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Airlines face demands caused by oversize passengers
Following reports that climbing rates of obesity may force Australian airlines to recalculate the average weight of their customers, a senior Qantas executive has advised that...
Aug 13, 2019
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Wellness
Former Embody wellness studio owner backing new Sydney gym
Scott Capelin, former owner of the Embody gym on Sydney's North Shore, is backing a new fitness studio in Sydney’s south. Having resolved legal issues relating to the closure of...
Aug 12, 2019
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Fitness
Global wildlife tourism generates five times more annual revenue than illegal fauna trade
In 2018, wildlife tourism directly contributed US$120.1 billion to global GDP, versus the US$23 billion in revenue attributed to the illegal trade in wildlife, or 5.2 times...
Aug 11, 2019
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Environment
Tennis NSW President survives no-confidence vote
Tennis NSW President Kim Warwick has survived a no-confidence vote at an extraordinary meeting of members, sparked by long-running tensions over his handling of historical...
Aug 9, 2019
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Sydney swim teacher facing 46 charges and potential life imprisonment
NSW prosecutors are reviewing “thousands of pages” of evidence gathered in the case against Sydney north shore swimming teacher Kyle Daniels accused of with sexually assaulting...
Aug 9, 2019
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Aquatics
Court hears that NRL off season incidents have ‘ruined’ Telstra’s brand
NRL sponsor Telstra has been reported as advising that bad behaviour by NRL players during the code’s ‘summer from hell’ has damaged its brand. Revealed this week in Court...
Aug 3, 2019
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Transport Ministers agree national crackdown on vehicles displaying offensive messages
Federal and state transport ministers have agreed on a national strategy to crack down on vehicles with obscene and suggestive slogans. At a meeting in Adelaide this week, the...
Aug 2, 2019
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Victorian Government to investigate Crown casino crime allegations
Victoria’s Minister for Gaming and Consumer Affairs, Marlene Kairouz has ordered the state’s casino regulator to conduct a snap investigation into a flood of allegations made...
Aug 2, 2019
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Entertainment
Israel Folau launches court proceedings against rugby authorities over unfair dismissal claim
Sacked former rugby union international Israel Folau has launched court proceedings for unlawful termination against Rugby Australia and the NSW Waratahs. Folau's...
Aug 2, 2019
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Legal
Court judgement stops Caster Semenya competing at IAAF World Championships
South African middle-distance runner Caster Semenya will not compete at the IAAF World Championships in Qatar in September after a Swiss court stood behind the world athletics...
Jul 30, 2019
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ASADA says confidentiality vital to anti-doping process
In a move to clarify the processes in the wake of swimmer Shayna Jack’s recent positive drugs test, the Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority (ASADA) has advised that...
Jul 30, 2019
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Ticketmaster to introduce new anti-ticket scalping technology in Australia
Ticketmaster is to introduce its Safetix anti-scalping technology next year, with the AFL set to be among the first users. As reported by the Herald Sun , the technology will...
Jul 29, 2019
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Controversy mounts over transgender athlete's weightlifting gold medal at Pacific Games
Controversy over New Zealand transgender weightlifter Laurel Hubbard winning gold at the Pacific Games in Samoa earlier this month is leading to new debate about whether trans...
Jul 29, 2019
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Swimming Australia scrutinised over handling of Shayna Jack doping result
Swimming Australia’s handling of Shayna Jack’s positive drug test has been scrutinised with critics focusing the governing body’s timing of announcements of the Dolphins team...
Jul 28, 2019
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Rugby league Commissioner Mark Coyne resigns following drunken incident in Singapore
Retired Queensland State of Origin representative Mark Coyne has resigned from the Australian Rugby League Commission following an incident in Singapore. Coyne recently pleaded...
Jul 26, 2019
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Genting, Fox and Disney agree settlement in Malaysian theme park dispute
Genting Malaysia has reached a settlement agreement with 21st Century Fox and The Walt Disney Company that sees a dispute over the US-based businesses backing for Genting’s...
Jul 25, 2019
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George Calombaris dropped from Tourism WA marketing role
Embattled chef George Calombaris has been dumped from Tourism WA’s marketing campaign following the fallout of his company’s underpayment scandal. The MasterChef judge was last...
Jul 24, 2019
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Athlete rights crucial to sporting integrity
A range of topics from World Athletics’ action on Caster Semenya to Mack Horton’s World Swimming Championship anti-doping protest, equal pay and the collective power of athletes...
Jul 23, 2019
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Recreation
SafeWork SA halts circus after two performers suffer serious injuries in less than a week
A circus in Adelaide has been shut down after two performers were injured in separate incidents in less than a week, with one performer breaking his back and another breaking...
Jul 23, 2019
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Sydney day spa back-pays almost $66,000 to employees
The Fair Work Ombudsman has ordered the operator of a chain of day spas to pay almost $66,000 to 13 employees after admitting they were underpaid and that unlawful deductions...
Jul 23, 2019
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Wellness
Mack Horton and Swimming Australia face official rebuke over 'drug cheat' protest
Australian Olympic gold medallist Mack Horton will receive an official warning from world swimming governing body FINA after his refusal to stand on the podium with a rival he...
Jul 22, 2019
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Perth ticket scammer avoids jail over fraudulent sales
A concert ticket scammer who netted about $10,000 selling fraudulent concert tickets on Facebook and Gumtree as well as using stolen credit card details has avoided jail after...
Jul 19, 2019
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Ticketing
NSW music festival deaths inquiry told trauma of strip-searches similar to that of sexual assaults
The Coronial inquest into the deaths of six young festivalgoers has today heard about the effects of ‘dehumanising’ body searches with a harm reduction campaigner and a...
Jul 19, 2019
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New Zealand Rugby cancels 700 ‘fraudulent' All Blacks tickets after Ticketek intervention
New Zealand Rugby has cancelled more than 700 tickets for the upcoming All Blacks v South Africa Rugby Championship game atthe 34,500-seat Westpac Stadium in Wellington after...
Jul 19, 2019
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Ticketing