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The Ice Road: Formulaic script a slippery slope

The Ice Road is a pretty formulaic experience, a by-the-numbers film that follows in the tyre tracks of a number of films that drove these icy roads before it. Writer director Jonathan Hensleigh gives generous nods throughout to the classic 1953 Henri-Georges Clouzot thriller The Wages of Fear which saw …

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Queensland’s slippery slope towards euthanasia

Queensland’s slippery slope towards euthanasia

QUEENSLAND is on a precarious path to legalise euthanasia after Labor’s election win. Premier Annastacia Palaczszuk, returned to office after gaining a majority of seats at the October 31 poll, is promising to fast-track voluntary assisted dying legislation and allow MPs a conscience vote in state parliament next February.

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