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Australian Live Music Business Council ‘delighted’ by findings of Parliamentary inquiry into live music
Industry groups including the Australian Live Music Business Council (ALMBC) and music licencing body APRA AMCOS have welcomed recommendations in the newly report on the future...
Mar 7, 2025
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Parliamentary live music inquiry delivers ‘practical and achievable’ recommendations to support the industry
The House of Representatives Standing Committee on Communications and the Arts has released a report recommending that the Federal Government introduce a ticket levy on large...
Mar 7, 2025
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Conservation groups call on NSW Government to deliver a 'great' Koala National Park not a 'cut down version'
Conservation groups have published an open letter calling on the NSW Premier Chris Minns to declare the full 176,000 hectares assessed as the Great Koala National Park. Speaking...
Mar 5, 2025
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Royal Life Saving report shows 100% rise in swimming pool drownings over summer
Royal Life Saving Society - Australia has revealed that 104 lives were lost to drowning in waterways and swimming pools this summer - a 5% rise on the previous summer and a 14%...
Mar 5, 2025
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Tasmanian Government releases new Development Application for Launceston's UTAS Stadium
The upgrading of the University of Tasmania (UTAS) Stadium in Launceston is moving forward, with a Development Application (DA) for main works now released, the Tasmanian...
Mar 4, 2025
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Hong Kong Government excited by potential of multi-purpose Kai Tak Sports Park
Saturday’s official opening of the Kai Tak Sports Park has been heralded as marking the beginning of a new era for Hong Kong as major hub for events in Asia. Speaking at the...
Mar 3, 2025
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WSYD Moving initiative makes its way to NSW Parliament
Following the launch of WSYD Moving as a Health Promotion Charity in November 2024, the organisation continues to build momentum, demonstrating its ‘bias for action’ in tackling...
Mar 3, 2025
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New Zealand Parliamentarians set to get 'Fit For Office' in national exercise challenge
Members of the New Zealand Parliament from across the political spectrum are preparing to lace up their sneakers and lead by example as part of the Fit For Office (F4O)...
Mar 2, 2025
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Australian Government releases new plan for sporting diplomacy
The Australian Government's use of sport in its 'soft power' approach in international relations has seen the Federal Government release the Australia's Sports Diplomacy...
Mar 2, 2025
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Dignitaries and entertainment stars come together for grand opening of Hong Kong’s Kai Tak Sports Park
The main Stadium at Hong Kong’s new Kai Tak Sports Park has hosted a star-studded opening ceremony featuring multi-generational local and mainland entertainers and athletes,...
Mar 1, 2025
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AUSactive's Barrie Elvish slams Federal Government's Medicare injection
AUSactive Chief Executive Barrie Elvish has taken aim at the Federal Government’s weekend announcement of an additional $8.5 billion injection into Medicare account - quickly...
Feb 28, 2025
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Papua New Guinea Government reveals stadium plan for new NRL franchise
Papua New Guinea Prime Minister James Marape has advised that the country’s new NRL team franchise will play its home matches at Port Moresby’s 25,000-capacity Sir Hubert Murray...
Feb 25, 2025
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Australian Government announces $17 million for more accessible spaces
The Australian Government has announced a $17.1 million investment to work in partnership with states and territories to increase accessibility in community spaces across...
Feb 25, 2025
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NRL and Papua New Guinea Government agree $150 million rugby league ‘village’ plan
The NRL and the Papua New Guinea Government have agreed to establish a state-of-the-art ‘NRL Village’ in the PNG capital of Port Moresby. The $150 million This major investment,...
Feb 21, 2025
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Newcastle City council urges strategy adoption to buffer Stockton coastline from erosion
The City of Newcastle is urging the NSW Government to adopt a strategy it says will buffer Stockton’s coastline from erosion. Council is seeking a commitment from the NSW...
Feb 21, 2025
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Royal Life Saving welcomes Commonwealth investments in community pools
Royal Life Saving Society - Australia has released a statement welcoming recent Commonwealth Government support which recognises the urgent need for funding to support the...
Feb 20, 2025
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Governments remains silent as Ningaloo Reef suffers widespread coral bleaching
The Australian Marine Conservation Society has advised that new footage from Western Australia’s iconic Ningaloo Reef shows the reef to be suffering from widespread coral...
Feb 18, 2025
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Queensland Government to reveal Brisbane Olympic and Paralympic Games Delivery Plan on 25th March
The Queensland Government has advised that it will release the Delivery Plan for the 2032 Olympics and Paralympics - that is expected to include an announcement on the main...
Feb 18, 2025
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60 years on from the Freedom Ride campaign for Indigenous rights and facility access
This week marks 60 years from the 1965 Freedom Ride - a major milestone in the civil rights of Aboriginal and Torres Straight Islander people in Australia - during which a group...
Feb 15, 2025
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Queensland Government offers disaster relief payments to community sporting clubs
The Queensland Government is encouraging not-for-profit sport and recreation organisations impacted by the recent flooding events to apply for immediate relief of up to $5,000...
Feb 14, 2025
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Creative Australia ditches 2026 Venice Biennale artist duo
Last week, Sydney-based multimedia artist Khaled Sabsabi was announced by Creative Australia as the artist to represent Australia at the Venice Biennale in 2026. Sabsabi’s...
Feb 12, 2025
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Work underway on new sports precinct at Campbelltown’s Bob Prenter Reserve
Works have started on a $7.8 million upgrade to the Bob Prenter Reserve in the Western Sydney suburb of Macquarie Fields, transforming the site into a leading regional sporting...
Feb 11, 2025
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New appointments to Australian Sport Commission board
Federal Minister for Sport, Anika Wells has announced five appointments to the Australian Sports Commission board. Led by Kate Jenkins AO as Chair of the Commission, Nick Green...
Feb 11, 2025
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Hawthorn extend partnership to stage matches at UTAS Stadium until end of 2027
The AFL’s Hawthorn Football Club and the Tasmanian Government have announced an extension of their 25-year partnership that will see the Hawks play four home matches in the 2026...
Feb 10, 2025
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