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George Pullar
George Pullar (born 1995/1996) is an Australian actor from Brisbane. He is known for his roles as ''Larry Forbes'' in the fifth season of the Australian drama series '' A Place to Call Home'' and Daniel Fletcher in the Network Ten drama series '' Playing for Keeps''. His performance as Larry garnered an AACTA award nomination and the Casting Guild of Australia named him one of Australia's "Rising Stars Award" recipients in 2018. His followed this up scoring the lead role of Tyler in Moon Rock For Monday, an AACTA Award nominated film, directed by Kurt Martin. Early life Pullar was born in Brisbane with a twin sister, Annie. Their mother originated from Adelaide and he has two other siblings. Pullar wanted to pursue a football career during his childhood, inspired by his uncle's background in the AFL. He played for a children's club in Coorparoo before the family moved to Indooroopilly. He then played for the Kenmore Australian Football Club where he decided that football would b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brisbane
Brisbane ( ) is the capital and most populous city of the states and territories of Australia, Australian state of Queensland, and the list of cities in Australia by population, third-most populous city in Australia and Oceania, with a population of approximately 2.6 million. Brisbane lies at the centre of the South East Queensland metropolitan region, which encompasses a population of around 3.8 million. The Brisbane central business district is situated within a peninsula of the Brisbane River about from its mouth at Moreton Bay, a bay of the Coral Sea. Brisbane is located in the hilly floodplain of the Brisbane River Valley between Moreton Bay and the Taylor Range, Taylor and D'Aguilar Range, D'Aguilar mountain ranges. It sprawls across several local government in Australia, local government areas, most centrally the City of Brisbane, Australia's most populous local government area. The demonym of Brisbane is ''Brisbanite''. The Traditional Owners of the Brisbane a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Courier-Mail
''The Courier-Mail'' is an Australian newspaper published in Brisbane. Owned by News Corp Australia, it is published daily from Monday to Saturday in Tabloid (newspaper format), tabloid format. Its editorial offices are located at Bowen Hills, Queensland, Bowen Hills, in Brisbane's inner northern suburbs, and it is printed at Murarrie, Queensland, Murarrie, in Brisbane's eastern suburbs. It is available for purchase throughout Queensland, most regions of Northern New South Wales and parts of the Northern Territory. History The history of ''The Courier-Mail'' is through four Nameplate (publishing), mastheads. The ''Moreton Bay Courier'' later became ''The Courier (Brisbane), The Courier'', then the ''Brisbane Courier'' and, since a merger with the Daily Mail in 1933, ''The Courier-Mail''. The ''Moreton Bay Courier'' was established as a weekly paper in June 1846. Issue frequency increased steadily to bi-weekly in January 1858, tri-weekly in December 1859, then daily under the ed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
If Magazine
''If'' was an American science fiction magazine launched in March 1952 by Quinn Publications, owned by James L. Quinn. The magazine was moderately successful, though for most of its run it was not considered to be in the first tier of American science fiction magazines. It achieved its greatest success under editor Frederik Pohl, winning the Hugo Award for best professional magazine three years running from 1966 to 1968. ''If'' published many award-winning stories over its 22 years, including Robert A. Heinlein's novel ''The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress'' and Harlan Ellison's short story "I Have No Mouth and I Must Scream". The most prominent writer to make his first sale to ''If'' was Larry Niven, whose story "The Coldest Place" appeared in the December 1964 issue. ''If'' was merged into ''Galaxy Science Fiction'' after the December 1974 issue, its 175th issue overall. Publication history Although science fiction had been published in the United States before the 1920s, it di ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
HT&E
ARN Media, formerly Here, There & Everywhere and APN News & Media, is an Australian media company. Divisions include broadcast radio and Out-of-home advertising. The company previously had assets in New Zealand, and previously owned Adshel, APN Outdoor and Gfinity eSports in Australia. In 2015, HT&E's two largest shareholders were the Australian fund manager Allan Gray Australia and News Corp Australia. Irish company Independent News & Media and Denis O'Brien's Baycliffe held an approximately 30% stake in the company before selling it in March 2015. History Here, There & Everywhere had its origins in Provincial Newspapers (PN), a listed company that published regional newspapers in Queensland and New South Wales. The Herald & Weekly Times, which owned a significant proportion of PNQ, was taken over by News Limited in 1987. To comply with an order of the Trade Practices Commission, News Limited was required to sell its PN shares. The 48% stake in PN was acquired in 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Whitsunday Times
The ''Whitsunday Times'' was a weekly newspaper covering the Whitsunday Shire in North Queensland, Australia. It continues on as digital-only masthead. Its circulation area includes Airlie Beach, Cannonvale, Proserpine, Bowen and surrounding suburbs and islands. It was published every Thursday, and an average of 7,342 copies were distributed, sold or home delivered across the region. It was published by News Corp Australia. It was formerly printed by Mackay Printing and Publishing, part of APN News & Media. History It was founded in 1981 under the ''Airlie and Island News'' masthead. Along with many other regional Australian newspapers owned by NewsCorp News Corporation (abbreviated News Corp.), also variously known as News Corporation Limited, was an American multinational mass media corporation controlled by media mogul Rupert Murdoch and headquartered at 1211 Avenue of the Americas in New ..., the newspaper ceased print editions in June 2020 and became an online-on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
News
News is information about current events. This may be provided through many different Media (communication), media: word of mouth, printing, Mail, postal systems, broadcasting, Telecommunications, electronic communication, or through the testimony of Witness, observers and witnesses to events. News is sometimes called "hard news" to differentiate it from soft media. Common topics for news reports include war, government, politics, education, health, the Climate change, environment, economy, business, fashion, entertainment, and sport, as well as Wikipedia:Unusual articles, quirky or unusual events. Government proclamations, concerning Monarchy, royal ceremonies, Law, laws, Tax, taxes, public health, and Crime, criminals, have been dubbed news since ancient times. Technology, Technological and Social change, social developments, often driven by government communication and espionage networks, have increased the speed with which news can spread, as well as influenced its conten ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Afghanistan
Afghanistan, officially the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan,; prs, امارت اسلامی افغانستان is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central Asia and South Asia. Referred to as the Heart of Asia, it is bordered by Pakistan to the Durand Line, east and south, Iran to the Afghanistan–Iran border, west, Turkmenistan to the Afghanistan–Turkmenistan border, northwest, Uzbekistan to the Afghanistan–Uzbekistan border, north, Tajikistan to the Afghanistan–Tajikistan border, northeast, and China to the Afghanistan–China border, northeast and east. Occupying of land, the country is predominantly mountainous with plains Afghan Turkestan, in the north and Sistan Basin, the southwest, which are separated by the Hindu Kush mountain range. , Demographics of Afghanistan, its population is 40.2 million (officially estimated to be 32.9 million), composed mostly of ethnic Pashtuns, Tajiks, Hazaras, and Uzbeks. Kabul is the country's largest city and ser ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fighting Season
''Fighting Season'' is a 2018 Australian television drama series that screened on Foxtel's Showcase channel. The series is a mystery drama involving Australian soldiers returning on leave from deployment in Afghanistan. The six-part series is written by Blake Ayshford. Cast Main * Jay Ryan as Sergent Sean "Speedo" Collins * Ewen Leslie as Captain Edward "Ted" Nordenfelt * Kate Mulvany as Captain Kim Nordenfelt * Sarah Armanious as Vanessa Collins * Marco Alosio as Private Isara'elu "Izzy" Ulalei * George Pullar as Private Jarrod "Toast" Vogel * Julian Maroun Julian Maroun (born 4 April 1993) is an Australian actor, best known for his roles as Corporal Peter "Pepsi" Abboud in '' Fighting Season'' and Farid in Logie Award-winning miniseries ''Romper Stomper''. Early life Maroun's parents were born ... as Corporal Peter "Pepsi" Aboud Supporting Episodes References External links Fighting Season - Foxtel* {{DEFAULTSORT:Fighting Season Showcase (Australian TV ch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Foxtel
Foxtel is an Australian pay television company—operating in cable television, direct broadcast satellite television, and IPTV streaming services. It was formed in April 2018, superseding an earlier company from 1995. The service was established as a 50/50 joint venture between News Corporation (now the present day News Corp; through News Limited, now News Corp Australia) and Telstra, with News Corp and Telstra holding 65% and 35% ownership shares respectively. It shares many features with the Sky service in the UK and Ireland — including the iQ box, the electronic programme guide, a similar remote control, and Red Button Active. History In 1995, a venture between News Corporation (in particular 20th Century Fox Media) and Telstra took place whereby Telstra would transmit a TV signal through its coaxial network and News Corporation would be the basis for offering channel negotiations and connections. Foxtel was formed ("Fox" representing News Corporation's Fox and "Tel" ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
7th AACTA Awards
The 7th Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts Awards (generally known as the AACTA Awards) took place on 6 December 2017. Presented by the Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA), the awards celebrated the best in Australian feature film, television, documentary and short film productions of 2017. A record number of thirty five feature films were submitted for competition. The main ceremony was televised in Australia by the Seven Network. Recipients and nominations Feature film Television Subscription television Documentary and short film Additional awards Special awards *Longford Lyell Award – Phillip Noyce (director) *Trailblazer Award – Simon Baker (actor) *Byron Kennedy Award – Martin Butler and Bentley Dean (filmmakers) References External links The Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts official website {{Australian Film Institute Awards AACTA Awards ceremonies AACTA Awards AACTA Awards AACTA Awards The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fox Showcase
Fox Showcase (formerly known as Showcase) is an Australian premium drama cable and satellite television channel. It was initially part of the Showtime Australia channels and was managed by PMP chief executive officer Peter Rose. In 2007 Rose said ''Showcase'' "provides a real home at last for quality drama in Australia, and this list of outstanding event television is just the start". Showcase launched with the Australian TV premieres of '' Dexter'' and Australian-made series '' Satisfaction.'' FOX Showcase is now owned and operated by Foxtel Networks; and is their flagship entertainment channel, and airs programming with no ad breaks during shows. FOX Showcase can be found on channel 114 on Foxtel and Optus TV. Foxtel took over managing and producing Showcase and the other Showtime channels as of 31 October 2012, with it purchasing assets of the PMP. On 9 December 2012, it was announced that Movie Network and Showtime (with the exception of Showcase) would be replaced wit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pozible
Pozible is an Australia-based crowdfunding platform and community-building tool for creative projects and ideas. It was developed to help people raise funds. Model Pozible is a crowdfunding platform and creative community. Projects are launched on the Pozible website after a reviewing process to make sure the project abides by the platform's project guidelines. Project creators select a deadline and a target amount to achieve. Supporters are invited and encouraged to pledge an amount to support the project's campaign. During the project's campaign, project creators are encouraged to publicise their works through embedded videos, word of mouth, social networks and regular project updates. If the nominated target is not met by the deadline, pledges are not processed. Supporters require a MasterCard or Visa credit card or debit card to make a pledge. In May 2012, Pozible introduced PayPal as a payment method. In October 2013, Pozible introduced Bitcoin as a payment method. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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