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Former Broome tourism operator sentenced to nine years in jail over child sex offences

A formerly well-known figure on the tourism scene in Western Australia’s Kimberley region has been sentenced to nine years in jail after pleading guilty to more than 30 child sex…

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Nov 25, 2021 Legal / Tourism /

 
 

Risk management the key to way out of attractions industry’s insurance crisis

The reported insurance crisis in Australia’s attractions industry and related sectors could be reduced if operators adopted higher standards of risk management according to Adrian…

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Nov 18, 2021 Attractions / Events / Insurance / Legal / Safety /

 
 

Human Rights Commission releases guidelines to address spectator racism in sport

The Australian Human Rights Commission has published a new set of guidelines that aim to help Australian sports organisations act effectively and consistently in responding to incidents of…

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Nov 17, 2021 Legal / Safety / Sport /

 
 

Victoria Government announces strengthening of anti-scalping laws to halt ‘bundle’ deals

The Victorian Government has announced amendments to the state's anti-scalping legislation that will target those buying tickets and then obscuring inflated resale seat prices through…

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Nov 16, 2021 Entertainment / Events / Legal / Ticketing / Venues /

 
 

Businesses need to brace for cyber threats ahead of holiday season

Newly released research on online security has revealed that over half (51%) of Australian businesses and organisations have suffered from downtime due to a cyber concern in the last 18…

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Nov 13, 2021 Legal / Security / Technology / Tourism /

 
 

Child Safe Scheme legislation passed in NSW Parliament

Legislation passed by the NSW Parliament this week will provide greater consistency in how organisations protect children - a key recommendation of the Royal Commission into Institutional…

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Nov 12, 2021 Aquatics / Education / Legal / Recreation / Safety /

 
 

ACCC says Trivago should be fined $90 million for misleading Australian consumers

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has called for hotel search and price comparison platform Trivago to be fined $90 million for misleading Australian consumers.…

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Nov 11, 2021 Finance / Legal / Marketing / Tourism /

 
 

Whitsunday Regional Council charged over drowning of father and son at Airlie Beach Lagoon 

Workplace Health and Safety Queensland is to take legal action against the Whitsunday Regional Council over the drowning of a father and son at the Airlie Beach Lagoon in in October 2018.…

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Nov 9, 2021 Aquatics / Attractions / Legal / Safety /

 
 

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