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Victims of Dreamworld ride 'died almost instantly'
The four victims of Australia's Dreamworld theme park accident in 2016 "died almost instantly" after being thrown from a ride, a Coroners Court has heard. The long-awaited...
Apr 3, 2018
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Qatar World Cup migrant workers to receive compensation
Qatar World Cup organisers say migrant workers building stadiums will receive more than $5 million in compensation after recruitment fees were demanded to secure employment in...
Mar 31, 2018
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Organisers monitor potential ticket fraud at Sydney Royal Easter Show
Organisers of the Sydney Royal Easter Show and the NSW Psolice are again urging patrons of this year’s Show to only purchase their tickets through legitimate agencies as...
Mar 31, 2018
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US waterpark to fight criminal charges after child's death arrests
US waterpark Schlitterbahn has defended its co-owner Jeff Henry and ride designer John Schooley, after the pair were charged with reckless second-degree murder in relation to...
Mar 29, 2018
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Standards, safety and incident management the focus at AALARA 2018 conference
The completed program for the Australian Amusement, Leisure and Recreation Association (AALARA) 2018 Conference will deliver a series of presentations on standards, safety and...
Mar 29, 2018
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US waterpark executives charged with murder following boy's waterslide death
Two designers of a massive waterslide at a US waterpark on which a 10-year-old boy was decapitated face second-degree murder charges in connection with the child's death....
Mar 27, 2018
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Recommendation for festival pill testing to help emergency services treat overdose victims
Pill testing should be introduced at music festivals to help emergency workers treat patients suffering adverse reactions like overdoses, according to an inquiry into Victorian...
Mar 27, 2018
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Skins Chairman Jaimie Fuller publishes scathing letter to Cricket Australia following ball tampering
Jaimie Fuller, Chairman of sportswear company Skins and a longstanding campaigner for sporting integrity, has penned a scathing open letter to the board of Cricket Australia in...
Mar 26, 2018
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Cheating revelations sees Steve Smith stand down as Australia captain for rest of Cape Town Test
Cricket Australia has announced that Steve Smith has stood down as Australia captain for the remainder of the third Test against South Africa after admitting his team...
Mar 25, 2018
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Australian Sports Commission calls for Steve Smith to be stood down
Australian Sports Commission Chair John Wylie, the ASC Board and Chief Executive Kate Palmer have called for Steve Smith “to be stood down immediately (as captain of the...
Mar 25, 2018
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Steve Smith to remain captain while Cricket Australia investigates ball-tampering revelations
Steve Smith says he has no plans to step down as captain of the Australian cricket team following ball tampering in the third Test against South Africa. Rather than act on...
Mar 25, 2018
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Australian cricket in turmoil over ball-tampering scandal
The sporting world is reacting with shock and outrage to revelations of Australia's premeditated attempt to cheat in the third Test against South Africa. In a media conference...
Mar 24, 2018
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Family announces plan to sue Banyule City Council and Belgravia Leisure over WaterMarc drowning
The family of a man drowned at the WaterMarc facility in Melbourne’s northern suburbs in 2014 are reported to have launched legal action against Banyule City Council and...
Mar 23, 2018
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LPA launches video to help online ticket buyers avoid scams
Live Performance Australia (LPA) has launched a new video as part of its ongoing consumer education campaign about the potential dangers of buying tickets online. The video is a...
Mar 18, 2018
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Rising injury numbers lead to calls for regulation of UK trampoline parks
In the wake of reports of a rising number of injuries at commercial trampoline parks, doctors in the United Kingdom are calling for tougher regulations of operators. An audit of...
Mar 17, 2018
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Fishermen fined $17,000 for taking endangered turtles and dugong from Queensland marine park
Two men have been penalised more than $17,000 for taking two green turtles and one dugong within the Great Sandy Marine Park off Queensland’s Hervey Bay. The men were sentenced...
Mar 16, 2018
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Environment
Commerce Commission issues warning over buying event tickets through Viagogo
New Zealand’s Commerce Commission is advising consumers to seriously consider whether buying tickets from ticket reselling website Viagogo is worth the risk after the latest...
Mar 16, 2018
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AEG Ogden applauds Queensland Police arrests ahead of Brisbane Ed Sheeran concerts
AEG Ogden, the Asia Pacific region's leading venue management company, has applauded the Queensland Police Service action which has resulted in the arrest of a man alleged to...
Mar 16, 2018
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Man arrested over sales of fake tickets for Ed Sheeran Brisbane concerts
Queensland Police have revealed that a 33-year-old man has been charged by detectives from the Crime Command’s Financial and Cyber Crime Group following an investigation into...
Mar 16, 2018
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Live Performance Australia opposes proposed amendments to Victorian Major Events legislation
Live Performance Australia, the peak industry body for producers, music promoters and venues, today strongly opposed the proposed amendments to Victoria’s Major Events...
Mar 8, 2018
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Sydney Tower Skywalk to remain closed during investigation into how woman fell to her death
The Sydney Tower Skywalk is to remain closed while NSW Police investigate the apparent suicide of a woman who yesterday fell to her death from the 270-metre-high tourist...
Mar 8, 2018
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Anytime Fitness member receives $10.3 million debt collection notice
Perth man Michael Reed got the fright of his life when he received a debt collection notice on behalf of his local Anytime Fitness. While an annual membership for the 24-hour...
Mar 8, 2018
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Gudinski: 'promoters aren't the bad guys' in Ed Sheeran ticket scalping debate
Legendary Australian music industry figure Michael Gudinski has criticised potential changes in Victorian legislation on ticket scalping following the high volume of resale...
Mar 7, 2018
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Promoter of disastrous Fyre Festival faces 10 years in jail
The promoter of the failed Fyre Festival in the Bahamas has pleaded guilty to wire fraud charges, agreeing to serve up to 10 years in prison for lying to investors who lost over...
Mar 7, 2018
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