According to a recent article released by the Australian Bureau of statistics (ABS) Australian Social Trends, if Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people had the same levels of education as non-Indigenous people, the gap in labour force participation would decrease by half. “While health and remoteness have some effect, we found that for Aboriginal or…
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Lucy
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Director Luc Besson Starring Scarlett Johansson, Morgan Freeman, Min-sik Choi Rated MA Score 5/6 A woman, accidentally caught in a dark deal, turns the tables on her captors and transforms into a merciless warrior evolved beyond human logic. The last science fiction movie that I remember that Luc Besson was involved in was the District…
Around the Block
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Director Sarah Spillane Starring Christina Ricci, Matt Nable, Daniel Henshall & Hunter Page-Lochard Rated M Score 4.5/6 An Aboriginal boy becomes torn between his unexpected love of acting and the disintegration of his family. Meanwhile his high school drama teacher must practice what she teaches if she is to succeed in her personal and professional…
Southern Lights Stamp Release
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A new Australia post stamp release celebrating the Southern Lights, the spectacular atmospheric phenomenon that create rainbow like light displays in the southern Tasmanian skyline at night has been released. Australia Post Philatelic Manager, Michael Zsolt said the stamp designs included colourful photographs that capture the unique and naturally occurring auroras taken in Tasmania. “The…
Ten Sports and Seven Network secure 2018 Commonwealth Games Broadcasting Rights
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Ten sports has recently secured the broadcast rights for the Indian sub-continent for the next Commonwealth Games which will be held on Australia’s Gold Coast in 2018. The Ten sports deal encompasses free-to-air and payTV subscription television rights, new media (incorporating Internet and mobile) and radio. The Seven Network has also signed a deal that…
The Expendables 3
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Director Patrick Hughes Starring Sylvester Stallone, Jason Statham, Jet Li, Dolph Lundgren, Terry Crews Rated M Score 2/6 Barney augments his team with new blood for a personal battle: to take down Conrad Stonebanks, the Expendables co-founder and notorious arms trader who is hell bent on wiping out Barney and every single one of his…
All is lost
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Director J.C Chandor Starring Robert Redford Rated M Score 5/6 After a collision with a shipping container at sea, a resourceful sailor finds himself, despite all efforts to the contrary, staring his mortality in the face. I was not overly familiar with Director J.C Chandor’s work All is lost is the second movie that he…
Record Number of Nominations for ACT Book of the Year Award
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ACT Minister for the Arts Joy Burch recently announced that a record number of nominations has been received for the ACT Book of the Year award. Ms Burch explained that there was a total of 48 nominations across fiction, non-fiction and poetry were received for books published in the 2013 calendar year, up from 28…
Libs call on ACT government to do more about affordable housing
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In the wake of National Missing Persons week ACT Shadow Minister for Housing Nicole Lawder is calling on the ACT Labor government needs to work to increase housing affordability in Canberra. “There is no doubt that homelessness is an issue in Canberra and I implore the government to focus on improving housing options for vulnerable…
Guardians of the Galaxy
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Director James Gunn Starring Chris Pratt, Vin Diesel, Bradley Cooper, Zoe Saldana and Dave Bautista Rated M Score 3.5/6 Light years from Earth, 26 years after being abducted, Peter Quill finds himself the prime target of a manhunt after discovering an orb wanted by Ronan the Accuser. I’m not overly familiar with Writer/Director James Gunn’s…