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Peak Australian golf bodies forge stronger bonds
A significant development in Australian golf is set to see the country’s peak professional bodies move towards a stronger alignment. The PGA of Australia (PGA) and Australian Ladies…
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Amer Sports backs Nepal aid efforts
Inspired to help Nepali communities after the country’s devastating earthquake in April, leading international sports brand Amer Sports and its subsidiary companies quickly organised…
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Minister for the Great Barrier Reef named in new Queensland Cabinet
Queensland's first Minister for the Great Barrier Reef has been sworn in as part of new Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk's first cabinet. The new ministry includes a mix of…
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Research aims to understand barriers to sport as a tool for social inclusion
University of Melbourne researcher Dr Karen Block has set out to identify a best practice model for promoting social inclusion for refugee-background youths through sports participation.…
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Stadium plans to quickly swallow up NSW Government’s $600 million sporting infrastructure fund
Competing plans to upgrade and develop stadia across Sydney look set to rapidly swallow up the NSW Government's allocation of $600 million for sporting facilities. Part of a $1.2…
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Sporty buildings save energy for virtual race
Virtual athletes will sprint inside a Sydney skyscraper in a real-time visualisation of office energy use, as part of the City's annual Art & About Sydney public art…
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Indigenous Australians recognised at NAIDOC Awards
Galarrwuy Yunupingu AM was recognised for his lifelong advocacy for the rights of Indigenous Australians at the 2013 National Aboriginal and Islander Day Observance Committee (NAIDOC)…
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Prime Minister Rudd makes new Ministerial appointments in Arts, Environment and Sport
In the wake of last week's leadership change, Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has revealed his new Ministry with changes in the key leisure porfolios of arts, environment and…
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