News: Legal
Southern Sydney swim teacher faces Court on multiple sexual abuse charges
A jury has this week been told that a Sydney swimming teacher who allegedly preyed on the vulnerability of his young students through grooming and indecent sexual acts between...
Aug 30, 2022
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UAE set to benefit from Qatar's FIFA World Cup hosting
Qatar's 2022 World Cup promises to benefit not only itself but also to provide an unintended economic, political, and religious soft power boon for its foremost rival in the...
Aug 30, 2022
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Wittingslow Amusements owner refuses to give evidence at inquest into child's 2017 ride death
An amusement ride owner has refused to give evidence at a Coronial Inquest into the death of a six-year-old at a carnival on the Mornington Peninsula five years ago, arguing...
Aug 28, 2022
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Avana will continue to run Beresfield Golf Course and hopes decision will not lead to bankruptcy
Having recently been advised by the operators of Beresfield Golf Course, Avana Pty Ltd, that they intended to abandon their lease of the City of Newcastle-owned facility as of...
Aug 28, 2022
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Golf
Gym Imports Direct sues BFT for $3.3 million in damages over alleged breach of equipment supply contract
Body Fit Training (BFT) and its co-founders Cameron Falloon and Richard Burnet are reportedly being sued for more than $3.3 million by commercial fitness equipment distributor...
Aug 24, 2022
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Fitness
Administrative Appeal hearing commences into proposal for cable car at Hobart's Mt Wellington
An appeal against the City of Hobart’s rejection of a private-sector operator’s plans to develop a cable car running to the top of the city’s Mount Wellington has commenced at...
Aug 23, 2022
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Sweden-based Embracer Group buys theme park rights for Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit properties
Swedish gaming and entertainment company Embracer Group has bought the theme park rights to J.R.R. Tolkien’s intellectual property including The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit...
Aug 23, 2022
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New Zealand Courts advance bankruptcy proceedings against Ticket Rocket owner Matt Davey
Matt Davey, the one-time owner of collapsed New Zealand ticketing company Fortress Information Systems, is reported to be embroiled in a contracted legal battle over his...
Aug 15, 2022
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New trial commences in case of Sydney swim teacher charged with multiple counts of sexual abuse on minors
A second trial in the case of a Sydney North Shore swimming teacher who allegedly sexually touched his underage students has got underway. Kyle Daniels is facing 21 charges...
Aug 14, 2022
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F45 co-founder’s Reunion Training business enters administration
Liquidators are investigating Sydney-based Reunion Training, the business established by F45 co-founder and personal trainer Luke Istomin, which is reported to owe more than...
Aug 11, 2022
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Queensland Police lay money laundering charges against four people linked to Brisbane gym franchise
Four people from a Brisbane gym franchise outlet have been charged with money laundering by Queensland Police following the interception of a light aeroplane that led to the...
Aug 9, 2022
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Fitness
Two more Australian species pushed closer to extinction
The south-eastern glossy black cockatoo and the mountain skink have been added to the growing list of Australia’s threatened species. The mountain skink is being listed as...
Aug 8, 2022
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Environment
Eden Park takes a lead on handling vaping in crowds
Auckland venue Eden Park and Te Whatu Ora - Health New Zealand (formerly the Health Promotion Agency) have commenced working together on a pilot to develop a policy and guidance...
Aug 4, 2022
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Planned Sunshine Coast waterpark announces switch in wave pool technology
The developer behind the long-delayed Actventure water theme park on the Sunshine Coast is reported to have chosen to use American Wave Machines technology for its centrepiece...
Aug 4, 2022
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Central Australian tourism operator Patrick Bedford charged over fatal tour bus crash
Patrick Bedford, a prominent tourism operator in Central Australia, has been charged over a fatal tour bus crash earlier this year, which killed a passenger and seriously...
Aug 4, 2022
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ACT Government introduces new laws to better protect Canberra’s trees
New laws have been introduced by the ACT Government to better protect Canberra’s trees from unsustainable development and to help retain and grow their tree canopy for future...
Aug 3, 2022
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Environment
South Australian Premier Peter Malinauskas overrules Adelaide City Council to allow Harvest Rock music festival to proceed
South Australian Premier Peter Malinauskas has reclassified the Harvest Rock music festival as a major event in order for it to run after the Adelaide City Council refused to...
Aug 2, 2022
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Julia Robinson set to depart Australian Festival Association for new role at ARIA PPCA
After four years as Managing Director of the Australian Festival Association (AFA), Julia Robinson is to leave the body that she has worked for since its creation to join the...
Aug 1, 2022
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Looking to reduce plastic cup waste Adelaide Oval will now serve alcohol in cans
Fans attending events at the Adelaide Oval will soon be served alcohol in cans after the approval of a new liquor licence for the venue. With the Adelaide Oval Stadium...
Jul 28, 2022
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New laws see New Zealand grassroots sporting clubs fearing ‘extinction event’
Community sports clubs in New Zealand say they'll be wiped out if changes to the nation’s Incorporated Societies Act aren’t wound back before they take effect next year As...
Jul 21, 2022
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Former NSW Sport Minister John Sidoti found corrupt by ICAC
NSW Parliamentarian and former NSW Minister for Sport John Sidoti has been found to have engaged in serious corrupt conduct by using his position to influence local councillors...
Jul 19, 2022
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Three men charged with murder over Sydney Royal Easter Show stabbing death
Three teenagers have been charged with murder by the NSW Police following the fatal stabbing of a carnival ride attendant at this year’s Sydney's Royal Easter Show. Uati...
Jul 15, 2022
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Licensing rule change sees under 18s banned from Splendour In The Grass festival
Less than two weeks before its staging, last-minute restrictions imposed by NSW Liquor and Gaming will prevent under 18s attending Byron Bay’s Splendour In The Grass festival...
Jul 12, 2022
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Insurance underwriter highlights the importance of liability waivers
For operators offering activities or services that pose a risk of injury to the participant, a liability waiver is recognised as a valuable tool to protect against being sued...
Jul 11, 2022
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