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New Industry Awards: Are You Prepared?
Fair Work Australia (FWA) has announced its first annual wage review under the Fair Work Act, 2009. The decision provides increases to rates of pay in modern Awards and also an...
Jul 5, 2010
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Moshtix Launches Ticket Scalping Survey
Ticketing company moshtix has launched an industry survey to investigate the effects ticket scalping has on the entertainment industry. Moshtix General Manager, Adam McArthur...
Jul 2, 2010
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Fitness NZ slams 'invalid' claims of TV advertised exercise equipment
Industry peak body Fitness New Zealand has released a statement, based on research by exercise professional William Sukala, slamming a piece of exercise equipment commonly...
Jul 2, 2010
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Buckley defends Australia's FIFA World Cup Bid
Football Federation Australia (FFA) Chief Executive Ben Buckley says any suggestion his organisation's bid for the 2022 World Cup hasn't been in accordance with FIFA guidelines...
Jul 1, 2010
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Paintball age limit review sparks fiery debate
A review of legislation covering the legal age of paintball in New South Wales has sparked a heated debate between the game's enthusiasts and gun control groups. NSW guidelines...
Jun 30, 2010
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Extensive recommendations from Rock Pool Water Park drowning inquest
Queensland Coroner Annette Hennessy has made extensive recommendations at the coronial inquest into the drowning of a nine-year-old boy at Rockhampton's The Rockpool Water Park...
Jun 30, 2010
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Fair go, racism is not funny
Following a series of racial comments both in rugby league and AFL over recent weeks, the head of one of sportâs premier 'fair play' programs is concerned the problem runs far...
Jun 24, 2010
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Fitness Australia to Appeal Copyright Tribunal Decision
Fitness Australia is to proceed with an appeal against the recent Australian Copyright Tribunal decision on licensing payments to play protected sound recordings in fitness...
Jun 18, 2010
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Sikhs outraged as Kiwi club refuses to lift turban ban
The dispute between the New Zealand-Sikh community and an Auckland club seems to be far from being resolved, as the club has decided to maintain a ban on wearing 'turbans' in...
Jun 18, 2010
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Sports betting set to net up to US$1 billion
Legalising sports betting in Malaysia will generate over US$930,000 a year for Government coffers, according to Ascot Sports owner Vincent Tan. Last month the Malaysian...
Jun 16, 2010
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New PFD Standard for Australian Boaters
Australia's marine safety authorities have agreed to accept Personal Flotation Devices made to the new Australian Standard 4758 by 1st July 2010. The National Marine Safety...
Jun 15, 2010
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QRL Still Seeks to Halt to independent commission
The threat of legal action by the Queensland Rugby League (QRL) has grown stronger with Australian Rugby Union (ARL) Chief Executive Geoff Carr revealed his body had no plans to...
Jun 12, 2010
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Singapore Watchdog Fines SISTIC
Singapore’s competition watchdog, the Competition Commission of Singapore (CCS ), has fined SISTIC.com Pte Ltd, the dominant ticketing operator in Singapore, S$989,000 for...
Jun 7, 2010
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Stolen monkeys Found
Seven of eight rare monkeys stolen from Wollongong's Symbio Wildlife Park have been reunited with their keepers. Police yesterday found three members of a family of four...
Jun 3, 2010
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CCAAC Investigates Online Ticket Scalping
The Commonwealth Consumer Affairs Advisory Council (CCAAC) has announced a review into ticket onselling and its impact on consumers. Under its terms of reference CCAAC will...
Jun 3, 2010
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Endangered monkeys stolen from Wollongong zoo
Eight endangered monkeys, including two six-month-old babies, have been stolen from a Wollongong wildlife park. A pair of cotton-top tamarins, their two six-month-old babies,...
Jun 1, 2010
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Hard-hitting message at the heart of new anti-doping awareness campaign
A hard-hitting poster showing an athlete injecting a prohibited substance is at the centre of a new anti-doping awareness campaign has been launched by Minister for Sport, Kate...
Jun 1, 2010
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Tourism Australia campaign 'ripping off artists'
Artists are being ripped off by copyright rules applied by the Federal Government's latest tourism campaign, arts groups claim. Tourism Australia has been sourcing images and...
May 27, 2010
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Incoming ICC Corruption Chief Pledges Crackdown
Sir Ronnie Flanagan, the new head of the International Cricket Council's anti- corruption unit, has vowed to tackle match-fixing with zero tolerance when he begins his new post,...
May 27, 2010
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Fitness Australia issues Guidelines on Music for Fitness
Following the Australian Copyright Tribunal's decision to allow an increase in copyright fees for the use of protected sound recordings in group exercise classes, Fitness...
May 27, 2010
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Zoo Staff Sacrifice Pay to Keep Animals Fed
Staff at the Cairns Wildlife Safari Reserve have been sacrificing their pay to keep the zoo's lions and other animals fed. Like many of Far North Queensland's visitor...
May 26, 2010
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Safety in New Zealand adventure tourism
Over the past five years, 29 participants have died (and at least 540 have been seriously injured) when participating in adventure tourism activities in New Zealand. As a...
May 25, 2010
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Cricket match-fixing could spread 'like a rash'
Lord David Condon, the outgoing head of the International Cricket Council's anti-corruption unit, has warned that match-fixing would spread "like a rash" throughout the sport if...
May 25, 2010
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Construction to Begin at Cairns Waterpark
Developer Paul Freebody has been given the final go-ahead to build Cairns' Adventure Waters waterpark. Freebody will begin construction of the $35 million waterpark in July,...
May 20, 2010
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