Deputy Prime Minister, Nick Clegg recently announced that a five pence mandatory charge for single use carrier bags will be introduced from autumn 2015. Environment Minister of England Lord de Mauley explained that last year, over seven billion carrier bags were issued by supermarkets in England. Far too many ended up in landfill or scattered…
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Warner Brothers Announces New Harry Potter based film series
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Warner Brothers has recently announced a new partnership with J.K. Rowling. Kevin Tsujihara, Chief Executive Officer, Warner Brothers. Entertainment explained that at the center of the partnership is a new film series from Rowling’s world of witches and wizards, inspired by Harry Potter’s Hogwarts textbook “Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them” and the adventures…
Coe Claims Proposed Bus Changes Will Undermine ACT Government’s Light Rail Strategy
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Shadow Minister for Transport Alistair Coe claims the proposed changes to the bus network, in particular Gungahlin bus services, undermine the ACT Government’s light rail strategy. “Rather than treating Gungahlin Town Centre as a hub, which would be required for light rail, ACTION will now run continuous services to the City, Barton and Russell from…
99th Anniversary of the Loss of HMAS AE1
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September 14, 2013 marks the 99th Anniversary of the Loss of HMAS AE1, Australia’s first submarine, commissioned into the Royal Australian Navy in 1914 and tragically lost at sea with all hands off East New Britain. “The loss of AE1 is one of Australia’s greatest maritime mysteries. It is vital we remember the sacrifice AE1…
The Stoptober Challenge
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Stoptober the mass 28-day stop smoking challenge which was launched by Public Health England is back again this year after seeing 160,000 people successfully complete the challenge in 2012. There is something to be gained by completing this challenge, someone who quits smoking for Stoptober, and doesn’t smoke again, could gain an extra 7 days…
DIAC Australian Citizenship Day Campaign
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The Department of Immigration and Citizenship has launched a social media campaign to Coincide with Australian Citizenship Day on September 17, encouraging Australians to post a video on Instagram explaining how they affirm their loyalty to Australia. A department spokesman said entrants are being urged to come up with a creative way of affirming their…
Australia Post Releases Australasian Antarctic Expedition Stamp Release
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Australia Post has just released the third stamp issue in a four-year series commemorating the centenary of the Australasian Antarctic Expedition (AAE) of 1911-14. Australia Post Philatelic Manager, Michael Zsolt explained that the AAE left Hobart in December 1911 under the command of Douglas Mawson and returned to Adelaide in February 1914. Mawson was knighted…
White House Down
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Director Roland Emmerich Staring Channing Tatum, Jamie Foxx, Maggie Gyllenhaal Rated M Score 3/6 While on a tour of the White House with his young daughter, a Capitol policeman springs into action to save his child and protect the president from a heavily armed group of paramilitary invaders. This is the second white house being…
Rock Reef to protect Macquarie perch at Cotter Dam
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Minister for the Environment and Sustainable Development, Simon Corbell recently announced that Australia’s first fresh water rock reef at Cotter Dam will soon be submerged, a structure spanning seven kilometers will provide new habitat for the endangered Macquarie perch. “The rock reef is a significant example of the environmental responsibility ACTEW Water has embraced in…
Astérix et Obélix: Au service de Sa Majesté
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Director Laurent Tirard Staring Gérard Depardieu, Dany Boon, Edouard Baer Rated PG Score 5/6 Asterix crosses the channel to help second-cousin Anticlimax face down Julius Caesar and invading Romans. Believe it or not I actually have vague memories of being taken to see the original animated version when I was younger. One of the main…