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Qatar Olympic Committee announces 'Save the Dream' sport integrity initiative
The opening of the 2012 Sorbonne-International Centre for Sport Security (ICSS) Sport Integrity Symposium witnessed the announcement of a new sport integrity initiative by the...
Sep 13, 2012
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Hong Kong works with China's national Government to manage visitor capacity
The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (SAR) is working with China's national Government to work out a mechanism to ensure that the city's capacity to...
Sep 10, 2012
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ICSS calls for collaborative international approach to tackling security threats in sport
The International Centre for Sport Security (ICSS), the not-for-profit organisation based in Qatar, highlighted a number of pressing needs to make sport events safer when its...
Sep 9, 2012
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Scalpers exploit West Coast Eagle's home final
Scalpers are cashing in on West Coast Eagles's home AFL final on Sunday, with hundreds of tickets being resold online. The West Australian newspaper reports that while only a...
Sep 6, 2012
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Fitness Australia issues 'combat sport' guidance
Peak industry body Fitness Australia has released a set of safety guidelines to provide clarification for registered exercise professionals and fitness services using fitness...
Sep 5, 2012
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Investigation into bidding process for FIFA 2018 and 2022 World Cups
Michael Garcia, head of the investigative chamber of world football governing body FIFA's Ethics Committee, has said the awarding of the 2018 and 2022 World Cups to Russia and...
Aug 29, 2012
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BYO to end at Perth sport venues
The Western Australian Government has introduced new regulations that makes taking liquor into major Perth sporting arenas an offence. Explaining the news regulations, which...
Aug 23, 2012
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Match fixers face 10 years in jail under NSW laws
Match fixing or corrupting the betting outcome of a sporting event will be punishable by up to 10 years in jail in NSW under proposed new laws on cheating in sports gambling....
Aug 14, 2012
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Standards Australia releases interim standard for water inflatables
Standards Australia has released interim standard for aquatic and waterborne inflatables. The Standard AS 3533.4.5(Int) - 2012 Amusement rides and devices, Part 4.5: Specific...
Aug 7, 2012
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India's top court clamps down on tiger tourism
India's Supreme Court has suspended tourism activities in core areas of tiger reserves as the country struggles to stem the dwindling numbers of the endangered wild cats. The...
Aug 6, 2012
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Sideshow workers underpaid at 2011 Ekka
With the opening of the 2012 Ekka just a week away, the Fair Work Ombudsman has released findings that showed stallholders and ride operators at the 2011 event were underpaying...
Aug 2, 2012
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Genesis Fitness club fined for false carbon tax claims
A Melbourne fitness club has become the first business to be fined by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) for making misleading claims about the impact of...
Aug 2, 2012
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Tourism must be a core function of Council's economic development role
Regional Tourism Organisations in New Zealand are hoping that tourism and economic development remains supported in the Government's upcoming Local Government Act Amendment...
Jul 26, 2012
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Tribunal allows anti-discrimination exemption for C-RACE women-only swimming sessions
The Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal (VCAT) has allowed the City of Casey to continue women-only swimming sessions at its Casey Recreation and Aquatic Centre (C-RACE)...
Jul 25, 2012
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CAS annuls Mohamed bin Hammam's lifetime football ban
Mohamed bin Hammam, the former President of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) who challenged Sepp Blatter for the Presidency of world football governing body FIFA, has had...
Jul 20, 2012
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Lane Cove Council boots out noisy fitness activities
Lane Cove Council on Sydney's lower North Shore has introduced a policy restricting outdoor fitness training at its parks and sportsfields. Largely based on noise complaints...
Jul 18, 2012
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Disney characters star in North Korean show
Mickey Mouse and other Disney characters have appeared on stage in North Korea during a concert for leader Kim Jong-un. Performers dressed as popular Disney characters were seen...
Jul 12, 2012
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Aqua Loop rider sues Wet'n'Wild Water World
Gold Coast waterpark Wet'n'Wild Water World is being sued by a patron who claims she became stuck while riding the Aqua Loop waterslide. The woman, Cherie Schramm, aged 30, is...
Jul 10, 2012
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Government stamps biological passport for athletes
Federal Minister for Sport Kate Lundy has launched the Athlete Biological Passport program to track and chart the biological attributes of athletes and further enhance the...
Jul 10, 2012
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Standards Australia invites public comment on contained play safety standard
As of 5th July 2012, Standards Australia is inviting public comment on its new draft standard for indoor/contained play. Introducing the Standard in a feature in the May/June...
Jul 6, 2012
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Queensland Attorney-General visits Hervey Bay boot camp
Queensland Attorney-General and Minister for Justice, Jarrod Bleijie visited Operation Hard Yakka this week to see first-hand how boot camps can break the cycle of youth crime....
Jul 6, 2012
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Safe Work Australia invites public comment on Amusement Devices Codes of Practice
Safe Work Australia has released six draft model work health and safety Codes of Practice and two guides for public comment. These documents aim to provide businesses, industry...
Jul 5, 2012
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Feature gives current guidance on aquatic inflatables standard
With Standards Australia (SA) set to release an interim Standard for waterborne/aquatic inflatables, a recent feature in Australasian Leisure Management is providing aquatic and...
Jul 4, 2012
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Adelaide City Council introduces new fitness activity permit system
Adelaide City Council (ACC) has established a new permit system - The Fitness Activity Permit System - that will enable personal trainers/fitness instructors to conduct their...
Jul 4, 2012
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