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IAAF President Sebastian Coe to address Australian and New Zealand Sports Law Association conference in Perth
Lord Sebastian Coe, President of world athletics governing body the IAAF, has been revealed as the opening keynote speaker at the 2019 Conference of the Australian and New...
Oct 23, 2019
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NSW Government's failure to consult sees festivals threaten to move interstate
Major music festivals including Splendour in the Grass, Falls Festival and Laneway Festival are among events threatening to relocate interstate following the NSW Government’s...
Oct 21, 2019
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Western Australian Government to lift junior drag racing ban
Advising that “significant safety improvements have been put in place” for the sport, the Western Australian Government is to lift its suspension of junior drag racing imposed...
Oct 18, 2019
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Melbourne media cast doubts over ASADA’s handling of Essendon doping scandal
The Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority (ASADA) has defended its handling of the 2012 drug supplements saga after claims in a Melbourne newspaper that it manipulated...
Oct 16, 2019
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NSW Government to ignore Coroner's pill testing recommendation as it reintroduces festival management laws
NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian has again ruled out the prospect of introducing pill testing at music festivals despite a leaked draft Coroner's report recommending the move....
Oct 16, 2019
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Adelaide Venue Management Corporation warns fans over unofficial Coopers Stadium website
The Adelaide Venue Management Corporation (AVMC) has issued an online warning to consumers looking to purchase tickets for A-League matches at Coopers Stadium. AVMC, which...
Oct 14, 2019
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Iranian women attend Tehran football international for first time in decades
Women have attended a FIFA World Cup qualifier in the Iranian capital of Tehran after being freely allowed to enter a football match for the first time in decades. Having...
Oct 13, 2019
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Adelaide Festival Centre executive fights back against online ticket scalpers and reseller sites
While it may be easier for venues, promoters and ticketing agencies to wash their hands of patrons ripped off by unscrupulous ticket scalpers - after all, they usually know they...
Oct 13, 2019
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Tamworth Country Music Festival executive to address inaugural Australian Festival Industry Conference
After revealing a number of recognised figures in festival management who will address the Australian Festival Industry Conference in Coffs Harbour later this month across,...
Oct 12, 2019
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Google ban sees decline in Viagogo business activity
Ticketing resale site Viagogo has suffered a significant decline in users since Google banned it from paid-for searches for alleged breaches of its advertising rules. In July,...
Oct 7, 2019
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Fair Work Ombudsman audits cleaning operations at Optus Stadium
The Fair Work Ombudsman conducted a surprise audit of the cleaning arrangements at Perth’s Optus Stadium following the WAFL Grand Final between Subiaco and South Fremantle at...
Oct 6, 2019
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Court decision allows New Zealand Commerce Commission to continue Viagogo legal action
The New Zealand Commerce Commission has been granted permission to take controversial ticket resale site Viagogo back to the High Court. In April, New Zealand’s competition...
Oct 4, 2019
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PCYC Queensland advises of full co-operation with investigation into teenager's gym death
The Police-Citizens Youth Welfare Association (PCYC Queensland) has advised that it is fully co-operating with authorities in the prosecution relating to the death of teenager...
Sep 29, 2019
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NSW Upper House vote sees music festival regulations ditched
The NSW Upper House has voted to disallow controversial music festival regulations introduced by the NSW Government before the state election in March. The controversial laws...
Sep 27, 2019
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PCYC Queensland to be prosecuted over teenager’s gym death
Following a "comprehensive investigation" into the death of teenager Ben Shaw at Pine Rivers PCYC in 2017, Queensland's Office of the Work Health and Safety Prosecutor is to...
Sep 26, 2019
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Southern Sydney swimming teacher facing 57 charges over historical sexual assaults on children
The son of Ian Thorpe’s former swim coach has been charged with 57 child sex offences involving 11 boys at a swim school in southern Sydney. 43-year-old Paul Frost was arrested...
Sep 26, 2019
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Live Performance Australia advises that collaboration is key to safer music festivals
Better safety outcomes at music festivals will be achieved through collaboration with festival organisers and patrons rather than imposing onerous and costly new regulation...
Sep 25, 2019
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City of Marion expels Adelaide AFL team from sportsgrounds over 'inappropriate behaviour'
A local Australian rules club in Adelaide has been evicted from its clubrooms after an independent investigation found a culture of "inappropriate and intimidating behaviour"...
Sep 24, 2019
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Glenelg drowning inquest hears giant inflatable waterslide blocked lifesavers' view of swimmers
A South Australian surf lifesaver has told a Coronial inquiry into the drowning deaths of two young boys at the Glenelg breakwater that a giant inflatable waterslide obstructed...
Sep 23, 2019
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Thieves remove copper wiring from floodlights at Shoalhaven sports fields
Shoalhaven City Council has advised of recent vandalism at three of its sports fields, with thieves removing copper wiring from floodlights and illuminators at the Thompson...
Sep 23, 2019
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Iranian authorities advise FIFA that women will be able to enter venues to watch football matches
World football governing body FIFA has reportedly insisted that the Government of Iran allow women to attend stadia to watch matches. FIFA President Gianni Infantino shared that...
Sep 22, 2019
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Operators of Fernwood Loganholme enter administration owing $1.1 million
The company operating the Fernwood Women’s Health Club in the southern Brisbane suburb of Loganholme has entered administration, owing more than $1 million. The popular gym,...
Sep 22, 2019
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NSW Sports Minister steps down in corruption probe
NSW Sports Minister John Sidoti has this week stepped down from his Cabinet role in the Government of NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian pending a potential investigation by the...
Sep 20, 2019
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Cox Architecture and Hassell sued by builder over work at Perth’s Optus Stadium
Leading sport architects Cox Architecture and designers Hassell are being sued over their work at Perth’s Optus Stadium by builders Multiplex. Multiplex claims it incurred...
Sep 18, 2019
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