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Tourism Australia’s ‘Best Jobs in the World’ winners announced

The winners have been announced and awarded with Tourism Australia’s ‘Best Jobs in the World’. 330,000 people from 196 countries around the world expressed interest in Tourism Australia’s six dream jobs and a seventh job was awarded by Virgin Australia. The winners are expected commence their jobs between August and December 2013. “I’d like to…

ACT Emergency Services phone number a fax number?

Shadow Emergency Services Minister, Brendan Smyth, has revealed that the Emergency Services Agency telephone number in the White Pages phone directory goes to a fax machine. “Yesterday’s Estimates hearing identified Government delays in upgrading the ACT’s communications and mobile data systems as a problem. Today’s revelation confirms the Government can’t even get the basics right,”…

Now enroll to vote online

According to current figure there are 1.4 million eligible Australians, or close to 10 per cent, still missing from the electoral roll. In effort to get more people enrolled to vote Special Minister of State Mark Dreyfus has launched online enrollment. “The biggest challenge is our newest and youngest voters, with only one in two…

2013 Prime Minister’s Literary Awards Shortlists

Prime Minister Julia Gillard and Arts Minister Tony Burke today announced the 2013 Prime Minister’s Literary Awards shortlists. “From children’s books that excel in the art of storytelling, through to revealing works of non-fiction and history, the 2013 shortlists represent the breadth and depth of the Australian story, and imagination.” Arts Minister Tony Burke commented.…

Flash Gordon

Director Mike Hodges Staring Sam J. Jones, Melody Anderson, Max von Sydow Rated PG Score 3/6 A football player and his friends travel to the planet Mongo and find themselves fighting the tyranny of Ming the Merciless to save Earth. I was familiar to the soundtrack to Flash Gordon before I even watched the movie,…

Air Force Two

Director Brian Trenchard-Smith Staring Mariel Hemingway, David Keith, David Millbern Rated M Score 0/6 When the Vice President’s plane goes down near a remote Pacific island, he is kidnapped by rebel forces and held for ransom. It is up to his female Secret Service agent and a press secretary to infiltrate the camp and save…

DIAC warns of SMS visa scam

The Department of Immigration and Citizenship has recently issued a warning to temporary working holiday visa holders to be aware of scam text messages which appear to be from the department, seeking final payments for their visa application. “The department has received information from a number of clients who have been sent these text messages,…

The Great Gatsby

Director Baz Luhrman Staring Leonardo DiCaprio, Carey Mulligan, Tobey Maguire & Joel Edgerton Rated M Score 6/6 Nick Carraway, a Midwesterner now living on Long Island, finds himself fascinated by the mysterious past and lavish lifestyle of his neighbor, Jay Gatsby. He is drawn into Gatsby’s circle, becoming a witness to obsession and tragedy. I…

Fast & Furious 6

Director Justin Lin Staring Vin Diesel, Paul Walker & Dwayne Johnson Rated M Score 3.5/6 Hobbs has Dom and Brian reassemble their crew in order to take down a mastermind who commands an organization of mercenary drivers across 12 countries. Payment? Full pardons for them all. Okay, the sixth film of the franchise is finally…