News: Government

Powerhouse Director to step down after public funds used to pay for fashion party

The NSW Government has advised that Dolla Merrrillees, Director of Sydney’s Museum of Applied Arts and Sciences (MAAS), will not return to the Museum before her contract ends on 7th…

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Jul 27, 2018 Arts / Events / Finance / Government / Venues /

 
 

Sydney’s Powerhouse Museum used public funds to support fashion event

A glittering fashion event hosted in February by Sydney's Powerhouse Museum and attended by models, designers and Foreign Minister Julie Bishop lost nearly $140,000, with NSW taxpayers…

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Jul 26, 2018 Arts / Events / Finance / Government / Venues /

 
 

Further turmoil in management of Western Australian tourism

Struggling with declining international visitor numbers while the rest of the country experiences a tourism boom, another senior executive from the Western Australian Government's…

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Jul 24, 2018 Government / Marketing / Tourism /

 
 

Federal Health Minister orders his department to stop paying social media influencers

Federal Health Minister Greg Hunt has ordered his department to stop paying social media influencers. The move follows revelations made yesterday by Sydney newspaper The Daily Telegraph…

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Jul 21, 2018 Fitness / Government / Marketing / Sport / Wellness /

 
 

Latest tourism figures show challenges for Western Australia

With the latest International Visitor Survey revealing record incoming tourism figures, Western Australia has reversed the national trend with a decline in visitor nights and spending.…

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Jul 20, 2018 Attractions / Government / Tourism /

 
 

Social media stars paid hundreds of thousands of dollars to promote Girls make your Move campaign

The Federal Department of Health has reportedly paid more than $600,000 in taxpayer funds over the past 18 months to social media influencers to promote its Girls Make Your Move campaign.…

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Jul 20, 2018 Fitness / Government / Marketing / Sport / Wellness /

 
 

Broome to benefit from $3.3 million Western Australian Government investment in sport and recreation

The Western Australian Government has announced that it will fund the upgrade and expansion of multipurpose outdoor courts at the Broome Recreation and Aquatic Centre (BRAC). Following an…

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Jul 19, 2018 Aquatics / Government / Recreation / Sport /

 
 

ExerciseNZ calls on Government to support physical activity

In a move that its sees will reduce the country’s burgeoning health bill, the Exercise Association of New Zealand (ExerciseNZ) is calling on the New Zealand Government and its…

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Jul 18, 2018 Fitness / Government / Wellness /

 
 

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