ACT Attorney General Simon Corbell recently announced that early next year that there will be a trial where twenty-five taxis will be allowed to operate independently without any affiliations to the two Canberra taxi networks. “A number of taxi operators made submissions to the review stating that taxi networks charged excessive fees but provided limited…
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Mission Impossible : Ghost Protocol
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Director Brad Bird Staring Tom Cruise, Jeremy Renner, Simon Pegg and Paula Patton Rated M Score 6/6 The IMF is shut down when it is implicated in the bombing of the Kremlin, causing Ethan Hunt and his new team to go rogue to clear their organization’s name. It is clear to see that with Ghost…
The Last Drop
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Director Colin Teague Staring Billy Zane, Michael Madsen & Laurence Fox Rated M score 3/6 In the midst of the largest airborne invasion in history Operation Market Garden., one small unit of men, codename “Matchbox” has its own agenda. When Matchbox are shot down short of their landing zone, the odds of their success seem…
Be Sure to Post Your Christmas List Before December 16 !!!!
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It is that time of year again when everybody writes his or her Christmas letter to Santa with what they hope to see under their Christmas tree on Christmas morning. “Our posties have spoken to Santa, Mrs Claus, the elves and reindeer to work out the best way of delivering Santa’s mail to his secret…
Australia fifth in annual global Vacation Deprivation® survey from Expedia®
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I know it seems strange but full time workers in Australia are stockpiling their holidays. I will say it again Australian full time workers are stockpiling their holidays. According to a report released by Tourism Australia as of December of 2008, Australian workers had amassed 123 million days of leave, which equates to $33.3 billion…
Black Thunder
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Directed by Rick Jacobson Staring Michael Dudikoff, Marcus Aurelius, Catherine Bell and Michael Cavanaugh Rated M Staring 2/6 When the top-secret prototype of the Nova Stealth fighter has been stolen, the Pentagon launches big alarm; the plane should not come into hostile hands. There is only one man who can get back the plane; the…
New Low-Cost Airline to enter Australian Market Next Year
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The Federal Minister for Tourism Martin Ferguson recently announced that a new low-cost carrier, Scoot Airlines that will be entering the Australian market with services between Singapore and Sydney commencing in mid-2012. Scoot Airlines was founded in November and is a subsidiary of Singapore Airlines, this is Singapore Airlines’ third subsidiary airline the others being…
ACT Libraries collecting food for charity
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ACT Chief Minister and Minister for Territory and Municipal Services, Katy Gallagher recently announced that in the lead up to Christmas ACT Libraries would be accepting food in lieu of library fines. “The concept is quite simple – basically one tin or packet of non-perishable food equals $2 worth of fines. So if you donate…
The Revenant
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Director Kerry Prior Staring Chris Wylde, David Anders, Louise Griffiths & Jacy King Rated MA score 6/6 The night after his funeral, Bart, a soldier killed in Iraq gets up out of his grave and seeks out his best friend Joey. At dawn Bart’s body falls to the floor, only to reawaken the following dusk.…
Cyclops
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Directed by Declan O’Brien Staring Eric Roberts, Kevin Stapleton, Frida Farrell, Craig Archibald Rated Score 0/6 The corrupt Emperor Tiberius forces his bravest general, Marcus, to subdue the monstrous Cyclops that has been decimating the countryside. Once the Cyclops is brought to the dungeons, Marcus is forced to fight in the gladiatorial games. Eventually, he…