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South East Asian nations unite to promote tourism
With Thailand hosting the first-ever CLMVT Forum over the next three days, the five nation alliance between Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Vietnam and Thailand, is aiming to develop...
Jun 16, 2016
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Record breaking domestic tourism spending builds election pressure
Newly released figures that show record breaking results in overnight trips, nights and expenditure in domestic tourism are is putting pressure on Australia’s political parties...
Jun 15, 2016
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Arts campaigners to stage National Day of Action
A group of arts organisations are planning a National Day of Action on Friday 17th June that will include banner drops at high-profile arts venues, a campaign encouraging...
Jun 15, 2016
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Exercise & Sports Science Australia urges political parties to focus on health
Exercise & Sports Science Australia (ESSA), the peak organisation representing accredited exercise physiologists, exercise scientists and sports scientists, has urged all...
Jun 13, 2016
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Prime Minister Turnbull commits funding for Great Barrier Reef and Townsville Stadium
With funding of a new stadium and events centre in the Queensland city of Townsville having emerged as a significant election issue, Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has matched...
Jun 13, 2016
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Northern Territory Sports Minister resigns over sex video scandal
Northern Territory Sports Minister and Assistant Treasurer Nathan Barrett has resigned from the Territory's Cabinet after reportedly distributing videos and photographs of...
Jun 11, 2016
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Queensland Government commits extra $40 million for 'Federal election decider' Townsville stadium
The Queensland Government has today announced that it will contribute a further $40 million to the planned Townsville stadium and entertainment centre, increasing is...
Jun 10, 2016
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Board sacked but 2016 Darwin Festival 2016 to go ahead 'as planned'
The Darwin Festival’s newly-appointed administrator has said the upcoming 2016 event will go ahead "as it is planned at the moment”. As of midday on 8th June, Hendri Mentz, of...
Jun 9, 2016
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ACT budget backs tourism marketing and events
The ACT Government has put aside $7.3 million over four years for destination marketing and an additional $1.5 million to support demand-driving events, a move which has been...
Jun 8, 2016
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Documents show Elizabeth Quay water playground allowed to open before it was tested safe
The Western Australian Health Department appears to have broken its own public health rules by allowing the children's water playground at Perth’s Elizabeth Quay to open prior...
Jun 6, 2016
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Leisure and the Federal election
With the 2016 Federal election campaign being both longer, and more sober, than its 2013 forbear, commitments relating to leisure have been more considered in the lead in to the...
Jun 5, 2016
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Liberals emphasise how pro-growth policies have backed tourism growth: Election focus
Leading up to the Federal election, the Liberal party has emphasised how the tourism industry has thrived under the current, Malcolm Turnbull-led, Government with visitor...
Jun 5, 2016
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Greens promise $270.2 million for the arts: Election focus
The Australian Greens have added the arts to their Federal election platform with a policy that will not only reverse cuts but add new investments. Traditionally the Australian...
Jun 5, 2016
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Labor pledges to scrap Catalyst 'slush fund'
Labor has vowed to scrap the Catalyst arts funding body established by the current Federal Government and return any remaining funds to the Australia Council for the Arts....
Jun 3, 2016
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TTF launches seven point Federal election strategy
The Tourism & Transport Forum Australia (TTF) will today officially launch its Federal Election Manifesto calling for Australia’s political parties to support the growth of...
Jun 2, 2016
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$11.6 million in new funding for leading New Zealand arts organisations
Three of New Zealand's major arts organisations will receive a funding boost from the latest New Zealand budget, with the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra (NZSO), Royal New...
Jun 2, 2016
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Live Performance Australia sets out election policy priorities
Live Performance Australia (LPA) has called on Australia’s political parties to commit their support for a strong and growing live performance industry. LPA has released its...
Jun 1, 2016
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Political parties must support growth potential of tourism
The Australian Tourism Export Council (ATEC) has called all political parties to recognise the significance of our tourism export industry to the overall success of our economy...
Jun 1, 2016
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Arts funding to creatively transform small towns in Victoria
The Victorian towns of Birregurra, Lake Tyers Beach, Narrawong, Rainbow, Girgarre and a collective of Western Port waterline townships will each be receiving $350,000 to...
May 31, 2016
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Victoria’s Shipwreck Coast to get multi-million-dollar tourism makeover
New lookouts will be built at the Twelve Apostles and the Loch Ard blowhole on Victoria's Shipwreck Coast, under a multi-million-dollar Victorian Government plan to boost...
May 28, 2016
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Australian references removed from UN climate change report over 'tourism concerns'
All references to Australia have been removed from a United Nations report on climate change after the Federal Department of Environment expressed concerns it could cause...
May 28, 2016
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Perth Stadium operations to cost more than $50 million in first year
The completed Perth Stadium is projected to cost Western Australian taxpayers more than $50 million in its first full year of operation in 2019. The ABC has revealed budget...
May 27, 2016
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Tourism organisations partner for a stronger industry
The Tourism & Transport Forum Australia (TTF) and the Australian Regional Tourism Network (ARTN) have signed a historic Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) that aims to support a...
May 26, 2016
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New Zealand budget backs elite sport and tourism, cuts funds for conservation and recreation
The New Zealand Government's 2016/17 budget has been mixed for leisure, with additional funds for elite sport and tourism, much of which has already announced in recent weeks,...
May 26, 2016
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