Josh Frydenburgâs border embarrassment averted
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Josh Frydenberg had his own encounter with Victoriaâs âgold standardâ public health efforts on Friday night as he returned to Melbourne at the end of the sitting week.
Travellers arriving on Qantasâ QF865 at 7:40pm were amused to see Victorian border officials single out from the stream of passengers one J Frydenberg.
Their request? The Treasurerâs entry permit for Victoria.
As readers will be aware, all travellers into Victoria still require a permit which can be kept electronically or printed off. It was only earlier in the week that Frydenberg declared New South Walesâ contact tracing and pandemic management efforts to be the standard other states should set out to emulate. That message would have not gone down well with the Health Department burghers and border officials in his home state.
A-list stays home as Australian Open winds up
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Not only did Victoria’s short, sharp lockdown last week cost the Australian Open about $20 million over the five days it was devoid of spectators, but it has had another consequence: a deleterious effect on the calibre of celebrities who turned out at Rod Laver Arena on Sunday night for the men’s final.
Casualties sadly included the intriguing tennis bromance of Lord
Alan Sugar (who in an amazing coincidence just happens to be the star of tennis broadcaster Nine’s forthcoming reality TV program,
Celebrity Apprentice) and Oscar winner
Questlove’s documentary about the 1969 Harlem Cultural Festival wins at Sundance.
Summer of Soul, a documentary about what’s often referred to as the Black Woodstock, and a feature about a hearing daughter in a deaf family took home top honors at the Sundance Film Festival’s first virtual edition. In the nonfiction category, both the U.S. Grand Jury Prize and the Audience Award went to
Summer of Soul, a gripping montage of never-before-seen concert footage and history lesson by first-time filmmaker Ahmir Thompson, also known as Questlove. In the dramatic features category, both the U.S. Grand Jury Prize and Audience Award went to
Adam Sims takes over European Freestyle Pro Tour
February 4, 2021 |
Windsurfing
British windsurfer and video producer Adam Sim is the new owner of the European Freestyle Pro Tour (EFPT).
Sims, 32, accepted the challenge to take over the EFPT after being approached by its managing team. I am extremely proud to take on the new role as owner and CEO of the European Freestyle Pro Tour, expressed Adam Sims. I m very excited to have a solid - and experienced - team working side by side with me. I have to thank Tom Hartmann and Harry Schaffrian for their dedication and commitment to the tour.