Month: January 2018

Start 2018 on a high note!

Start 2018 on a high note!

Posted by | Jan 27, 2018 | , |

People who love to sing are being urged to start 2018 on a high note by joining one of the state’s premier choirs, the Queensland Choir, for a year of spectacular concerts. The Queensland Choir’s chorus master Kevin Power says this year’s concert program ranges from Baroque Brilliance on April 27, with the thrilling sound of trumpets, drums and orchestra accompanying festive choral music in St Stephen’s Cathedral, to a Choral Spectacular in Brisbane City Hall on June 3 and the ever-popular Sunday Serenades in bayside Wynnum and Sandgate in August. “We will also perform one of Handel’s greatest...

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Back to school costs hit hard

Back to school costs hit hard

Posted by | Jan 27, 2018 | |

Disadvantaged Australian families are struggling to meet the costs of their children’s education, with school expenses for one child at primary school costing parents upwards of $2,000[1] a year, The Smith Family said today. Annette Young, The Smith Family’s acting CEO, said the start of a new school year should be an exciting time for children but for those in struggling families, it’s often a time of great stress. “Even if parents are spending conservatively, by the time they’ve purchased the school uniforms, the schoolbag, the shoes, the books, the stationery – and increasingly, the laptop or tablet –...

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Australia’s most important voice – Gurrumul

Australia’s most important voice – Gurrumul

Posted by | Jan 27, 2018 | , , |

Madman Entertainment has today released the first trailer for the highly anticipated documentary GURRUMUL, a celebration of the iconic Australian artist Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu. Celebrated by audiences at home and abroad, Indigenous artist Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu was one of the most important and acclaimed voices to ever come out of Australia. Blind from birth, he found purpose and meaning through songs and music inspired by his community and country on Elcho Island in far North East Arnhem Land. Living a traditional Yolngu life, his breakthrough album ‘Gurrumul’ brought him to a crossroads as audiences and artists around the world...

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Love conquers all – even the PM

Love conquers all – even the PM

Posted by | Jan 27, 2018 | , , |

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull and Lucy Turnbull joined Sydney-based yarn bomber – known as ‘Treble Maker’ – Eloise Murphy to reveal the rainbow crocheted Love Wheels bicycle at the National Museum of Australia in Canberra recently. The quirky and colourful bike, donated to the National Museum last year, was chained to a pole outside the Turnbulls’ Sydney home during the marriage equality postal vote campaign and featured on their social media channels as they tracked down the artist. The Turnbulls and Ms Murphy reunited with Love Wheels at a media event in the National Museum’s Main Hall today. In...

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How the Government launders drug money – Ellen Brown

How the Government launders drug money – Ellen Brown

Posted by | Jan 27, 2018 | , |

In a blatant example of “do as I say, not as I do,” the US government is profiting handsomely by accepting marijuana cash in the payment of taxes while imposing huge penalties on banks for accepting it as deposits. Onerous reporting requirements are driving small local banks to sell out to Wall Street. Congress needs to harmonize federal with state law. Thirty states and the District of Columbia currently have laws broadly legalizing marijuana in some form. The herb has been shown to have significant therapeutic value for a wide range of medical conditions, including cancer, Alzheimer’s disease, multiple...

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