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Government calls for audit of Malayia’s ‘white elephant’ Movie Animation Park Studios
Government calls for audit of Malayia’s ‘white elephant’ Movie Animation Park Studios The state government of Perak, Malaysia, has called for a forensic audit of the loss-making...
Aug 14, 2018
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$100 million boost for tourism in regional NSW
The NSW Government is to make a further $100 million available for new tourism projects across regional NSW with round two of the $300 million Regional Growth – Environment and...
Aug 14, 2018
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New Zealand Rugby submits bid to host Women's Rugby World Cup 2021
New Zealand Rugby has submitted their bid to host the Women’s Rugby World Cup in 2021. Rivalling a Rugby Australia bid to become the first southern hemisphere host for the...
Aug 13, 2018
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Combatting physical inactivity with preventative health promotion
Exercise and Sports Science Australia (ESSA) is urging the Australian Government to implement preventative health policies that invest in actions that promote walking, cycling,...
Aug 7, 2018
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Cricket Tasmania Chief Executive reveals he apologised to Government Minister over executive's comments
Cricket Tasmania Chief Executive Nick Cummins has reportedly advised that he called Tasmanian Health Minister Michael Ferguson to apologise for tweets that were critical of...
Aug 2, 2018
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Queensland Government set to enforce tough safety rules for amusement rides
New regulations governing the safety of amuesement rides will come into force in Queensland before the end of the year, in a further crackdown following four fatalities at...
Aug 1, 2018
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Report shows community sport Infrastructure delivers $16 billion of benefits
Australia’s community sport infrastructure generates more than $16.2 billion worth of social, health and economic benefits each year, according to a report released today. Sport...
Aug 1, 2018
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Federal Government releases new national sport plan
With an aim to build a healthier, more physically active nation through sport, the Federal Government has today released its Sport 2030 plan, detailing commitments made to the...
Aug 1, 2018
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Sports Commission to rebrand as Sport Australia
The Australian Sports Commission is to be given new branding and a new agenda as Sport Australia. Announced today as part of an ambitious agenda to make Australia the most...
Aug 1, 2018
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Australian sport integrity review recommends crackdown on sporting cheats
Federal Minister for Sport Bridget McKenzie has today recommended sweeping reforms to protect Australian sport from the illegal betting industry. Revealed at the National Press...
Aug 1, 2018
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NSW Government commits $500,000 for world’s richest greyhound race
Just two years after trying to ban the sport, the NSW Government has announced a $500,000 cash injection for greyhound racing that will be used to fund the richest dog race in...
Jul 31, 2018
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Robert de Castella slams lack of direction at Australian Institute of Sport
Marathon legend Robert de Castella has slammed the current direction of the Australian Institute of Sport (AIS), declaring the once elite sporting institution is dead and...
Jul 31, 2018
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Damning review reveals failures of New Zealand’s International Visitor Survey
Tourism Industry Aotearoa (TIA) has expressed its concerns over the findings of a New Zealand Government review of visitor statistics that calls into question the accuracy of...
Jul 30, 2018
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Queensland Government commits $48 million in tourism funding
Queensland Tourism Industry Development Minister Kate Jones has today officially launched the $48 million Attracting Tourism Fund designed to position Queensland as Australia’s...
Jul 29, 2018
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Powerhouse Director to step down after public funds used to pay for fashion party
The NSW Government has advised that Dolla Merrrillees, Director of Sydney’s Museum of Applied Arts and Sciences (MAAS), will not return to the Museum before her contract ends on...
Jul 26, 2018
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Sydney’s Powerhouse Museum used public funds to support fashion event
A glittering fashion event hosted in February by Sydney's Powerhouse Museum and attended by models, designers and Foreign Minister Julie Bishop lost nearly $140,000, with NSW...
Jul 25, 2018
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Further turmoil in management of Western Australian tourism
Struggling with declining international visitor numbers while the rest of the country experiences a tourism boom, another senior executive from the Western Australian...
Jul 23, 2018
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Federal Health Minister orders his department to stop paying social media influencers
Federal Health Minister Greg Hunt has ordered his department to stop paying social media influencers. The move follows revelations made yesterday by Sydney newspaper The Daily...
Jul 20, 2018
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Latest tourism figures show challenges for Western Australia
With the latest International Visitor Survey revealing record incoming tourism figures, Western Australia has reversed the national trend with a decline in visitor nights and...
Jul 20, 2018
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Social media stars paid hundreds of thousands of dollars to promote Girls make your Move campaign
The Federal Department of Health has reportedly paid more than $600,000 in taxpayer funds over the past 18 months to social media influencers to promote its Girls Make Your Move...
Jul 19, 2018
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Broome to benefit from $3.3 million Western Australian Government investment in sport and recreation
The Western Australian Government has announced that it will fund the upgrade and expansion of multipurpose outdoor courts at the Broome Recreation and Aquatic Centre (BRAC)....
Jul 18, 2018
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ExerciseNZ calls on Government to support physical activity
In a move that its sees will reduce the country’s burgeoning health bill, the Exercise Association of New Zealand (ExerciseNZ) is calling on the New Zealand Government and its...
Jul 17, 2018
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Mornington Peninsula Shire secures $5 million Federal funding towards new aquatic centre
The highly anticipated Rosebud Aquatic Centre is one step closer to completion thanks to a $5 million grant from the Federal Government’s Building Better Regions Fund. With...
Jul 11, 2018
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New data shows tourism a key driver of Queensland’s economy
Tourism has solidified its position as a pillar of Queensland’s economy according to new data released today that shows the industry now employs nearly 220,000 people and...
Jul 6, 2018
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