News: Legal
Surf Coast hospitality sector targeted by Child Employment Watchdog
Officers from Wage Inspectorate Victoria are visiting the Surf Coast hospitality sector this week, inspecting cafes and takeaway businesses from Lorne to Torquay to monitor...
Jan 14, 2024
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Nike urged to compensate 4,200 garment workers in Thailand and Cambodia
Global sportswear giant Nike is being urged non-profit groups Human Rights Watch and Clean Clothes Campaign to pay US$2.2 million in unpaid wages to pay 4,200 workers in...
Jan 14, 2024
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Perth Motorplex advises patrons to 'beware of the scams'
Western Australian motorsport venue the Perth Motorplex has released advise on social media warning patrons to 'beware of the scams'. Australian Leisure Management understands...
Jan 9, 2024
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Site of proposed ACTVENTURE waterpark and resort to be sold as developer's company enters administration
A company owned by the developer behind the proposed ACTVENTURE waterpark and resort on the Sunshine Coast has gone into administration, with the land to be put on the market....
Jan 4, 2024
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Concert ticket scams on the rise in Hong Kong
Over 1,200 cases of online scams involving concert tickets were recorded in Hong Kong in the first 10 months of 2023, resulting in a total loss of HK$11 million (US$1.4 million)...
Jan 4, 2024
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Inspectors step in as scalpers mark up tickets for Taylor Swift Melbourne concerts by more than 400%
Taylor Swift fans are being warned about buying resale tickets for the singing star’s upcoming sold-out concerts at the MCG - with ticket scalpers and resellers reported to be...
Jan 4, 2024
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Burswood Park Board to undertake safety review after two children drown in the Swan River
The Burswood Park Board has advised that it will investigate the safety of its riverside recreation site after two children drowned in Perth’s Swan River on New Year's Eve. With...
Jan 3, 2024
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South Australia Government expands smoke and vape free areas to include beach jetties and patrol flags
The South Australian Government has introduced new laws effective 1st March 2024, which will see on-the-spot fines of $105 and prosecution penalties of $750 in place for people...
Dec 28, 2023
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New Western Australian laws ban 82 offenders from attending popular night precincts
New Western Australian laws have seen 82 violent and anti-social offenders banned from entering five Protected Entertainment Precincts (PEPs) in the year since the laws were...
Dec 23, 2023
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Strip-search class action lawsuit against NSW Police to go ahead
The NSW Government's attempt to have the Supreme Court throw dismiss a massive class action against strip searches at music festivals has failed. Facing allegations it allowed...
Dec 21, 2023
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Court document alleges jumping castle operator in Tasmanian school tragedy failed to secure all anchor points
A damning document submitted to the Devonport Magistrates Court in the case of the Hillcrest Primary School tragedy alleges that, on the day of the incident, only four of the...
Dec 21, 2023
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Perth karate instructor Gavin Michael Smith gets eight year jail term over sexual abuse of teenage student
A Perth-based karate instructor who sexually abused a teenage student and then threatened to kill her if she reported it, has been sentenced to eight years jail. Having been...
Dec 20, 2023
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Supreme Court orders Perth Glory receivers and APLto release wind-up documentation
Events that led to the voluntary receivership of A-League club Perth Glory and an unsuccessful potential sale are to be revealed following the Supreme Court of Western Australia...
Dec 20, 2023
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Man charged with murder over alleged stabbing death of co-worker at Canberra’s National Zoo and Aquarium
A Canberra man has been charged with murder over the apparent stabbing death of a 29-year-old woman at the National Zoo and Aquarium in Canberra on Monday. Tshewang Choden was...
Dec 19, 2023
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Museums Aotearoa calls for museums and galleries to remain free and safe spaces for all
Museums Aotearoa is emphasising the need for museums and galleries to remain freely accessible, safe spaces for everyone following a vandalism incident at Christchurch’s Te Papa...
Dec 19, 2023
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Sexual predator jailed for six years for making indecent recordings of children at Perth swimming pools
A 24-year-old man who indecently recorded young children in the changing rooms of public swimming pools in Perth for personal sexual gratification has been sentenced to six...
Dec 19, 2023
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Administrators liquidate remnants of UFC Gym Australia and New Zealand businesses
With debts of over $15 million, companies trading as UFC Gym Australia and New Zealand have been ordered into liquidation by the NSW Supreme Court. The collapse of the gym chain...
Dec 17, 2023
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Female staff member found dead from apparent stabbing at National Zoo and Aquarium in Canberra
A 29-year-old man has been arrested by the Australian Federal Police after the body of a woman was found in a storeroom at the National Zoo and Aquarium in Canberra today. The...
Dec 17, 2023
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UN Conference hears illegal betting to be main factor underpinning sports corruption
A United Nations anti-corruption conference on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), held between 11th and 15th December in Atlanta, United States, has heard that illegal betting is the main...
Dec 17, 2023
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Chinese Court imposes jail sentences on organisers of ultramarathon in which 21 competitors died
Seven people involved in the organisation of mountain marathon cross-country race in north-west China in 2021 during which 21 runners died in extreme weather conditions have...
Dec 16, 2023
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Federal Court fines Fitbit $11 million fine for misleading Australian consumers over rights
Wearable fitness technology company Fitbit LLC has been ordered by the Federal Court to pay penalties of $11 million after misleading consumers about smartwatches and fitness...
Dec 12, 2023
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Bankrupt former Ticket Rocket Director living in 'luxury’ in Sydney
Matt Davey, the former owner of Dunedin-based ticketing platform Fortress Information Systems, has been reported as “living in a luxury Sydney apartment” while his businesses...
Dec 11, 2023
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Victoria Police arrest three over huge illegal steroid seizure from Port Melbourne gym
Victoria Police have made what they believe is the state's biggest ever seizure of illegal steroids in a swoop on an alleged supply operation based out of a Port Melbourne gym....
Dec 8, 2023
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Fitness
Weight Loss Clinics acquired as Xponential Fitness business model questioned
Xponential Fitness, the largest global franchisor of boutique fitness brands, is acquiring weight loss and wellness clinic operator Lindora. The announcement on the acquisition...
Dec 7, 2023
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