Hooked on Nemo
Finding Nemo
Stars the voices of Barry Humphries, Ellen Degeneres, Geoffrey Rush. Rated G.
Reviewer :: Pte Simone Heyer

There aren't enough entirely enchanting films, but Finding Nemo is one.

Weapons and Terror
Shifting Sands:
The Disarming of Iraq
Madman Films
Reviewer :: Pte Simone Heyer

What happened in Iraq between the first Gulf War and the fall of Saddam Hussein's regime?
Shifting Sands is the documentary of UN weapons inspectors and the work done to destroy chemical weapons and other weaponry.

A look at the life and thoughts of a soldier
who rose through the ranks
Desert Sands, Jungle Lands:
A biography of Major General Ken Eather
By Steve Eather. Allen & Unwin. 236pp. $35.
Reviewer :: Pte John Wellfare

At the outbreak of WW2, Ken Eather formed and took command of the 2/1st Battalion, 2nd AIF.

Coronial insight

Reality Bites: A Case for the Coroner - Bali Bombings

Tuesday, September 30, at 8pm on ABC
Reviewer: LACW Simone Liebelt

I have to admit I wasn't looking forward to this program. I was expecting to be confronted with gruesome images of the dead, but thankfully found an interesting and informative documentary.

A Case for the Coroner - Bali Bombings is the final episode in a six-part ABC documentary series on the NSW State Coroners Office, which takes a realistic behind-the-scenes look at the complex and emotional job of investigating sudden, often violent, deaths.

In the aftermath of the Bali attack, the Coroners team of forensic pathologists, counsellors and police officers prepare for a crisis as Australian victims pile up in the makeshift morgue in Denpasar.

We learn to appreciate the difficult, but essential, role they play in bringing closure to the devastated families of the victims.

This is shown through ex-rugby league player Craig Salvatori, whose wife Kathy was killed at the Sari Club. After he mistakenly identifies his wife's remains through a photograph - an error that occurs in one out of every five cases - he has to await dental identification from the Coroners Office to confirm his fears.

It's emotional viewing, particularly approaching the first anniversary of the Bali blasts, but it's also captivating. The program is a realistic look at ordinary people doing an extraordinary job amid tragedy.