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Basketball Victoria Chief Executive suspended from games after dispute with referee at junior game

Basketball Victoria Chief Executive Nick Honey has been banned from attending matches after an altercation with an umpire at junior basketball game in which his daughter was playing. An…

Apr 20, 2018 Legal / Sport /

Paul Sadler Swimland to be supervised by wage regulator after underpaying 1300 staff

Paul Sadler Swimland, one of Australia's largest learn-to-swim groups has agreed to be supervised by the Fair Work Ombudsman for the next two years having admitting to the underpayment…

Apr 16, 2018 Aquatics / Education / Fitness / Legal /

Hong Kong Government moves to tackle ticket scalpers

Following fan outrage over inflated secondary ticket sales at recent events, Hong Kong Government Chief Executive Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor has advised that she is looking to crack down on…

Apr 12, 2018 Events / Government / Legal / Ticketing / Venues /

City of Wodonga to undertake expensive tiling repairs at WAVES aquatic centre

The City of Wodonga is to spend close to $500,000 retiling the Olympic swimming pool at its Waves aquatic centre. At the end of last month, Councillors unanimously agreed to a $484,181…

Apr 9, 2018 Aquatics / Design / Legal / Technology /

ASIC charges Clive Palmer over Coolum resort villa takeover bid

Entrepreneur and former Federal MP Clive Palmer has been charged over an alleged corporate breach, uncovered in an investigation by the business watchdog ASIC. Brisbane Magistrates Court…

Apr 6, 2018 Attractions / Finance / Golf / Legal / Tourism /

Independent chairperson to lead FFA reform

An independent chairperson will head an eight-member panel that has been tasked by world football governing body FIFA to fix the governance structures of Football Federation Australia…

Apr 4, 2018 Legal / Sport /

Gold Coast ready for largest ever Commonwealth Games

The 2018 Commonwealth Games is set to officially kick off tonight, with the city ready to welcome more over 600,000 visitors over the next 11 days. The largest Australian sporting event in…

Apr 4, 2018 Events / Legal / Sport / Tourism / Venues /

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 Attractions / Legal / Safety / Tourism /