Coles Australia rocked by Coronavirus case

Jake Kanter International TV EditorAustralia has announced a $400M AUD ($280M) extension to its Location Incentive scheme, as the country bids to take advantage of its relatively low exposure to the coronavirus pandemic.Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced the funding pledge on Friday and said the incentive will be made available over the next seven years.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefThe Australian federal government will offer some $280 million ($400 million AUD) to attract large inbound foreign film productions. The measure was announced Friday local time by Prime Minister Scott Morrison.The new Location Incentive plan will provide cash grants over the next seven years.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefMoira Horgan has been appointed as country head of British-themed streaming platform Britbox, which plans to launch in Australia later this year. Britbox is jointly owned by BBC Studios, the commercial arm of U.K.

Mirror : “Having I’m a Celebrity for three weeks in November is seen as a huge priority. "Everyone hopes to get back to Australia but over there they are struggling massively with flare-ups resulting in second lock-downs.

LifeStyle, the writer reveals she and partner Alex Richards have, "been dating for five months which actually feels like 10 in COVID time." Although the couple had to isolate together, Isabelle is certain that the experience was more rewarding and helped elevate their relationship in a speedier fashion. "Dating during COVID has definitely cemented our bond faster than if we were dating outside of a pandemic," she explained.

I’m a Celebrity to a spooky Scottish castle if coronavirus continues to flare up across Australia. Bosses are determined to ensure the 20th running of the hit series, fronted by Ant and Dec, goes ahead.

Gogglebox Australia's Anastasia has taken to social media to share a very emotional post - letting fans know she's been mourning the death of her sister in law who passed away from breast cancer a few weeks ago. "It’s taken me a while to process that you are gone.

Jake Kanter International TV EditorAustralian producer and distributor Beyond International has taken full control of 7Beyond, the LA-based producer that it ran as a joint venture with broadcaster Seven Network.Beyond International has acquired Seven Network’s 50.98% stake in 7Beyond, which makes shows including HGTV’s My Lottery Dream Home and Food Network’s Holiday Gingerbread Showdown.

drowned Wednesday while he was spearfishing in an artificial reef on Australia's Gold Coast. He was 32 years old.A nearby snorkeler first noticed Pullin's body the morning of the incident and reported it to local authorities.

Naman Ramachandran Welsh actor Luke Evans (“Midway”) has revealed details of Hulu’s quarantine plans for the Australia shoot of limited series “Nine Perfect Strangers.”“We all have to be quarantined in a hotel room,” said Evans in an interview for the July 14 episode of the Variety and iHeart podcast “The Big Ticket.”“I can’t see anyone for two weeks. I have to be tested every other day.

Like a cockroach, or a cat with nine lives, Kieran has survived nomination after nomination (six so far, to be exact) and in a recent interview with Nick, Jess and Ducko on Hit 106.9 Newcastle, Marissa reveals his survival streak may continue.

While in the house Xavier reveals there was plenty of shenanigans and fun that didn’t make it to air.

Tom Grater International Film ReporterIn response to a spike of COVID-19 cases in Melbourne, authorities in Australia have closed the borders between the country’s two most populous states – Victoria and New South Wales. The move effectively stops travel between its two major film hubs of Melbourne and Sydney.Melbourne, in Victoria, confirmed a record 127 new cases of the virus and two deaths overnight; local health officials have begun shutting down some neighbourhoods in response.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefAustralia is to formally close the state border between New South Wales and Victoria in response to a growing resurgence of the coronavirus. The move shuts down all travel between Sydney and Melbourne, the two largest hubs of the Australian film and TV industry.The move was announced Monday afternoon and will take effect from 23.59 local time on Tuesday.

Tom Hanks is hoping to return to Australia by the end of this year to continue filming the forthcoming, currently-untitled, Elvis Presley biopic.As the Sydney Morning Herald reports, Hanks said the production team is tentatively looking at “making this movie in October”, but that date is still up the air.“There is certainly a plan and a desire from the studio’s perspective and from everybody else involved in the movie to figure out a way to make it happen,” Hanks said in a Zoom call.“There are