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Paedophile cricket coach gets further 23 year jail term for sexually abusing three boys in the ACT

Paedophile cricket coach Ian Harold King, already serving a lengthy prison term for the abuse of minors, has been sentenced to a further 23 years behind bars for sexually abusing three…

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Mar 9, 2024 Legal / Sport /

 
 

Sportradar highlights leading role of Artificial Intelligence in latest match-fixing report

Sportradar Integrity Services, a unit of Sportradar has released its annual report - ‘Betting Corruption and Match-fixing in 2023’ which details the company’s findings…

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Mar 6, 2024 Events / Finance / Legal / Sport / Technology /

 
 

Pool operator pleads guilty to safety breaches over child drowning at Port Fairy Community Pool

Following the drowning death of a child in 2021, the Port Fairy Community Pool Management Group has today pleaded guilty in the Warrnambool Magistrates' Court to a charge of failing to…

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Mar 5, 2024 Aquatics / Legal / Safety /

 
 

Man who stole more than $23,000 from Gungahlin United Football Club avoids jail

A man who swindled a Canberra football club out of more $23,546 to enjoy "a few months of lavish living", has escaped a custodial sentence. Aaron Alexander who, as President of…

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Mar 2, 2024 Finance / Legal / Sport /

 
 

Tour operators ordered to pay $12 million in fines and reparations over White Island tragedy

The judge in the long-running prosecution over the Whakaari White Island disaster of 2019 has ordered that the guilty parties pay $10.21 million in reparations to families of victims and…

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Mar 2, 2024 ByNigel Benton Finance / Legal / Safety / Tourism /

 
 

NSW Police commence murder investigation after bodies found at North Paramatta Taekwondo studio

NSW Police commence murder investigation after bodies found at North Paramatta Taekwondo studio NSW Police are investigating the discovery of three bodies at locations in Western Sydney…

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Feb 20, 2024 Legal / Safety / Security /

 
 

Athlete representation and rules for transgender athletes tackled at LawAccord

Topical legal issues confronting International Federations including athlete representation, rules for transgender athletes in international sport and how to ensure integrity in…

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Feb 16, 2024 ByKaren Sweaney Events / Legal / Sport /

 
 

Gold Coast City Council ordered to pay $125,000 fine after child’s diving platform fall

Gold Coast City Council has been penalised with a $125,000 fine for failing to comply with its health and safety obligations at its Gold Coast Aquatic Centre over an incident that put a…

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Feb 15, 2024 Aquatics / Legal / Recreation / Safety /

 
 

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