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Tourism stakeholders surprised at scrapping of T-QUAL
Independent tourism organisations including the National Tourism Alliance (NTA) and the Queensland Tourism Industry Council (QTIC) have expressed “dismay” and…
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Western Australian Government to keep control of Albany Entertainment Centre
The Western Australian Government has agreed to maintain control of the Albany Entertainment Centre for another 12 months. The deal, which sees the Government control the Centre and meet…
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Federal Government scraps tourism quality assurance scheme commitment
The Federal Government has gone back on its election promise to transfer Australia’s national tourism quality assurance scheme (T-QUAL) to industry, axing it instead. In a…
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Australia aims to retain Commonwealth Games top spot with AIS funding
The Australian Sports Commission has committed to Australia maintaining its position at the top of the medal table at the upcoming Commonwealth Games in Glasgow. After the disappointment…
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AFL, athletics, football, rugby league and tennis lose out in latest AIS funding allocations
Introducing a program for the AIS to invest in sports with the greatest potential to deliver international success, Australian Sports Commission (ASC) Chair John Wylie AM said the 2014/15…
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Federal Government leaves ticket scalping action to the ACCC
The Federal Government has rejected a recommendation from a Federal Senate inquiry to amend Australian Consumer Law to outlaw ticket scalping. Responding to the Senate inquiry into ticket…
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Queensland Government funds to boost regional tourism
Almost $3.1 million will be invested in 22 Queensland tourism and events projects as part of the Queensland Government’s Regional Tourism Organisation (RTO) Contestable Grants…
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UNESCO rejects ‘feeble’ bid to reduce size of Tasmanian protected forests
UNESCO has unanimously rejected a “feeble” Australian Government bid to reopen 74,000 hectares of forest from Tasmania's World Heritage Area (WHA) to logging. At its…
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