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Sexy K-pop demons, a human lie detector and shearers on strike: what to watch in July
Tomorrow marks exactly halfway through 2025. Luckily there’s a suite of streaming options to help get you through the mid-year bump. We’ve got iconic classics celebrating major anniversaries, as well as an animated K-Pop spectacle, and a documentary trawling through the controversial tenure of former Queensland premier Joh Bjelke-Petersen.
Joh: Last King of Queensland captures Bjelke-Petersen’s political persona - but omits key details of the story
The new documentary film Joh: Last King of Queensland offers a dramatised account of Sir Joh Bjelke-Petersen’s premiership from 1968 to 1987. Directed by Kriv Stenders, using reenactments (Bjelke-Petersen is played by Richard Roxburgh), archival footage and contemporary interviews, the film portrays him as a complex and polarising figure. We are given a man who is socially conservative, economically ambitious and politically divisive.
Joh: The Last King of Queensland captures Bjelke-Petersen’s political persona - but omits key details of the story
By John Mickel, Adjunct Associate Professor, School of Justice, Queensland University of Technology Directed by Kriv Stenders, using reenactments, archival footage and contemporary interviews, the film portrays Bjelke-Petersen as a complex and polarising figure. Read complete article © The Conversation -
Joh: The Last King of Queensland captures Bjelke-Petersen’s political persona - but omits key details of the story
The new documentary film Joh: The Last King of Queensland offers a dramatised account of Sir Joh Bjelke-Petersen’s premiership from 1968 to 1987. Directed by Kriv Stenders, using reenactments (Bjelke-Petersen is played by Richard Roxburgh), archival footage and contemporary interviews, the film portrays him as a complex and polarising figure. We are given a man who is socially conservative, economically ambitious and politically divisive.
What Practical Tips and Lessons for Personal and Professional Life
Life can often feel like a rollercoaster ride filled with ups, downs, twists, and turns. As we steer its challenges, it helps to pause and reflect on some practical tips and lessons that can guide us toward growth, both personally and professionally. If you feel overwhelmed by the stresses of daily life and long to discover your true purpose, ‘Meaningful Success' by Bettina Gallego provides an inspiring exploration of how to live and succeed with integrity.
Where Qld's MPs sit in Labor's factions
Dispatchist News from around the globe in real time Client login News Sources Countries People Categories Organizations With a state election on the way next year, Sofie Formica is looking at where Queensland's high profile MPs sit on the ledger.
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