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ABC live baiting revelations to be ‘extremely damaging’ to Australian greyhound racing industry

Australia's greyhound racing industry is in turmoil ahead of an explosive Four Corners report, set to air on the ABC tonight, that reveals conclusive evidence of live baiting. Live…

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Feb 16, 2015 Legal / Marketing / Safety / Sport /

 
 

Qatar asks for time to implement labour reforms

James M. Dorsey explains that Qatari sports executives, in a bid to refute calls to deprive the nation of its 2022 FIFA World Cup hosting rights, have asked their human rights and…

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Feb 6, 2015 Events / Legal / Sport / Venues /

 
 

Federal Court dismisses James Hird’s ASADA appeal

The Federal Court has dismissed James Hird's appeal against an anti-doping investigation into the Essendon football club's 2012 supplements program. Hird challenged the…

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Jan 31, 2015 Legal / Sport / Wellness /

 
 

AFC collaborates to prevent 2015 Asian Cup match-fixing

With match-fixing impacting sport around the world, extensive measures have been implemented to combat this threat during the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) 2015 Asian Cup. The…

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Jan 16, 2015 Government / Legal / Sport / Venues /

 
 

Doctors rank Peter Dutton as worst health minister in 35 years

Doctors have overwhelmingly voted Peter Dutton the worst Health Minister in living memory, according to a poll conducted by Australian Doctor magazine. Having been seen to have mishandled…

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Jan 11, 2015 Government / Legal / Recreation / Sport / Wellness /

 
 

Sun sets on commercial tanning beds

Implementation of legislation banning commercial solariums comes into effect in NSW, Queensland, South Australia and Victoria as of 1st January 2015. Highlighting that artificial UV…

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Dec 23, 2014 Government / Legal / Safety / Wellness /

 
 

New Zealand introduces tough new anti-doping laws

Tough new anti-doping rules come into force on 1st January next year which will see athletes who use performance enhancing drugs face longer bans from all sport. The changes to New…

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Dec 17, 2014 Legal / Safety / Sport /

 
 

Radical Fitness moves to protect intellectual property

Group fitness provider Radical Fitness is taking action against a former instructor for his marketing of allegedly derivative fitness programs. Having been trained in Radical…

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Dec 16, 2014 Fitness / Legal / Technology /

 
 

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