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New standard aims stop ticket buyers being misled by online resellers
A newly released Australian event ticketing standard is aiming to help ticket buyers make informed decisions when purchasing tickets from online resellers. Under Australian...
Dec 1, 2022
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Protected Entertainment Precincts pass Western Australian Parliament
Laws aimed at enhancing safety in Western Australia's popular entertainment precincts by banning perpetrators of violent or threatening behaviour have passed through Parliament....
Nov 29, 2022
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Gillon McLachlan to stay on as AFL Chief Executive until April next year
The Australian Football League (AFL) has advised that Gillion McLachlan will remain in his role as Chief Executive until April 2023. McLachlan, who in April announced that he...
Nov 24, 2022
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Details emerge of injuries to exerciser crushed by weights at Brisbane gym
Reports have emerged revealing details of the accident at a Brisbane gym which has left a man fighting for his life after being crushed by equipment. As reported by media...
Nov 19, 2022
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Fair Work Ombudsman penalises resort in regional Western Australia for non payment of staff
The Fair Work Ombudsman has secured a total of $16,200 in penalties in court against the operators of Beadon Bay Resort Pty Ltd, which is based at Onslow in north-west WA. The...
Nov 16, 2022
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Hospitality
Reversal of visa ban means Novak Djokovic can play at 2023 Australian Open
Having banned international tennis star Novak Djokovic from entering the country for three years as of January 2022, the Australian Government has overturned its visa ban on the...
Nov 16, 2022
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Hong Kong Police arrest five over concert LED screen collapse
Hong Kong Police have made a series of arrests in connection with an incident in July where a large LED screen fell on to the stage at the Hong Kong Coliseum during a concert by...
Nov 15, 2022
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AFL umpire among four people arrested over suspicious betting on 2022 Brownlow Medal
Four people, including an AFL umpire, have been arrested over suspicious betting activity around voting for the AFL's 2022 Brownlow Medal. Victoria Police advised that...
Nov 15, 2022
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Australian Sports Minister to attend World Anti-Doping Platform in Canada
Australia’s Minister for Sport, Anika Wells, is to attend the upcoming World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) meetings in the Canadian city of Montreal on 17th and 18th November....
Nov 15, 2022
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Sporting properties impacted by collapse of cryptocurrency firm
Sporting leagues, teams and stars may shy away from long-term deals with crypto firms to minimise their risks after troubled crypto exchange FTX filed for bankruptcy protection...
Nov 15, 2022
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Taliban Government bans Afghani women from parks and gyms
Afghanistan’s Taliban Government has prohibited women from access to public parks and gyms in its latest edict cracking down on women's rights and freedoms. The religious group,...
Nov 13, 2022
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World art museums release combined statement condemning environmental protestors damage to ‘irreplaceable’ artworks
A group of 93 Museum Directors from some of the world's leading art galleries and museums have released a statement condemning the spate of recent attacks on artworks by climate...
Nov 11, 2022
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Anytime Fitness franchisee’s property dispute sees exercisers ordered out of gym by security guards
A dispute between the owner of an Anytime Fitness gym in Kalgoorlie and the landlord/owner of the premises has this week seen members who were using the facility ordered out of...
Nov 11, 2022
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Released under FOI laws sports rorts report show former Minister’s ‘significant shortcomings’
The release of the report into the Community Sport Infrastructure Grant Program, that the former LNP Coalition Government had sought to keep secret, included findings that were...
Nov 7, 2022
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Vale: Robert James Ellicott AC
15/04/1927 - 31/10/2022 The Sport Australia Hall of Fame has advised the passing of esteemed Member The Hon. Robert James 'Bob' Ellicott AC at the age of 95 having been a...
Nov 5, 2022
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AMCS praises South Australia’s ambitious stance against single-use plastic
The Australian Marine Conservation Society, Australia’s leading ocean conservation organisation, has praised South Australia’s roadmap in its fight against single-use plastics,...
Nov 5, 2022
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Environment
Pool builder Beau Corp goes into liquidation
The company behind Beau Corp Aquatics, which has been active in the construction of a range of commercial aquatic projects in south east Queensland and northern NSW for a number...
Nov 3, 2022
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Tasmania's planning authority rules against plans for cable car at Hobart’s Mt Wellington
The controversial project for a cable car at Hobart’s Mt Wellington has suffered a major setback with the Tasmanian Civil and Administrative Tribunal (TASCAT) upholding the...
Nov 3, 2022
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Two years of pandemic cancellations sees liquidation of Arnold Classic Australia
Having last been held at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre in 2019 before being cancelled in 2020 and 2021, the company behind the Arnold Classic Australia event...
Oct 31, 2022
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NSW plastic ban will divert 2.7 billion plastic items from oceans but balloons still need to be banned
From today, plastic straws, stirrers, cutlery, unlidded plates and bowls, expanded polystyrene food service items, plastic cotton bud sticks, and microbeads in cosmetics will be...
Oct 31, 2022
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Efficacy of Western Australia's Protected Entertainment Precincts legislation questioned
While the Western Australian Government has introduced the Liquor Control Amendment (Protected Entertainment Precincts) Bill 2022 in Parliament, its efficacy in enhancing the...
Oct 27, 2022
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Boxing Australia announces National Integrity Framework
Boxing Australia has announced a partnership with Sport Integrity Australia that will see it adopt a National Integrity Framework and associated integrity policies. The body...
Oct 25, 2022
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AFL apologises to past players over past concussion research
The AFL has released the results of an independent review which revealed that its long-running research project into concussion was under-resourced and that a key research...
Oct 25, 2022
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Jury discharged after acquitting Sydney swimming instructor of 10 charges
A NSW District Court jury in the trial of former Sydney swimming teacher Kyle Daniels has today been discharged after acquitting him of 10 sexual abuse charges, but remaining...
Oct 23, 2022
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