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NSW Parliament approves legislation for 10% cap on ticket resales
The NSW Parliament has approved new regulation that caps the price of resold tickets at 10%, in a move that could redefine the secondary ticketing sector in Australia. First...
Oct 19, 2017
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Field Day takes on scalpers with exclusive resale site
Field Day festival has added its weight to the growing opposition to the secondary ticketing market in Australia by launching its own official resale facility. The New Year...
Oct 18, 2017
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Teenager dies after incident at Newcastle's Lambton Pool
An investigation has commenced into the death of a 17-year-old boy at Newcastle’s Lambton Swimming Centre yesterday. The teenager died in Newcastle’s John Hunter Hospital after...
Oct 17, 2017
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Mission Beach skydiving operations suspended after triple fatality
Skydive Australia has suspended its operations at Mission Beach in far north Queensland pending a full inquiry into last Friday afternoon's triple fatality. Kerri Pike, aged 54,...
Oct 16, 2017
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Queensland Parliament passes industrial manslaughter laws in wake of Dreamworld fatalities
Senior executives of corporations could be charged with industrial manslaughter if someone dies at their workplace under new laws passed in Queensland’s Parliament. The new...
Oct 15, 2017
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AFL NSW/ACT investigates complaints over female Bathurst players being encouraged to strip
The AFL's peak body in NSW has stepped in after a complaint that female players were pressured to run around in their underwear during post-season celebrations. AFL NSW/ACT said...
Oct 12, 2017
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Former AFL Diversity Manager pleads guilty over punch at Northern Football League game
The AFL's former Diversity Manager Ali Fahour, has pleaded guilty to recklessly causing injury after hitting a player during a suburban football game and knocking him...
Oct 11, 2017
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Thai Government to introduce jail sentences for smoking on popular beaches
Thailand is to ban smoking on some of the country’s most popular tourist beaches, with the prospect of up to a year in prison for those caught lighting up. Reported by local...
Oct 11, 2017
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NSW Government looks to outlaw ticket scalping
The NSW Government is to introduce tough new ticket scalping reforms to stamp out price gouging practices in the live entertainment industry. Announcing the move today, NSW...
Oct 8, 2017
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Choice names Viagogo among Australia's shonkiest products of 2017
Consumer advocacy group Choice has named ticket resale website Viagogo among as a 'winner' in its 2017 Shonky Awards. "Naming and shaming this year's shonkiest companies and...
Oct 4, 2017
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Tweed Shire Council concerned over 'illegal waterslide' at NSW’s Clarrie Hall dam
Tweed Shire Council has threatened to end public access to a dam in northern NSW after video footage emerged of young people using bodyboards to surf down a dangerous 110-metre...
Oct 4, 2017
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Weekend penalty rates deal secured for YMCA Victoria swim teachers
The Swim Instructors' Association (SIA) has this week advised that it has received confirmation that teachers at YMCA aquatic centres in Victoria will have their weekend...
Oct 3, 2017
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Aquatics
Queensland Law Society says teenager's gym death was 'extremely preventable'
The Queensland Law Society has labelled the death of a teenager in a Brisbane gym “extremely preventable” and has called for a Coronial inquest to determine whether the State’s...
Oct 2, 2017
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Registrations open for 2017 EVANZ Conference
The Entertainment Venues Association of New Zealand (EVANZ) has opened registration for its 2017 Annual Conference - being held in Wellington from Monday 20th to Wednesday 22nd...
Oct 2, 2017
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Unsupervised 15-year-old dies after gym accident
A 15-year-old boy who was found pinned underneath gym equipment at Pine Rivers PCYC in Brisbane on Tuesday evening has died in hospital. Ben Shaw's family issued a statement on...
Sep 30, 2017
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Queensland Government considering legal action over Dreamworld deaths
The Queensland Government is considering legal action against Gold Coast theme park Dreamworld following last year's Thunder River Rapids ride malfunction, which led to the...
Sep 29, 2017
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Undeclared steroids found in sports supplements sold in Australia and New Zealand
The University of Otago has revealed that at least six sports supplements on sale in Australia and New Zealand contain anabolic steroids not declared on their labels. Designer...
Sep 27, 2017
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Ocean Park Hong Kong closes Halloween-themed haunted house after guest death
Hong Kong theme park Ocean Park has closed its haunted house attraction after the death of a guest on Saturday. The 21 year-old guest was reportedly hit by a mechanical coffin...
Sep 17, 2017
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Sports Governance Program targets grassroots organisations
The Governance Institute of Australia, in partnership with elearning provider etrainu, has released an internet-based course designed to provide fundamental governance knowledge...
Sep 17, 2017
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Sports Commission looks to offer child safeguarding framework for sport
The Australian Sports Commission (ASC) has announced plans to develop a national child safe sport framework, including advisory toolkits for national sporting organisations, to...
Sep 16, 2017
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Mike Tancred exits AOC with full bonus despite redundancy
Following this week’s announcement that controversial Australian Olympic Committee (AOC) Media Director Mike Tancred is to leave the organisation, SkyNews has revealed that he...
Sep 15, 2017
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Tasmanian Government land purchase to move Mt Wellington cable car plan forward
Legislation allowing the Tasmanian Government to compulsorily acquire land from the Hobart City Council for a cable car project on Hobart’s Mount Wellington has been passed in...
Sep 15, 2017
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‘Bully’ Mike Tancred to leave Australian Olympic Committee
The Australian Olympic Committee (AOC) has announced that its controversial Media Director Mike Tancred, suspended from the organisation since April, is to leave his role. The...
Sep 14, 2017
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Ipswich City Council suspends senior officer charged with misconduct
A senior Ipswich City Council officer has been charged by Queensland's Crime and Corruption Commission (CCC) with misconduct for allegedly causing financial detriment to an...
Sep 12, 2017
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