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Victorian Government announces crack down on ticket scalpers

In the wake of reports that tickets for Taylor Swift's 2024 concert dates in Australia are being resold for massive markups, the Victorian Government announced that it will crack down…

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Jun 28, 2023 Entertainment / Government / Legal / Ticketing / Venues /

 
 

Calls for enforcement of anti-scalping laws in wake of soaring resale prices for Taylor Swift concerts

Consumer advocates are calling for unified national laws against scalping and for NSW and Victoria to enforce their current legislation following indications that tickets for singing star…

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Jun 27, 2023 ByNigel Benton Entertainment / Legal / Ticketing /

 
 

UFC Gym Australia’s Maz Hagemrad declared not ‘to be a reliable or credible witness’ by Federal Court Judge

The recent judgement of Federal Court Justice Thomas Thawley in a case between three franchisees and the Australian franchisor of UFC Gyms, has seen Mazen ‘Maz’ Hagemrad,…

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Jun 27, 2023 ByNigel Benton Finance / Fitness / Legal /

 
 

Australian franchisor of UFC Gyms enters administration

Just weeks after being ordered by the Federal Court of Australia to pay $5 million to three former franchisees, the Ultimate Franchising Group Pty Ltd (UFG), UFC Gym Prospect Pty Ltd and…

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Jun 26, 2023 ByNigel Benton Finance / Fitness / Legal /

 
 

Drug Free Sport New Zealand aims ‘to get doping out of sport’

Drug Free Sport New Zealand (DFSNZ) Chief Executive Nick Paterson has said working in partnership with agencies around the world is “key to ridding sport of drug cheats”.…

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Jun 26, 2023 Legal / Sport / Wellness /

 
 

WAIS provides update on implementation of Sport Integrity Australia report recommendations

Found to have abused women who trained as gymnasts over three decades by a Sport Integrity Australia report released last year, the Western Australian Institute of Sport (WAIS) has…

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Jun 22, 2023 Legal / Safety / Sport /

 
 

‘Worst-case scenario’ set to see liquidation of Mount Ruapehu ski fields operator

A watershed meeting over the fate of Ruapehu Alpine Lifts (RAL), which went into voluntary administration last year owing $45 million, has seen the business given back to its directors and…

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Jun 20, 2023 ByNigel Benton Finance / Legal / Recreation / Tourism /

 
 

Bill introduced to restrict junk food advertising does not cover sports sponsorship

A new Private Member’s Bill, known as ‘The Healthy Kids Advertising Bill 2023’, is being introduced to parliament today by Independent Federal MP Dr Sophie Scamps in an…

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Jun 19, 2023 ByKaren Sweaney Legal / Marketing / Wellness /

 
 

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