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Starlizard Integrity Services identifies 167 suspicious football matches in 2023

London-based, sports integrity specialists - Starlizard Integrity Services (SIS) - have identified 167 football matches played around the world in 2023 as suspicious. The SIS report…

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Mar 20, 2024 Events / Finance / Legal / Sport /

 
 

International Olympic Committee makes declaration against the politicisation of sport

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has today reaffirmed its position against the politicisation of sport, highlighting its position as a Fundamental Principle of the Olympic…

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Mar 19, 2024 Events / Legal / Sport /

 
 

Crowd safety stewards charged over alleged Summernats assault

Two Summernats safety staff who allegedly assaulted a number of patrons at this year’s event have been charged and will face Court later this month. The alleged assault occurred on…

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Mar 16, 2024 Events / Legal / Safety / Venues /

 
 

Western Australian Government to halt tourism craft at Kimberley’s Horizontal Falls from 2028

Aiming to "strike a balance" between tourism and the concerns of local Indigenous populations, the Western Australian Government has announced that tourist craft will be banned…

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Mar 15, 2024 Culture / Legal / Tourism /

 
 

NSW Government introduces major environmental laws in response to asbestos contaminated parks

The findings over the past two months of asbestos in Sydney parks have led the NSW Government to introduce changes to the Protection of the Environment Operations Act 1997 (POEO Act) and…

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Mar 15, 2024 ByKaren Sweaney Environment / Government / Legal / Parks / Play /

 
 

New Zealand Government suspends Significant Natural Areas requirement

The New Zealand Government scaling back of a series of environmental regulations has today seen Associate Environment Minister Andrew Hoggard announce a suspension of the requirement for…

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Mar 14, 2024 Environment / Government / Legal /

 
 

Climate change poses increasing legal risk for Australian sports bodies

With climate change and related extreme weather events already impacting Australian sport, a new report shows that peak bodies and national sporting organisations are failing to engage…

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Mar 13, 2024 Environment / Legal / Recreation / Sport / Venues /

 
 

Japanese Olympic Committee pays 2 billion yen tax bill for accounting irregularities

The Japanese Olympic Committee has been forced to pay around 2 billion yen (US$13 million) in back taxes after tax authorities discovered it had engaged in improper accounting in financial…

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Mar 13, 2024 Finance / Legal / Sport /

 
 

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