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Concerns over crowds’ failure to social distance during NRL clash at Sunshine Coast Stadium

Questions are being asked about an apparent lack of social distancing within the crowd in parts of the Sunshine Coast Stadium during today's NRL clash between the Melbourne Storm and…

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Aug 2, 2020 ByNigel Benton Legal / Safety / Sport / Venues /

 
 

Melbourne gym hosts anti-mask conspiracy theorists meeting

A group of Coronavirus conspiracy theorists have ignored social distancing requirements during a meeting at Melbourne gym. Held on Sunday at The Combat Athlete gym in the suburb of…

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Jul 31, 2020 Fitness / Legal / Safety / Wellness /

 
 

Intruder charged after breaking into Sydney Zoo and swimming in aquarium

NSW Police have charged a man who broke into the Sydney Zoo and swam with exotic fish in its aquarium. The 30-year-old allegedly entered Sydney Zoo in the city’s west, ignoring…

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Jul 31, 2020 Attractions / Environment / Legal / Safety / Security /

 
 

Ardent Leisure pleads guilty over 2016 Dreamworld ride deaths

Ardent Leisure, owners of Gold Coast theme park Dreamworld, have pleaded guilty to three charges relating to the deaths of four people in 2016. Charged with three counts of Failure to…

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Jul 29, 2020 Attractions / Legal / Safety / Tourism /

 
 

‘No evidence’ of sexual assault on two-year-old at Sydney play centre

Following reports that a two-year-old girl was sexually assaulted at an indoor play centre in the Western Sydney suburb of Penrith on Sunday, NSW Police have advised that there is…

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Jul 29, 2020 ByNigel Benton Legal / Play / Recreation / Safety /

 
 

Eugenie Buckley to lead Netball Queensland as new Chair

Netball Queensland has announced that accomplished sports administrator Eugenie Buckley has taken on the role of the new Chair of its Board. Buckley fills the vacancy left by Jane…

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Jul 27, 2020 Legal / Sport /

 
 

Brisbane-based ticket scammer gets five-year prison sentence

A serial conman who defrauded a dozen ticket buyers by pretending to sell them concert tickets online, has today been sentenced to five-and-a-half years in prison by a Court in Brisbane.…

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Jul 27, 2020 Entertainment / Finance / Legal / Technology / Venues /

 
 

Watchdog finds NSW Police conducted unlawful strip searches at music festivals

NSW’s Law Enforcement Conduct Commission (LECC) - the watchdog for NSW Police - has this week revealed that it has found further instances of illegal strip searches conducted by…

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Jul 23, 2020 Entertainment / Events / Legal / Safety / Security /

 
 

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