medicinal cannabis for those in exceptional circumstances. Hundreds of kids with severe epilepsy will have access to medicinal cannabis as early as next year, with new fast-tracked funding to support the roll-out of the Victorian Medicinal Cannabis Access scheme. Victorian Premier Daniel…