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NSW Premier urged to exclude fishing in marine parks
Hundreds of marine scientists are urging the New South Wales government to avoid taking a "backwards step" by allowing fishing in once-protected marine parks. A petition, signed…
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NSW Government to merge Sydney park agencies
The NSW Government has revealed a plan to merge the operations of Sydney's Royal Botanic Gardens and Domain and Centennial Parklands. The plan is to amalgamate the operations of…
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IRB suspends funding for Fijian rugby
The International Rugby Board (IRB) has announced that it has suspended all direct financial support to the Fiji Rugby Union (FRU) because of concerns over the administration and…
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Tourism and Events Queensland welcomes new chief executive
Leanne Coddington has been named as the new Chief Executive of Tourism and Events Queensland (TEQ). Announcing the appointment, Queensland Minister for Tourism, Major Events, Small…
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Western Australian Government plans to shoot sharks longer than three metres
The Western Australian Government is planning to introduce a 'shark management' strategy that would see sharks longer than three metres near popular beaches caught, shot and dumped…
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State Governments single out fitness sector for consumer warnings
At a time when many Australians have put 'getting in shape' at the top of their New Year's resolutions list, rather than encouraging people to join fitness clubs, State…
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Lack of children’s exercise policy is ‘child neglect’
An editorial in the British Journal of Sports Medicine (BJSM) has suggested that a lack of a proper UK Government policy to get children to do more exercise amounts to mass "child…
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NSW Government unveils strategy to improve State health
The NSW Government has launched a comprehensive five year strategy to reduce overweight and obesity and improve general health and wellbeing in NSW. The 'NSW Healthy Eating Active…
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