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Equity praises New Zealand Prime Minister's commitment to the arts
New Zealand Prime Minister's Jacinda Ardern advocacy for the arts has been praised by Equity, the largest and most established union and industry advocate for Australian and New...
Jan 21, 2020
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More than $1 million in sport grants given to nine clubs linked to Coalition MPs
More than $1 million in grants from the Federal Government’s Community Sport Infrastructure Grant Program was handed to nine clubs that boast senior Coalition MPs as members or...
Jan 21, 2020
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NSW Government under pressure over allegations of biased sport grant allocations
In the wake of the Australian National Audit Office's report into Federal Government sport grants, the NSW Government has been accused of using an estimated $25 million in...
Jan 19, 2020
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Federal Government announces $76 million bushfire recovery package
Responding to the recent and ongoing bushfire crises, the Federal Government has announced an initial $76 million recovery package with Prime Minister Scott Morrison claiming...
Jan 18, 2020
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ATIC calls for Government support to sustain Australian tourism’s ‘open for business’ mantra
The Australian Tourism Industry (ATIC) believes that the release of another record set of international visitor arrival numbers - for the year to November 2019 - from the...
Jan 16, 2020
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Audit Office sports grants report cites ‘conflict of interest’ at Sport Australia
The Australian National Audit Office’s report into former Federal Sports Minister Bridget McKenzie having allocated funds from the Community Sport Infrastructure Grant Program...
Jan 16, 2020
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Health and wellbeing feature in latest Australia Council grants
Creative projects focused on ageing, mental health and connecting Australians are among the works funded by the Australia Council. The latest grant round from the Federal...
Jan 15, 2020
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Audit Office report confirms that Federal Government targeted marginal seats with potentially illegal sports grants
The Federal Coalition gave out $100 million in potentially illegal sports grants that favoured marginal seats prior to the last Australian election according to a report...
Jan 15, 2020
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Environmental and wildlife organisations meet to steer recovery process following bushfires
Leading environmental and wildlife organisations and zoos are meeting today with Federal Minister for the Environment, Sussan Ley at Parliament House Canberra to help steer the...
Jan 14, 2020
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South Australian Premier to take on tourism portfolio to lead post-bushfire recovery
South Australian Premier Steven Marshall is to take on the role of Tourism Minister for the state - replacing David Ridgway - in a bid to "rebuild the economy" on...
Jan 13, 2020
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Victorian Government announces new dedicated agency to guide bushfire recovery
The Victorian Government has announced that a new permanent dedicated agency will work directly with local communities impacted by the state’s devastating bushfires. As part of...
Jan 5, 2020
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Waratahs and NSW Rugby confirm site for new centre of excellence
NSW Rugby has secured a location for its planned centre of excellence and headquarters having last month signing a heads of agreement with UNSW to develop the facility at the...
Jan 3, 2020
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Funding recipients announced for Community Swimming Grants Program
Thousands of Australians with a disability or from culturally diverse backgrounds will now have easier access to swimming programs, with the Australian Government and Swimming...
Jan 2, 2020
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NSW Government looks to privatise state forests
The NSW Government is set to privatise the state’s plantation forests as part of a fresh round of sale and lease arrangements to fund ambitious infrastructure projects. As...
Dec 30, 2019
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National plastics summit set to address Australia’s growing waste problem
The Federal Government has today announced it will convene a plastics summit next year, bringing together industry leaders and scientists to determine ways of tackling...
Dec 30, 2019
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Victoria Government funding seeks to preserve treasured botanic gardens
The Victorian Government is to provide $1.4 million to help preserve and improve Victoria’s precious botanic gardens. Round One of the Growing Victoria’s Botanic Gardens Grants...
Dec 22, 2019
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Tourism Industry Aotearoa acknowledges new approaches needed to manage the environmental impact of tourism
Tourism Industry Aotearoa has acknowledged the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment’s new report as making “a valuable contribution to achieving the future New...
Dec 18, 2019
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South Australian Government backs sport sector growth
South Australia will host a professional South Korean baseball team for a training camp early in the 2020 year with a contingent of more than 80 people flying in to use the West...
Dec 18, 2019
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Report suggests overtourism will impact New Zealand's landscape
New Zealand’s fast-growing tourism industry is threatening to ruin its most popular landscapes, with ongoing expansion potentially leading to overcrowding and the loss of unique...
Dec 18, 2019
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NSW Planning and Environment Department hit with $200,00 for polluting waterway at Perisher ski resort
The NSW Government’s Department of Planning, Industry and Environment has been convicted for polluting a waterway that runs through the Perisher ski resort in the Snowy...
Dec 15, 2019
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Queensland Government gives go ahead for Brisbane Live entertainment precinct
A long-awaited decision to move forward with the Brisbane Live entertainment precinct has been made by the Queensland Government. Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk...
Dec 15, 2019
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ACT Liberals seek to make Canberra the amateur sporting capital of Australia
Making Canberra the ‘Amateur Sporting Capital of Australia’ is a focus of the Canberra Liberals’ strategic direction for the future of sport and recreation in the ACT. ACT...
Dec 9, 2019
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Queensland announces 2032 Olympic Games bid
The Queensland Government is to back a Brisbane-based bid to host the 2032 Olympic Games, with the State Cabinet signing off on the plan this morning. Advising that an official...
Dec 9, 2019
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Prime Minister Scott Morrison abolishes Department of Communications and Arts as part of public service restructure
A major shake-up of Federal Government departments announced yesterday by Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison will see the abolition of the Department of Communications and...
Dec 5, 2019
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