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TV Review: Generation Kill

Generation KillRATING:  MADISTRIBUTOR: ABC2RELEASE DATE: Mondays, 9:30 PM It’s easy to assume when you look at a group of military personnel that just because their uniforms look the same they must think the same way on a whole range of topics. Otherwise why join up in the first place? But the Emmy Award-winning series Generation Kill reveals there… Continue reading TV Review: Generation Kill

TV Review: Hyperdrive

Hyperdrive RATING:  PG DISTRIBUTOR: ABC2 RELEASE DATE: Tuesdays, 11:05 PM There are generally two visions a science fiction program will present for the future: gleaming consoles or garbage in the street. Star Trek is the perfect example of the utopian future; Bladerunner its dystopian counterpart. Hyperdrive is a comedy that mixes the two, suggesting we will arrive in… Continue reading TV Review: Hyperdrive

Meet Simon McKeon – Australian of the Year for 2011

It’s a title often awarded to those in sport, the arts, medicine or academia – people like Steve Waugh, Lee Kernagan, Pat McGorry and Tim Flannery. But this year’s Australian of the Year Award was bestowed on an investment banker – albeit one with a long of list of charitable causes to his name. Simon… Continue reading Meet Simon McKeon – Australian of the Year for 2011

Kathy Johnston – Hope Will Come

Singer songwriter Kathy Johnston has penned a song to bring hope to flood victims with some of its lyrics inspired by the words of QLD Premier Anna Bligh.

Healthy Living – Obesity Study

By 2025 the number of obese Australians will overtake the number of healthy weight Australians, according to a new study by Monash University. Dr Helen Walls, one of the co-authors of the study explained the trend and what can be done about it.

Egypt protests – Bishop Suriel

As foreigners flee Cairo in the midst of violent demonstrations, Bishop Suriel from the Melbourne Diocese of the Coptic Orthodox Church shares his view of the political situation in Egypt.

Road Safety – Neurosurgeon Professor Brian Owler

Neurosurgeon Professor Brian Owler is the man behind the RTA’s road safety campaign. You’ve probably seen his face on the billboards and TV commercials. Prof Owler shares about the kind of head injuries he sees as the result of road accidents.

Best of the Blogs – Down to Earth

Carla Gee Schneider reviews one of Australia’s most popular blogs, Down To Earth. It’s all about living more simply and resisting the call of consumerism.