The Eyes Of The World Are On Australia’s Fight For Same-Sex Marriage

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Freedom to Marry is also the title of a documentary about the fight to legislate for same-sex marriage in the US. It premiered at the Mardi Gras Film Festival in Sydney on February 22.

It features Wolfson, who for 40 years has waged a campaign for marriage reform, and lawyer Mary Bonauto, who argued the case for same-sex marriage before the US Supreme Court in 2015.

Australian Marriage Equality plans to hold screenings of the documentary in regional areas including Shepparton, Lismore, Kiama and Port Hedland.

Same-sex marriage will happen in Australia, and here’s how. The ‘yes’ campaign’s secret weapon is coming

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SAME-sex marriage will happen in Australia sooner rather than later, the architect of the successful US campaign for equality says, and he’s coming down to help.

Evan Wolfson was the founder of Freedom to Marry, a strategic hub for the national equality battle in America that ultimately won in 2015.

A documentary about the US campaign, titled The Freedom To Marry, premiered at the Mardi Gras Film Festival in Sydney last night and will now begin a nationwide tour. “The (film) has the potential to affect real change ... and its important narrative will resonate with communities across Australia”

Australia can’t give advice on territorial matters while still in dispute with East Timor: Bracks

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AUSTRALIA can’t lecture anyone on a solution for the South China Sea until it sorts out its own long-running sea border dispute with East Timor where $40 billion in oil and gas resources is in play.

Mr Bracks’ comments come as a new documentary outlining the long running dispute between the two nations screens around Australia over the next three months.

Time to Draw the Line outlines Australia and East Timor’s long relationship from WWII to more recent allegations of spying by Australian intelligence operatives.

Australia And East Timor - Is It 'Time To Draw The Line'

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A $40 billion oil and gas deposit lies 50 kms inside the East Timor section of the median border. East Timor wants possession of a boundary and that it be drawn halfway between the two countries in accordance with international law (United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea). Australia has resisted both. 

Steve Bracks appears on ABC Breakfast News to raise awareness in helping Timor-Leste achieve permanent, equitable maritime boundaries in the Timor Sea with Indonesia and Australia.

Bracks also promotes his new film, which engages and motivates Australians about the need to draw a just and permanent border in the Timor Sea, following a story that will shock many Australians if they knew the facts.

Bringing Buddhism To The Western World: Lama Ole Nydahl appears on Studio 10

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In 1968, Danish hippies Hannah and Ole Nydahl were the first Western students to study Buddhism under his Holiness the 16th Karmapa in Nepal. After a period of study, they were sent back to Europe, and for the following four decades, made it their life’s mission to spread the teachings of Tibetan Buddhism throughout the world.

Uber-like recruitment technology launched for Australian mining

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OUTLET: AUSTRALIAN MINING

Tech company Workfast has extended an Uber-like, on-demand recruitment platform it launched last year to the Australian mining industry.

The technology, which has already found success in Australia’s construction industry, will provide mining companies with access to labour hire workers at variable rates of pay, a first for the industry, according to the Sydney-based start-up.

New business helps farmers find workers, fast

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OUTLET: THE LAND

A NEW business has launched which promises to supply workers in a jiffy and farmers are getting on board.

Sydney-based start-up Workfast launched in September and has been flat out matching employees and employers across all sectors in metro and rural areas. Its claim to fame is it can supply workers in a process that’s easy as “ordering an Uber”.

The start-up, headed by entrepreneur Tim Nieuwenhuis, relies on a web and mobile-based platform which allows employers to log their job, set a price and connect to workers.

Employers brace for Australia Day sickies

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OUTLET: NEWS.COM.AU

EMPLOYERS are bracing for a financial hit of more than $50 million this Friday with nearly 380,000 workers expected to chuck post-Australia Day sickies.

With Australia Day falling on a Thursday this year, many will find it hard to resist the temptation of a four-day public holiday long weekend.

Tim Nieuwenhuis, CEO of on-demand labour-hire app Workfast, said one way employers could cut down on sickies was to say to staff early in the week: “I’m looking forward to seeing you on the 27th.”

Imagine Popping Champagne On One Of The Most Luxurious Super Yachts On Sydney Harbour

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Over 4000 vessels are expected to hit Sydney harbour, to catch a glimpse of this New Years fireworks display. With the fierce competition for a prime vantage point, maritime authorities are reminding skippers of boating etiquette. 

"Hitting the finest foods, having the finest drinks and having the finest service" as you watch Australia's greatest fireworks display from the fifth most expensive charter yacht in the country. Daniel Da Silva, 'Any Boats' Managing Director talks about living life like a superstar onboard some of the most prestigious boats to hit the water this New Years Eve. 

Sydney's midnight sky will be a tribute to the fallen stars of Hollywood and music this New Year's Eve.

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Leather lounges, sun-beds and a jacuzzi await the secret celebrity guests. "It's a once in a lifetime opportunity," says Daniel Da Silva, CEO of Anyboat Charter Agency. "You get to escape the crowds and have the front row seat for all the fireworks of New Years Eve."

1.6 million people are expected to line the harbour to watch the show this New Years Eve, but if you want to avoid the crowds, chartering one of the most elegant boats in the harbour is the best way to do that.