News: Legal
Rapid Personal Training closes seven studios in Perth and Sydney
Insolvency firm Hogan and Sprowles has been appointed to manage the liquidation of personal training business Rapid PT, which employs three full-time staff and 17 contractors,...
Mar 2, 2017
Legal /
Fitness
Grants aim to revive Sydney's live music scene
The City of Sydney is to offer grant funding and streamlined planning for live music venues as part of a series of measures to encourage more venues to host performances and...
Mar 2, 2017
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Finance /
Venues /
Entertainment
Woman pestered into paying US$500,000 to join Hong Kong gym
A 36-year-old woman paid HK$4.3 million (US$553,936) for a membership of a fitness club and 3,381 hours of personal training after being constantly pestered by sales staff. The...
Feb 28, 2017
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Billing /
Fitness
South Korean authorities investigate aquaria following dolphin death
South Korean officials have begun a 10-day inspection of eight of the country’s aquariums following the death of a bottlenose dolphin in Ulsan earlier this month. The death,...
Feb 27, 2017
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Attractions /
Environment
Employers scutinise candidates’ social media history
Angelique Lele, General Manager of sport industry recruitment specialists Sportspeople, has drawn attention to industry employers checking employment candidates’ social media...
Feb 25, 2017
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Technology
Fair Work Commission cuts Sunday and public holiday penalty rates
The Fair Work Commission has ruled that Sunday and public holiday penalty wage rates will be reduced for full-time and part-time workers in the hospitality, retail and fast-food...
Feb 23, 2017
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Attractions /
Retail
Ticket reseller Viagogo hit by multiple Spanish legal actions
Facing a range of lawsuits, secondary ticketing network Viagogo is facing fresh legal action from a coalition of Spanish entertainment promoters. With countries including the UK...
Feb 23, 2017
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Ticketing
Advertising watchdog finds Anytime Fitness campaign breaches standards
The Advertising Standards Board has upheld five complaints over Anytime Fitness’ ‘F*?# Unfit/F*ck Unfit’ campaign, responding to concerns that the advertising was “offensive,”...
Feb 20, 2017
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Fitness
Australian Sporting Goods Association welcomes impending scrapping of Low Value Tax Threshold
The Australian Sporting Goods Association (ASGA) has welcomed Australian Treasurer Scott Morrison’s introduction of a Parliamentary bill to scrap the Low Value Tax Threshold....
Feb 15, 2017
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Retail
Queensland set to ban offensive Wicked Campers
Sexist, obscene and other offensive slogans on vans and vehicles, as used by Wicked Campers, are being made illegal in Queensland. The Queensland Parliament passed the Transport...
Feb 15, 2017
Marketing /
Tourism /
Legal
Teenage gang attacks Melbourne festivalgoers
A group of youths have reportedly stormed through a crowd at a Melbourne community festival, stealing mobile phones, throwing rocks and assaulting people watching a fireworks...
Feb 12, 2017
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Safety /
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Entertainment
Parks Victoria fined for dumping dirty water
Parks Victoria has been fined for dumping untreated waste water into a river - the agency's 16th environmental breach in six years. Environment Protection Authority Victoria...
Feb 8, 2017
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Environment /
Parks
Former Parramatta Eels manager Jason Irvine charged with fraud offences
Former Parramatta Eels manager Jason Irvine has been charged with fraud offences over the salary cap scandal at the NRL club. NSW Police arrested the 42-year-old in Leichhardt...
Feb 6, 2017
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Finance
FFA reform promise appeases A-League clubs
Having met with Gianni Infantino, President of world football governing body FIFA, this week, Football Federation Australia (FFA) has agreed to meet deadlines for implementing...
Feb 2, 2017
Sport /
Legal
Hamilton ticket-buyers warned to avoid re-seller websites
Hamilton City Council has warned ticket buyers to use caution when buying tickets for Hamilton events, citing websites that are on-selling tickets at inflated prices. The issue...
Feb 2, 2017
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Ticketing
China closes courses amid crackdown on golf course development
More than a decade after the Chinese Government first moved to curb the development of golf courses, China has launched a renewed crackdown on the game, closing 111 courses in...
Jan 30, 2017
Legal /
Government /
Parks /
Golf
Farmers back calls for more funding for New Zealand tourism
Local Government New Zealand has welcomed the Federated Farmers adding its voice to the call for more Government funding for tourism infrastructure. While tourism is booming in...
Jan 26, 2017
Tourism /
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Finance /
Government
Former Billabong Chief Executive handed eight-year jail sentence for fraud
Former Billabong Chief Executive Matthew Perrin has been sentenced to eight years in jail for fraud over the forging of his former-wife's signature to access more than $13...
Jan 26, 2017
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Retail
Canberra Theatre bomb threat for displaying Australia Day billboard with girls in hijabs
ACT Chief Minister Andrew Barr has told people offended by an Australia Day billboard featuring two young Muslim girls to “get over it” after threats were made against the...
Jan 25, 2017
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Culture /
Entertainment
Legal battle over development work at planned Sunshine Coast waterpark
The developers of the planned ACTVE waterpark and active recreation destination on the Sunshine Coast are being taken to court by the company that master planned the development...
Jan 24, 2017
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Recreation /
Attractions /
Waterparks
ASIC investigating award of Australian Open broadcast rights
Tennis Australia is being investigated by the Australian Securities and Investment Commission for its 2013 sale of broadcasting rights to the Australian Open without a...
Jan 24, 2017
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Finance
Reigning AFC Champions League holders excluded from 2017 tournament
The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has banned reigning Asian Champions League winners Jeonbuk Motors from the 2017 edition of the club tournament due to their involvement in...
Jan 23, 2017
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Finance
Private investors rescue troubled sportswear brand BLK
A private consortium of Fijian and Timor-Leste-based investors has bought troubled sportswear manufacturer BLK from receivers McGrathNicol. The consortium, led by Timor-Leste...
Jan 19, 2017
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Retail
Southlanders warned about overseas ticketing websites
Patrons going online to book tickets for events at Invercargill’s Civic Theatre and Rugby Park Stadium are being advised to use the official TicketDirect website, instead of...
Jan 12, 2017
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Venues /
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Entertainment /
Ticketing