Michelle Coleman, Author at J-Wire

Tax treaty under negotiation between Australia and Israel

Michelle Coleman — Mon, 19 Sep 2016 00:07:03 +0000

Stimulating growth, rather than increasing taxes, is the solution to the budget deficit, said the Federal Treasurer in a public address in Melbourne on Friday.

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Fiddler on the Roof: A review by Michelle Coleman

Michelle Coleman — Thu, 14 Jan 2016 01:12:52 +0000

The lights went down, the curtain rose, the first strains of the orchestra filled the theatre… and in less than a minute the audience was clapping along enthusiastically. With its catchy tunes by Jerry Bock, witty lyrics by Sheldon Harnick and irresistible characters from Sholem Aleichem’s stories, Fiddler on the Roof spun its magic yet again – just as it did for the first time more than 51 years ago.

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L’Elisir d’Amore: an opera review by Michelle Coleman

Michelle Coleman — Thu, 26 Nov 2015 02:09:46 +0000

Classic Italian comedy, outback Australia setting: Matthew Barclay’s revival of Simon Phillips’ 2001 production of Donizetti’s popular opera buffa is sure to delight.

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A Premier lights the Shammos

Michelle Coleman — Tue, 16 Dec 2014 23:32:08 +0000

An Australian premier has lit the shames of a Menorah on the first night of Chanukah.

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Thessaloniki mayor to visit Melbourne Holocaust centre

Michelle Coleman — Fri, 21 Nov 2014 02:22:27 +0000

Mayor Yiannis Boutaris, the mayor of Thessaloniki in Greece, is set to visit Melbourne’s Jewish Holocaust centre on Sunday, November 23.

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Don Pasquale…an opera review by Michelle Coleman

Michelle Coleman — Fri, 21 Nov 2014 02:13:48 +0000

Donizetti’s Don Pasquale, in the tradition of opera buffa, is a comic masterpiece that is brought to life with wit and charm in Opera Australia’s 2014 Spring season.

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Saluting Hitler in Tosca

Michelle Coleman — Fri, 14 Nov 2014 04:10:02 +0000

Imagine being Jewish and having to give the Nazi salute in front of hundreds of people. This is the discomfiting challenge faced by Sitiveni Talei in Opera Australia’s 2014 production of Tosca.

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Book launch leads to calls for Monash’s posthumous promotion

Michelle Coleman — Thu, 13 Nov 2014 03:57:26 +0000

The Remembrance Day launch earlier this week of a new book about Sir John Monash has led to calls for the military commander to be posthumously promoted to the rank of field marshal.

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Liberal campaigner resigns over neo-Nazi revelations

Michelle Coleman — Thu, 13 Nov 2014 03:11:24 +0000

A Victorian Liberal Party campaigner resigned on Wednesday after it was revealed that he was a former neo-Nazi.

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Modern day miracle

Michelle Coleman — Mon, 31 Mar 2014 04:11:26 +0000

To see a wheelchair-bound individual stand up and walk independently is an incredible experience, usually possible only in the world of sci-fi entertainment.

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