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Bastard Boys
''Bastard Boys'' is an Australian television miniseries broadcast on the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, ABC in 2007. It tells the story of the 1998 Australian waterfront dispute. The script, published by Currency Press, won the 2007 Queensland Premier's Literary Awards, Queensland Premier's Literary Award for Best Television Script. Plot The series tells the story of the waterfront dispute from four points of view: ''Greg's War'' from the point of view of union leader Greg Combet, ''Josh's War'' from the point of view of lawyer Josh Bornstein, ''Sean's War'' from the point of view of dock worker Sean McSwain and ''Chris' War'' from the point of view of Patrick Corporation, Patrick Stevedores Managing Director Chris Corrigan. Cast * Daniel Frederiksen as Greg Combet * Justin Smith (Australian actor), Justin Smith as Josh Bornstein * Anthony Hayes (actor), Anthony Hayes as 1998 Australian waterfront dispute, Sean McSwain * Geoff Morrell (actor), Geoff Morrell as Chris Corrig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sue Smith (writer)
Sue Smith is an Australian screenwriter and playwright. Biography She is best known for writing or co-writing Australian television productions including ''Mabo (film), Mabo'', ''Bastard Boys'', ''RAN Remote Area Nurse (TV series), RAN'', The Road from Coorain (film), ''The Road from Coorain'', ''The Leaving of Liverpool (miniseries), The Leaving of Liverpool,'' and ''Brides of Christ''. Her screenwriting for film includes ''Peaches (film), Peaches'' and co-writing ''Saving Mr. Banks''. Since 2006 she has also written for the stage, with plays including ''Hydra'', ''Machu Picchu'', ''Kryptonite'', ''The Kreutzer Sonata'' (an adaptation of The Kreutzer Sonata, the Tolstoy novella) and ''Strange Attractor'', and the libretto to the opera ''Rembrandt's Wife''. Smith received AACTA Award for Best Screenplay in Television, AACTA/AFI Awards as a screenwriter for ''RAN'' and ''Bastard Boys'' and as a co-screenwriter for ''Brides of Christ'' and ''The Leaving of Liverpool''. She recei ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Patrick Corporation
Patrick Corporation is an Australian seaport operator with operations in Brisbane, Fremantle, Melbourne and Sydney. Formerly listed on the Australian Securities Exchange, it is owned by Brookfield Asset Management and Qube Holdings. History Patrick Steamship Co was founded in 1919 by James Patrick. It operated a shipping service with the SS ''Timaru'' out of Sydney along the East Coast of Australia. By 1925 it was operating as both a shipping line and stevedore, gradually expanding interstate. The shipping operations were sold to Howard Smith Limited. Patrick was one of the main parties in the 1998 Australian waterfront dispute. In '' Patrick Stevedores Operations No 2 Pty Ltd v Maritime Union of Australia'', Patrick was found to have illegally dismissed its workforce. In 2000 Patrick Corporation took over Holyman. In February 2002, in partnership with Toll Holdings, it acquired a 50% shareholding in Pacific National that purchased FreightCorp and the National Rail Corpora ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Helen Thomson (actress)
Helen Thomson is an Australian actress. Thomson's credits include the television shows ''Bad Mothers'', '' Stupid Stupid Man'' and ''Blue Heelers'' and the films ''Gettin' Square'', '' A Man's Gotta Do'' and ''La Spagnola''. Thomson has multiple stage credits with the Sydney Theatre Company and Melbourne Theatre Company. She has been a frequent collaborator with her husband David Roberts. Thomson is also known for her role as Gladys Presley in the biographical film ''Elvis Elvis Aaron Presley (January 8, 1935 – August 16, 1977), or simply Elvis, was an American singer and actor. Dubbed the " King of Rock and Roll", he is regarded as one of the most significant cultural figures of the 20th century. His ener ...'' (2022). Filmography Film Television References External links * 21st-century Australian actresses Living people Year of birth missing (living people) {{Australia-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kevin Harrington (actor)
Kevin Harrington (born 4 September 1959) is an Australian stage, television and film actor and comedian who is perhaps best known for his roles as Kevin Findlay on the Australian drama ''SeaChange'' in the 1990s and as David Bishop on the soap opera ''Neighbours''. Early life Harrington was born 4 September 1959, in Melbourne, Victoria. He graduated at Caroline Chisholm Catholic College in 1977. Career On ''Neighbours'', he first appeared as best man at his father Harold's wedding to Madge in 1988, before becoming a regular in 2003. He was originally chosen partly for his facial resemblance to actor Ian Smith. His character was killed off in 2005 in a plane crash, alongside on-screen wife Liljana and on-screen daughter Selena. Harrington has appeared in several other television series, including ''Blue Heelers'' and ''SeaChange''. He also was a contributing writer for the program '' All Together Now''. More recently, Kevin appeared in "The Western Red Hill" where he played a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jeremy Kewley
Jeremy Leo Kewley (born 16 August 1960) is an Australian actor, writer, producer and convicted child sex offender. He made his professional acting debut as an adolescent in the feature film '' The Devil's Playground'' (1976). Early life Kewley was born 16 August 1960 in Melbourne, Australia. While still at school, Kewley was discovered by Fred Schepisi and cast in ''The Devil's Playground''. He then went on to appear in films such as ''Mad Dog Morgan'', opposite Dennis Hopper and Jack Thompson, and the Bruce Beresford film ''The Getting of Wisdom'', as well as television series including '' Bellbird'', ''The Sullivans'' and ''Twenty Good Years''. Kewley moved to Sydney in 1979 after he was cast in ''Arcade'' as Robbie Stewart. Career Television Kewley appeared in numerous Australian television series including '' The Henderson Kids II'', ''Prisoner'', ''The Young Doctors'', '' Thunderstone'', ''Cop Shop'', ''The Man From Snowy River'', ''SeaChange'', ''The Secret Life Of U ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Justine Clarke
Justine Clarke (born 16 November 1971) is an Australian actress, singer, musician, author and television host. She has been acting since the age of seven and has appeared in some of Australia's best-known TV shows. She is best known as a presenter on the Australian children's show ''Play School'', a role with she has held since 1999. She is also a film and stage actor, and won the Best Actress Award at the Mar del Plata International Film Festival in Argentina in 2006 for her role in independent film '' Look Both Ways''. She has won two ARIA Awards. Early life Justine Clarke was born in Sydney, New South Wales. At the age of seven, while attending Woollahra Public School with other up and coming talents like Mouche Phillips and Deni Hines, she began appearing in television commercials, one of which was Arnott's Humphrey B. Bear biscuits. At eleven she played the role of Brigitta in the stage musical, ''The Sound of Music''. Film and television Clarke's first significant acti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Caroline Craig
Caroline Craig (born 30 April 1975 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia) is an Australian actress, based in New York City. Caroline completed a BA at Melbourne University before graduating from NIDA (National Institute of Dramatic Art) in 1999. Career Television Caroline first appeared as series regular Sergeant Tess Gallagher in Channel Seven's drama series ''Blue Heelers'' (2000 - 2003). In 2008 she appeared as Detective Jacqui James in ''Underbelly'', and has since narrated the ''Underbelly'' series for Channel Nine. Most recently she played the role of Matron Grace Wilson in the ABC1 mini series ''ANZAC Girls'', which screened in 2014. Stage Since graduating from NIDA, Caroline has worked for Melbourne Theatre Company, Sydney Theatre Company, State Theatre Company of South Australia, Bell Shakespeare Company, Malthouse Theatre, Melbourne and Griffin Theatre Company Griffin Theatre Company is an Australian theatre specialising in new works, based in Sydney. Founded ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christopher Widdows
Christopher Widdows (born 7 December 1968) is an Australian stand-up comedian and actor primarily known by the stage name Steady Eddy. Born with Cerebral palsy, his disability became a key part of his comedy, hence his performing moniker. Steady Eddy's mainstream career began in 1992 with appearances on popular Australian TV programs like Nine Network's ''The Midday Show'' and Seven Network's ''Tonight Live with Steve Vizard,'' becoming a frequent personality throughout much of the nineties and early naughts. He was one of the first differently abled performers to be featured prominently in Australian mainstream media. Stand-up comedy He began performing stand-up in 1991, with his first Australian stand-up tour kicking off in 1993 with "Ready Steady Go!". The performance recording won the ARIA Award for Best Comedy Release. He followed up in 1994 with “Quantum Limp”, which won him the Young Australian Achievers Award at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival. Stead ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deborah Kennedy
:''This is an article about the actress. For the American eco artist and author, see Deborah Kennedy (artist)''. Deborah Kennedy is an Australian character actress recognised for several television and film roles, especially for her appearance in the famous Australian Yellow Pages advertisement with the line " Not happy, Jan!". Career Kennedy began her acting career on the stage, with the Marian Street Theatre, Killara, appearing in ''The Trojan Woman'' and '' Macbeth''. She followed this with work with several other theatrical organisations including SUDS, Repertory 200, the New Theatre, and the Pegeant Theatre. For the Nimrod theatre starting in 1975 she had several roles in plays, acting in ''Much Ado About Nothing'' and ''Richard III''. Other theatre work includes ''Travelling North'', ''House of the Deaf Man'', ''Accidental Death of an Anarchist'', ''Desert Flambe''. Starting in the 1970s she also acted in various television roles, with appearances in '' Certain Women'', ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lucy Bell
Lucy Bell (born 23 December 1968) is an English-born Australian actress who appears in Australian television and film. She is the daughter of Australian actor/director John Bell. Her partner is James O'Loghlin and they have three daughters. Career Television Bell began her career in 1981, having a guest role in ''A Town Like Alice''. She appeared in several shows as a guest role for a number of years, before having a lead role in '' Snowy'' in 1993. From 1994 until 1996, she had a leading role in '' G.P.''. She also had a role in ''Murder Call'' from 1997 until 2000. In 2003, she starred in ''Grass Roots''. In 2006 and 2007, Bell had a recurring role in '' All Saints'', and had a leading role in 2009 in ''Dirt Game''. Film In 1994, Bell starred as Mary McKillop in the 1994 movie ''Mary''. Also in 1997, she also appeared in the film ''Oscar and Lucinda'' and starred alongside Nick Giannopoulos in ''The Wog Boy ''The Wog Boy'' is a 2000 Australian comedy film directed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Reith
Peter Keaston Reith (15 July 1950 – 8 November 2022) was an Australian politician who served in the House of Representatives from 1982 to 1983 and from 1984 to 2001, representing the Liberal Party. He was the party's deputy leader from 1990 to 1993, and served as a minister in the Howard Government. Reith was born in Melbourne and studied law at Monash University. He settled in Cowes, Victoria, and served on the Phillip Island Shire Council from 1976 to 1981 (including as shire president for a period). Reith was elected to parliament at the 1982 Flinders by-election. He lost his seat at the 1983 federal election, but won it back the following year. In 1990, Reith was elected deputy leader of the Liberal Party under John Hewson. He was replaced by Michael Wooldridge after the 1993 election. In the Howard Government, Reith served as Minister for Industrial Relations (1996–1997), Minister for Small Business (1997–2001), Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bill Kelty
William John Kelty, AC (born 5 February 1948) is an Australian trade unionist and a well-known figure in the Australian labour movement, who served as Secretary of the Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU) from 1983 to 2000. Born in Brunswick, Melbourne, Kelty was educated at La Trobe University where he studied economics. His professional union activity began in 1975 as a research officer for the Federated Storemen and Packers' Union (now part of the National Union of Workers). He was a member of the Board of the Reserve Bank of Australia between 1987 and 1996. He resigned from the Board of the Reserve Bank on 4 March 1996 due to the election of the Howard Coalition Government two days earlier. Kelty was an author of the ''Prices and Incomes Accord'' between the trade unions and the Labor government. He was Paul Keating's witness to the Kiribilli Pact concerning leadership of the Australian Labor Party. He has been a Commissioner of the Australian Football League (AFL) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
