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Australian Government invests in digital labelling to combat fake Aboriginal art

The Australian Government has this week confirmed that it will commit $150,000 to a pilot program to test digital codes to label authentic Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander products.…

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Jun 21, 2018 Arts / Government / Legal /

 
 

Inquest hears Dreamworld ride operator ‘pressured’ not to talk to Police after fatalities

A junior ride operator at Dreamworld has told a Coronial inquest she felt "pressured" by a senior park manager not to speak to Queensland Police after the Thunder River Rapids…

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Jun 21, 2018 Attractions / Legal / Safety / Tourism /

 
 

Dreamworld inquest hears that ride staff were told not to ‘worry about’ emergency stop button

The Coronial inquest into the deaths of four people on the Thunder River Rapids ride at Gold Coast theme park Dreamworld has heard that the fatalities could have been prevented if staff…

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Jun 19, 2018 Attractions / Legal / Safety / Tourism /

 
 

Coronial inquest begins into 2016 Dreamworld fatalities

A Coronial inquest is set to commence on the Gold Coast this morning into the four fatalities that occurred on Dreamworld's Thunder River Rapids in October 2016. In advance of the…

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Jun 18, 2018 Attractions / Legal / Safety / Tourism /

 
 

Family members call for 24/7 gym regulation over man’s death in unsupervised gym

Family members of a man who died while working out at an unsupervised 24/7 gym are calling for enhanced regulation in the fitness industry. As reported by the Gladstone Observer, 66…

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Jun 16, 2018 Fitness / Legal / Safety /

 
 

Former Cricket NSW staff member faces jail over cancer fraud

Former Cricket NSW Development Officer Melissa Quinn, who raised $45,000 after falsely claimed she had cancer, has been sentenced to two years' jail. Having pleaded guilty to fraud…

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Jun 13, 2018 Legal / Sport / Wellness /

 
 

High ropes company says schoolboy’s injury not due to its equipment

The company responsible for a high ropes course that hospitalised a 14-year-old schoolboy with critical neck injuries maintains the incident had "nothing to do with the misuse or…

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Jun 6, 2018 Education / Legal / Recreation / Safety /

 
 

ACCC fines Jenny Craig over misleading promotional campaign

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has fined weight loss group Jenny Craig $37,800 for allegedly making false or misleading representations in its ‘10kg for…

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Jun 6, 2018 Legal / Marketing / Wellness /

 
 

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