News: Legal
Adelaide Fringe venues cautioned over breaching COVID restrictions
As the Adelaide Fringe gets underway, dozens of venues have been warned over COVIDSafe regulation breaches. With South Australian officials having carried out safety compliance...
Mar 3, 2021
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Venues
South Australia’s ban on single-use plastic starts today
Today marks South Australia becoming the first State or Territory in Australia to ban single-use plastic products with drinking straws, stirrers and cutlery to be prohibited...
Mar 1, 2021
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Environment
OneMusic extends temporary licensing arrangement for live streaming of fitness classes
Music licensing body OneMusic Australia has today advised that the "extraordinary and temporary arrangement for fitness classes to be live streamed" has been extended to 30th...
Feb 28, 2021
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Coffs Harbour Marine Conservation Park supports NSW Government ban on captive dolphin breeding
Following the move by the NSW Government to halt the breeding or importation of dolphins and other marine mammals, the Dolphin Marine Conservation Park in Coffs Harbour has...
Feb 27, 2021
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Zoos
Online ticketing scams return to impact tourist attractions
An online scam which has defrauded hundreds of thousands of dollars from visitor attractions has been reported as having re-emerged in Australia. Operators already impacted by...
Feb 22, 2021
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Facebook shutdown of Australian news sites has wider industry impact
Facebook's decision from yesterday morning to implement restrictions which prevents Australians from viewing or sharing news content has had wider implications for organisations...
Feb 19, 2021
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Technology
Coronial Inquest hears that Royal Adelaide Show ride had 'design and condition flaws'
A Coronial Inquest into the death of eight-year-old Adelene Leong who was thrown from a ride at the 2014 Royal Adelaide Show has heard that the ride from which she was thrown...
Feb 17, 2021
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Victoria Police make three arrests after storming Melbourne gym ignoring lockdown
Victoria Police have this afternoon stormed a gym in Melbourne's north that was ignoring the state’s Coronavirus lockdown, arresting three men. 9News reported a large number of...
Feb 16, 2021
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Fitness
CAS finds Asian Football Confederation guilty of discrimination, interference and denial of justice
The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has found the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) guilty of discrimination against female candidates, third-party interference and denial...
Feb 15, 2021
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Legal
Opening of TotalFusion’s latest Brisbane gym to be decided by July Court case
The planned opening of TotalFusion’s latest Brisbane gym, in the suburb of Morningside, is to be decided in a Queensland Court in July, with group founder Leon McNiece facing...
Feb 12, 2021
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Fitness
Evolve Australia highlight the lack of regulation of e-scooters and electric skateboards in Australia
Evolve Australia highlight that while the use of Personal Mobility Devices (PMDs) is on the rise across Australia, only two in eight states and territories in Australia consider...
Feb 10, 2021
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Recreation
Inquiry finds Crown Resorts not suitable to operate new Sydney casino
A report has deemed Crown Resorts as being unsuitable to operate its new casino at Barangaroo on the Sydney harbour foreshore. Tabled in the NSW Parliament yesterday afternoon...
Feb 9, 2021
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Finance
OneMusic Australia inducts customer advisory panel
Music rights management organisation, OneMusic Australia, has today inducted a 20-strong Customer Advisory Panel. In December 2020, OneMusic called for expressions of interest...
Feb 8, 2021
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Fitness
Standards Australia adopts amendments to AS 4685 Playground equipment and surfacing
Supporting the operation of safer playgrounds, Standards Australia has advised of the adoption of standards to the series of AS 4685, Playground equipment and surfacing, Parts...
Feb 7, 2021
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Surfaces
Revelations at Collingwood FC are ‘tip of the iceberg’ of racial prejudice in Australian sport
Professor Richard Pringle, a sports sociologist at Monash University, has suggested that the racism revealed in a newly released report on Collingwood Football Club is “the tip...
Feb 1, 2021
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Unreleased review reveals 'systemic racism’ at AFL’s Collingwood FC
An independent report into Collingwood FC’ response to incidents of racism has found there is “systemic racism” within the AFL club and that its response to these matters “has...
Jan 31, 2021
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Culture
Final review of national environment laws highlights their failure to protect Australia's oceans
The Australian Marine Conservation Society - Australia’s peak marine conservation organisation - has described the final review of Australia’s national environment laws as a...
Jan 31, 2021
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Environment
Trans player Hannah Mouncey plans legal action against AFL
Transgender footballer Hannah Mouncey is reported to be planning legal action against the AFL and its Gender Diversity Policy in an attempt to play at the top-level of the game...
Jan 19, 2021
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Legal
Former Minister Bridget McKenzie to give evidence at rorts inquiry
Federal Senator and former Australian Sports Minister has reportedly agreed to cooperate with a Senate inquiry into the allocation of funds from the $100 million Community Sport...
Jan 18, 2021
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Federal Government names members of Sport Integrity Australia Advisory Council
Announcing the further strengthening of the oversight and guidance for sport integrity matters in Australia, Federal Minister for Sport Richard Colbeck has named the nine...
Jan 18, 2021
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Government
Liquidators says Ticket Rocket lacks funds to pay creditors
Liquidators responsible for the affairs of Ticket Rocket have presented a grim prospect for unsecured creditors, expressing doubt over whether all owed money by the...
Jan 17, 2021
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Entertainment
F45 Browns Plains confirms that it no longer employs convicted trainer
An F45 gym in the south east Queensland community of Browns Plain has confirmed that it no longer employs Tamafaiga Nick Kepu, a personal trainer and mixed martial arts fighter,...
Jan 15, 2021
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Fitness
Eden Park makes history by gaining rights to stage concerts
Auckland's Eden Park has today gained resource consent granting it the right to host up to six concerts a year. Having long sought to stage concert events, up to six shows...
Jan 15, 2021
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Confusion over access for transgender women at Sydney 'ladies-only' ocean pool
The issue of access for certain transgender women to a female-only ocean pool in Sydney’s Eastern Suburbs has been in the spotlight after its operators indicated only those who...
Jan 12, 2021
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Aquatics