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Women’s Day was celebrated across the Shire last Friday, as was the important work that SHIFT does in supporting women into work and education. Pictured at the Byron event are Sharon Sweeney from Fairhaven on the Gold Coast, The SHIFT Project’s Anne Goslett, comedian Mandy Nolan, Julie Wells and CEO Vision in Mind Fay Jackson.

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Art imitates life in What’s Love Got to Do with It? a 2022 British romantic comedy-drama film directed by Shekhar Kapur, from a screenplay by Jemima Khan.  The precis reads: ‘Set between London and Lahore, a filmmaker documents her childhood friend and neighbour’s arranged marriage to a bride from Pakistan.’
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