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Divorce is in Fashion for Wayne Cooper

By: Souleo 

Celebrity fashion designer Wayne Cooper appeared in court for his divorce case.  Wayne was arrested earlier this past October after he allegedly assaulted his ex-wife, Sarah Marsh.  To make it even worse the alleged incident occurred after Sarah’s recent cancer surgery.  Ugh! We sure hope Sarah gets a nice settlement and on top of that enough clothing to last a lifetime.  Although we’re pretty sure the last thing she wants to wear is a Wayne Cooper design.  Call us crazy but the “battered ex-wife chic” look is sooooo not in this season…or ever! Photo: WilliamsL/WireImage.com  

Aussie Oscar Winner Opens Sundance

By: Souleo

This is the year of Australian cinema.  Not only do we have the epic “Australia,” but now we have the first Australian film ever to open the prestigious Sundance Film Festival. 

Director Adam Elliot won an Academy Award for his short film “Harvie Krumpet”, after screening the film in the 2004 Sundance festival and now he’s back to open the festival with “Mary and Max.” 

The clay-animated film follows a 20 year penpal friendship between an eight-year-old girl in Melbourne and an obese 42-year-old man in New York.  Don’t worry it’s not about a pedophile, or so we hope. 

Australia’s own Toni Collette voices the female lead character and Phillip Seymour Hoffman, Barry Humphries, Eric Bana, Molly Meldrum and Renee Geyer are also featured.

With such strong buzz already expect the film to definitely get North American distribution.

June Events in Australia

By: Phoenix Arrien

June in Australia offers big events and small ones. Here are a few of the more interesting goings-on you may want to check out:

Milton Scarecrow Festival

Name says it all…

The Rocks Market

Sydney’s leading lifestyle market, featuring a delectable range of arts, crafts, homewares and collectables.

SYDNEY NSW, Sat 7 Jun - Sun 8 Jun 2008

National Celtic Festival

PORTARLINGTON VIC, Fri 6 Jun - Mon 9 Jun 2008

Monto Show Society Drover’s Cattle Drive

Experience the life of a drover and take part in a cattle drive along the stock routes in the Monto Shire.

MONTO QLD, Mon 9 Jun - Tue 10 Jun 2008