ABC TV has announced that that it has greenlit the eagerly-anticipated third series of the hugely popular and award-winning Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries. Gold Logie nominated actress Essie Davis returns in the lead role of our stunning and thoroughly modern lady sleuth of the 1920′s. Filming is scheduled to begin in Melbourne in mid-October. “The…
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Z Special Unit Soldiers Laid to Rest
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Lance Corporal Spencer Walklate and Private Ronald Eagleton, The final two Z Special Unit soldiers killed on Kairiru Island during World War II have been laid to rest at the Port Moresby (Bomana) War Cemetery in Papua New Guinea. The soldiers were buried with military honours in the presence of their families. Also attending was…
Nearly $90mill lost to scams in 2013
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The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission’s Targeting Scams Report 2013 reveals that over 90,000 Australians reported scams to the ACCC last year, with $89,136,975 million reported lost, this figure was down on the $93 million that was lost in 2012. With the start of National Fraud Week the Australasian Consumer Fraud Taskforce, led by the…
Doctor Who World Tour
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Ahead of the Doctor Who Series 8 that will premiere in Australia in August on ABC1 the incoming Twelfth Doctor, Peter Capaldi, will be accompanied by his onscreen companion Jenna Coleman (Clara Oswald) on the upcoming Doctor Who: The World Tour. “It’s fantastic that so many people across the world love Doctor Who. After eight…
Thai Fighter
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Director Krissanapong Rachata Starring Akarin Akaranitimaytharatt, Kom Chauncheun, Anna Chuancheun Rated MA Score 3.5/6 John, a casino waiter, is having a bad day. He has fallen innocently into a major crime, is targeted by the Thai mafia, and must evade a trained fighter and deadly assassin. In possession of a microchip with dangerous pedigree, Jack…
The Book Thief
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Director Brian Percival Starring Sophie Nélisse, Geoffrey Rush, Emily Watson & Sophie Nélisse Rated PG Score 5/6 While subjected to the horrors of World War II Germany, young Liesel finds solace by stealing books and sharing them with others. In the basement of her home, a Jewish refugee is being sheltered by her adoptive parents.…
Australian Steelers team named for Canada Cup
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Only six members of Australia’s London 2012 Paralympic gold medal winning wheelchair rugby team will line up for next week’s Canada Cup, with head coach Brad Dubberley set to trial a series of new combinations ahead of the IWRF Wheelchair Rugby World Championships in August. Head coach Durbberley explained that the team will be Captained…
Canberra historic Carousel Organ Restored
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Celebrations were held in the City today to mark the end of restoration work done on the historic Carousel Organ and its official handover to the ACT Government. Minister for Territory and Municipal Services, Shane Rattenbury, said the event marked a new stage in the already rich life of the Carousel Organ which is a…
Check out the Silver Screen Film Festival
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The Arc Cinema in Acton came alive with Beatlemania at the premiere of the Silver Screen Film Festival. “Tonight’s screening will feature a documentary titled ‘Good Ol’ Frieda’, which tells the story of Frieda Kelly, the Beatles first fan club president, as well as a stellar musical performance of ‘Beatlemania’ classics performed by Shortis…
Nearly three million tickets sold for 2014 wold cup
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With the 2014 World Cup in Brazil fast approaching FIFA has said that there has been an unprecedented number of ticket requests. Of the 11 million received to date for about 3.1 million available tickets. To date, a total of 2,961,911 tickets have been sold, including more than 2.2 million directly via FIFA.com to the…