News: Government

Northern Territory Government continues its support of Aboriginal Tourism

The Northern Territory Government has opened Round 6 of the Aboriginal Tourism Grant Program with $500,000 in grants available to Aboriginal owned businesses or organisations to develop or…

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Sep 7, 2023 Culture / Finance / Government / Tourism /

 
 

Controversial Hobart AFL stadium could generate $226 million a year for Tasmanian economy

A newly released cost-benefit analysis of Hobart’s new AFL stadium has found it could add $2.26 billion to Tasmania’s economy in its first 10 years operation. The report,…

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Sep 6, 2023 ByNigel Benton Events / Finance / Government / Sport / Venues /

 
 

Senate Inquiry delivers 13 recommendations over sport concussions and repeated head trauma in contact sports

Major sporting codes, including the NRL and AFL, should have mandatory return-to-play protocols in concussion, including 21 days out of competition to allow players to properly recover.…

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Sep 6, 2023 Government / Legal / Safety / Sport /

 
 

Easing diplomatic tensions to see renewal of home-and-away football fixtures between Iran and Saudi Arabia

The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has announced that the national football teams and clubs of Saudi Arabia and Iran have reached an agreement to play matches between them on a…

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Sep 5, 2023 Government / Sport /

 
 

AUSactive campaign calls on Federal Parliamentarians to be ‘Fit for Office’

Aiming to tackle Australia’s inactivity and health crisis and relieve the economic burden on the healthcare system, AUSactive has today launched its ‘Fit for Office’…

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Sep 4, 2023 Fitness / Government / Marketing / Wellness /

 
 

ASF survey suggests financial struggles faced by elite athletes could see sport looking to philanthropy

A new report from the Australian Sports Foundation (ASF) has revealed that financial insecurity is placing crippling pressures on the nation’s elite athletes and that philanthropic…

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Aug 30, 2023 Events / Finance / Government / Sport /

 
 

Federal Sports Minister Anika Wells signals backing for potential Gold Coast Commonwealth Games bid

The Federal Government is reported to have offered support for a bid by Gold Coast Mayor Tom Tate to rescue the 2026 Commonwealth Games. With the Victorian Government having last month…

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Aug 29, 2023 ByNigel Benton Events / Government / Sport / Venues /

 
 

Industry input to Senate’s Commonwealth Games cancellation inquiry

The Senate Inquiry into Australia’s preparedness to host Commonwealth, Olympic and Paralympic Games and the cancellation of the 2026 Commonwealth Games has commenced with the heads…

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Aug 28, 2023 Events / Government / Sport /

 
 

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